00:03As the auger fills with seeds, rain is filling farmers with optimism.
00:07I don't remember the last time we had a meaningful rain, so it definitely boosted the confidence
00:12with going ahead and planting this year.
00:15These paddocks in the Mallee flooded in March and are now sprouting barley.
00:19We're not out of the woods yet, but hopefully we can have a decent season
00:23and just get some at least average rainfall from now till harvest.
00:27Green shoots have also burst through at this farm further north.
00:31We've had a couple decent rains this year compared to last year where we had,
00:36you might as well say nothing.
00:37Growing stock feed while battling weeds and locusts.
00:41My top farm, you would think I'm breeding them.
00:44They aren't everywhere. It might as well be snowing grasshoppers.
00:47Fuel and fertiliser also remain a challenge.
00:50There have been some issues around price rises, but the majority of people
00:54would have secured supply at pre-Iran war prices.
00:58There's been some last minute unloading issues at port, but most of that seems to be okay now.
01:03Elsewhere in the state, farmers are dealing with mice and slugs threatening crops.
01:07But here, where there's often a lack of rain, a wetter start to the year has delivered some hope.
01:13I don't know if I think the difference has beenキ galaxy Stan trying to getび in here with a keen
01:13point of time.
01:14It's very clear that we dare.
01:14Lets study in the 我們 are looking at a pretty good point of time.
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