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| DROUGHT 2000 - 2006. |
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| The 2000 to 2006 drought severely affected most parts of South Eastern Australia. In many areas of NSW and Victoria it was the worst drought in 100 years. | Drought proofing farms is an often talked about ideal, but rarely achieved. The above Sundown Valley photo shows quality pasture at the height of the drought in 2004. |
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| One of the many ways to maintain feed through a drought is to clean up all fallen timber and loose stones. Sticks and stones covering 5 % of your land represents 5 % less feed. | Above shows an example of the process of developing pastures at Sundown without damaging or reducing shelter trees, wind breaks, and soil conservation areas. |
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| Maintaining adequate ground cover is essential to retain moisture. Over stocked or over grazed paddocks will become useless until the drought breaks. | As clearly shown above, drought affected pastures can be made fully productive with careful management, selective seeding and regular fertilizer applications. |
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