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<blockquote data-quote="Farmer Roy" data-source="post: 5391714" data-attributes="member: 71668"><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/timmy.hood.94?fref=nf" target="_blank"><img src="https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-1/p80x80/17757517_10158551960225271_1449557396253439201_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=527b6e211e89ae234221b8851981e529&oe=5BF941A9" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/timmy.hood.94?hc_ref=ARTDwIn45ICdkbzpgoDOqzpg6ON2UjaugFLLLHoWfLulc5GMdCn5NZ0CapUzPrWcnvY" target="_blank"><u>Timmy Hood</u></a> shared a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thefarmloveblog/posts/323986801478540" target="_blank"><u>post</u></a>.</strong></p><p>· <a href="https://www.facebook.com/timmy.hood.94/posts/10160954973190271" target="_blank"><u>27 mins</u></a> ·</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thefarmloveblog/photos/a.309146212962599.1073741830.298055307405023/323986764811877/?type=3" target="_blank"><img src="https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/38808543_323986768145210_5306442612582907904_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=52d95ac1f835130bf1c98fe3b93e8303&oe=5C11BB1E" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thefarmloveblog/?hc_ref=ARQeDNy0L6-Bxyg7LtAO_gR8WQ7FFQUujmHg7kUvzMhZl61NGMzxfBhkxG6KL956NYE&fref=nf" target="_blank"><u>Lucy Gallagher</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thefarmloveblog/photos/a.309146212962599.1073741830.298055307405023/323986764811877/?type=3" target="_blank"><u>August 10 at 12:39 AM</u></a> ·</p><p></p><p></p><p>We’ve been hearing a helluva lot about this drought lately and how bad it is for farmers. Well, I know firsthand, this is true. It’s bad for farmers. So far ...we’ve had a quarter of the rain we would normally expect to this point in an average year. A quarter! That’s proper bad. The ground is dry, grass won’t grow, livestock can’t do. When livestock can’t do, the farmer has the choice to either feed or sell. Either way, the farmer loses. If the farmer feeds, there is a massive financial cost, and a massive time and energy cost – both potentially crippling. If the farmer sells, a short-term income from the sale of breeding stock means long-term production potential is foregone. It’s all bad.</p><p></p><p>The thing is, nobody seems to be talking about the other people who are affected by drought. Like the Spray Contractors… They are usually needed before sowing begins, to prepare paddocks by eradicating the weeds that zap moisture and compete for nutrients with the crop. Spray Contractors are highly sought-after professionals when farmers are getting ready to plant… when the soil has a nice moisture profile… like, after it rains.</p><p></p><p>And the Contract Harvesters. Man, are they doing it tough. These are the good people who invest significant dollars into purchasing and maintaining their equipment so that they can reliably and efficiently harvest farmers’ crops when the time is right. No rain – no crops - no harvest.</p><p></p><p>Sheep and cattle numbers are dropping at an alarming rate in this country as farmers sacrifice their breeders to the saleyards. When the drought breaks there will be a demand for re-stockers, and it will take considerable time and money to re-build numbers. In the meantime, the people who service the livestock industry like Contract Musterers, Pregnancy Scanners, Livestock Transport Businesses and Rural Merchandise Outlets to name a few, are not going to get work like they once did, before it stopped raining.</p><p></p><p>It’s all bad. If you are a Farm Contractor, you should know us farmers have got your back. We may not show it, or say it, so I’m saying it for all of us: Hang in there, do what you’ve got to do to survive, but remember, it’s going to rain one day soon and we’re going to need your help once again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmer Roy, post: 5391714, member: 71668"] [URL='https://www.facebook.com/timmy.hood.94?fref=nf'][IMG]https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-1/p80x80/17757517_10158551960225271_1449557396253439201_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=527b6e211e89ae234221b8851981e529&oe=5BF941A9[/IMG][/URL] [B][URL='https://www.facebook.com/timmy.hood.94?hc_ref=ARTDwIn45ICdkbzpgoDOqzpg6ON2UjaugFLLLHoWfLulc5GMdCn5NZ0CapUzPrWcnvY'][U]Timmy Hood[/U][/URL] shared a [URL='https://www.facebook.com/thefarmloveblog/posts/323986801478540'][U]post[/U][/URL].[/B] · [URL='https://www.facebook.com/timmy.hood.94/posts/10160954973190271'][U]27 mins[/U][/URL] · [URL='https://www.facebook.com/thefarmloveblog/photos/a.309146212962599.1073741830.298055307405023/323986764811877/?type=3'][IMG]https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/38808543_323986768145210_5306442612582907904_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=52d95ac1f835130bf1c98fe3b93e8303&oe=5C11BB1E[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.facebook.com/thefarmloveblog/?hc_ref=ARQeDNy0L6-Bxyg7LtAO_gR8WQ7FFQUujmHg7kUvzMhZl61NGMzxfBhkxG6KL956NYE&fref=nf'][U]Lucy Gallagher[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.facebook.com/thefarmloveblog/photos/a.309146212962599.1073741830.298055307405023/323986764811877/?type=3'][U]August 10 at 12:39 AM[/U][/URL] · We’ve been hearing a helluva lot about this drought lately and how bad it is for farmers. Well, I know firsthand, this is true. It’s bad for farmers. So far ...we’ve had a quarter of the rain we would normally expect to this point in an average year. A quarter! That’s proper bad. The ground is dry, grass won’t grow, livestock can’t do. When livestock can’t do, the farmer has the choice to either feed or sell. Either way, the farmer loses. If the farmer feeds, there is a massive financial cost, and a massive time and energy cost – both potentially crippling. If the farmer sells, a short-term income from the sale of breeding stock means long-term production potential is foregone. It’s all bad. The thing is, nobody seems to be talking about the other people who are affected by drought. Like the Spray Contractors… They are usually needed before sowing begins, to prepare paddocks by eradicating the weeds that zap moisture and compete for nutrients with the crop. Spray Contractors are highly sought-after professionals when farmers are getting ready to plant… when the soil has a nice moisture profile… like, after it rains. And the Contract Harvesters. Man, are they doing it tough. These are the good people who invest significant dollars into purchasing and maintaining their equipment so that they can reliably and efficiently harvest farmers’ crops when the time is right. No rain – no crops - no harvest. Sheep and cattle numbers are dropping at an alarming rate in this country as farmers sacrifice their breeders to the saleyards. When the drought breaks there will be a demand for re-stockers, and it will take considerable time and money to re-build numbers. In the meantime, the people who service the livestock industry like Contract Musterers, Pregnancy Scanners, Livestock Transport Businesses and Rural Merchandise Outlets to name a few, are not going to get work like they once did, before it stopped raining. It’s all bad. If you are a Farm Contractor, you should know us farmers have got your back. We may not show it, or say it, so I’m saying it for all of us: Hang in there, do what you’ve got to do to survive, but remember, it’s going to rain one day soon and we’re going to need your help once again. [/QUOTE]
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