We've just had 40 ton of barley
delivered out of Victoria that's the
last of it so we know this is it. This is
the last roll of the dice as the feed
goes because there's no more.
Um... yeah we just need to get that rain
Yeah, it's probably at the bottom of the
barrel as far as if far as grazing goes
it really couldn't be any worse than what it is at the moment I don't think.
You don't know if you're gonna find a cow that's
had trouble calving or you're going to
find you know...some ewes that are trying
to lamb and you know...and didn't
didn't get there and all you can do is
just come out you know only thing they got
to eat is what we feed them and just
hope for some spring rain, we desperately
need some spring rain at the moment, it'd be really good.
It's definitely the worst drought I've ever seen.
Chatting to older farmers that have been around
since day dot, born and bred in the area.
They're saying it's worse than the 60s
worse than the '82. This one is just so
horrific simply on the magnitude
of it that it, that it is just so widespread.
Come Christmas and there's no rain
there'll be no feed and then it'll just,
everything will have to be sold and then
how do we get back into farming because
everyone will be in the same position.
I just don't even want to think about it actually.
The community of Warren is definitely, is
definitely suffering.
Yeah, wait there.
You look up and down the street and
there's no cars there's no people.
People aren't going to the supermarkets
and you know what at the end of the
day you have to eat, you don't always
have to go and have the luxuries in life,
but you have to eat.
You know money is tight, times are tough.
Well the majority the money that we're
spending at the moment is just going into
the feed we gotta buy you know big bales of hay and grain and what have you.
And it's yeah really expensive it's um,
everything's doubled in price
from you know when it first started to get
dry.
The support that has been given has been great.
I've seen the numbers of what
everyday Australians have so generously donated.
I understand there are
other producers in other areas that have
benefited from it, unfortunately it just
hasn't quite filtered this far out as yet.
The club is the release I guess to a lot
of people like it's it's a thing to look
forward to at the end of the day, so
whether it's just to have a beer or just
a catch-up, the way things are at this
point in time, it is what people need
it's that consistent thing.
On Friday the 24th together with Great Northern,
Warren Services Club will be supporting the Let It Pour fundraising
events for the drought appeals
so get together, with your mates, buy a beer
knowing the funds and proceeds from
Great Northern is going to go into the
pool that will help everyday producers
