"Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow wrote
We own one farm which we bought specifically to drought proof
ourselves. It got about 50 inches of rain a year when we bought
it
about 14 years ago but that would be under 30 inches now
"JennyC" wrote in message
What do you farm ?
Cattle, kangaroos ?
Farm1 writes
Angus cattle. And we support far too many kangaroos and feral pigs.
We used to have a mob of about 15 kangaroos which stayed in one of the
back paddocks. Nice to have around, but the drought brought roos in
from everywhere and at one stage they were like locusts. I even had 2
big buck roos which were coming into the garden but I fixed that.

I've actually had 2 friends been attacked by big buck roos right in
their gardens. And they drown dogs by going into dams and when the
dog swims after then they push them under the water with their front
paws till they drown. Can be a bit nasty.


Cattle - Presumably they need almost as much rainfall as arable, for the
grazing...

I suppose there's no way you can keep roos out - or only at enormous
cost! But roo meat is supposed to be low in cholesterol...
Are the feral pigs palatable?

Daughter's partner has been working as environmental officer on a mixed
organic farm here - and their boreholes have all had to be extended this
summer. Fortunately the new willingness to pay a bit more for organic
kept them going through the current mess.

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Klara, Gatwick basin