After not a drop for six months, farmer punts on rain

By John Ellicott
Updated October 13 2017 - 7:01am, first published October 12 2017 - 8:33pm
Brad Glover,"Wainui", with some spouted sorghum seeds with Elders Nyngan agronomist Wayne Judge on the Hermidale property. A gamble on rain coming looks to be paying off for the Glovers. They received another 6mm on Thursday morning.
Brad Glover,"Wainui", with some spouted sorghum seeds with Elders Nyngan agronomist Wayne Judge on the Hermidale property. A gamble on rain coming looks to be paying off for the Glovers. They received another 6mm on Thursday morning.

Northerly, moist winds gave the Glovers the impetus to jump start their summer forage cropping, timing their sowing to perfection and giving them a headstart in the Cobar district.

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