Rain revives farmer mood, bringing some relief from dry fears

Andrew Marshall
Updated June 19 2019 - 6:39am, first published June 17 2019 - 1:30pm
Rain adds hope to farm mood, despite lingering drought pain
Rain adds hope to farm mood, despite lingering drought pain

After months of seriously dry weather patterns and deepening drought, the sniff of rain in the air has sent farmer confidence rebounding, reinforcing the well known truth that primary producers are the ultimate optimists.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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