South-western Victorian dairy farmer Bernie Free says he has not seen a drought this bad in his neck of the woods since the late 1960s.
Farmers in South Australia and Victoria who spoke to The Australian Financial Review are being forced to buy hay from NSW to feed their livestock, while wait times have doubled at abattoirs for those who have made the tough decision to cull animals to save the best of their herd.
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Gus McCubbing is a markets reporter in the Melbourne newsroom. He was previously the Australian Financial Review’s Victorian political correspondent. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com
