Batlow chestnut farm springs to life with rain after devastating bushfire

Chestnut growers who were burnt out by bushfire last year in the NSW Riverina are now preparing for a cracking harvest after good rain.

It’s a huge turnaround for Terry and Christine Peel after their farm and house near Batlow were devastated by a bushfire in January 2020.

A little over a year on, the family is preparing to harvest one of their best chestnut crops on record.

Good rain throughout most of 2020 and more than 125 millimetres this year so far has revitalised…