NSW farmers hope record rainfall finally signals the end of the drought

Farmers in New South Wales have welcomed the strong rainfall over the weekend, which has been the heaviest in 20 years.

新州農戶雨後真能見彩虹？ Source: AAP/Peter Lorimer

NSW farmers are hoping the past few days of heavy rain heralds an end to the drought, after at least two years of dry conditions. 

"Hopefully this rain is signalling the start of the end of this drought," NSW Farmers Federation president James Jackson told SBS News.

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James Jackson on his sheep and cattle farm in Guyra, NSW.

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