Rain gives Central Australian cattle producers confidence in 'exceptional' year ahead

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The cattle country north-east of Alice Springs was so green after summer rains 'it hurt your eyes', according to one pastoralist. Now she and other producers have enjoyed another week of rain on their remote stations.

abc.net.au/news/central-australia-rain-cattle-producer-weather/101916130Pastoralist Liz Bird says the cattle country north-east of Alice Springs was so green "it hurt your eyes" after receiving good rains around Christmas.This week's storms came after good rains over the Christmas periodThose rains were followed by further downpours this week as a number of locations around Central Australia recorded more than 100 millimetres.

Ali Curung Bore received 106mm this week, Rabbit Flat in the Tanami had 161mm, and 71mm fell at Tennant Creek airport.Stewart Weir, who runs cattle across a number of properties in the Sandover region, said they had all benefited from good rain, including an isolated storm which dropped more than 200mm on one bore.

Mr Weir said the rain would allow him to buy cattle and restock country from which he had moved cattle. "Arapunya Station was really dry a few years ago, so we basically did a full destock … and that country has really responded [from the rain].Central Australian cattle are benefiting from good summer rains.

 

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So is this part of the climate catastrophe we're supposed to be paying more tax to stop?

So no meat shortages then yeah

For some areas climate change may be a good thing.

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