Peel Valley Milk dealing with drought conditions in Tamworth

Jacob McArthur
Updated June 25 2018 - 7:15am, first published June 23 2018 - 12:00pm
UNUSUAL TIMES: Dairy farmer Todd Wilson says it's one of the worst years he's seen in his 18 years in Tamworth. Photo: Peter Hardin 210618PHD067
UNUSUAL TIMES: Dairy farmer Todd Wilson says it's one of the worst years he's seen in his 18 years in Tamworth. Photo: Peter Hardin 210618PHD067

FLIES dart around Todd Wilson’s head on a crisp winter’s day as he steps into his dairy.

Jacob McArthur

Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.

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