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We are just seeing the tip of the ice berg as far as “the dry” goes.
The cattle market is currently in free fall.I’m hearing chilling stories in our indusrtry at the moment (i’m a livestock agent).
Farnorth QLD,westren Qld and the N.T. are in big trouble.They recieved buggerall rain in the wet season.
Mass scale off loading of cattle is putting huge pressure on the people living on the land and anyone involved in the Australian agricultural sector.Feed cut out along time ago and the water is just about gone in many places.The Aussie dollar and the live export debacle has buggered the return at the farm gate in the top end.
Over the last few years Australia has seen year after year of good seasons,cattle numbers have grown along with the seasons.
Now we are heading into winter with a forescast for the next month of NO rain at all.
Stories are floating about how there are not enough trucks in Qld to shift the cattle.
Trucking companies are being approached in NSW to head North to shift cattle.They are being knocked back because it has turned so dry here and they are flat out anyway.Properties in the top end and Qld are going to see some serious on farm stock deaths.Alot of the stock are already too poor to travel.
Currently,the WHOLE of Australia,every state is on borderline drought (if not allready in it) bar some coastal areas.
I sold livestock for clients today,sheep,lambs and cattle.The prices recieved were horrific…but they are going to get worse.Costs are far outweighing returns.
Depression and people walking off the land are going to the topics on the table this year.
I don’t want to be sounding negative…but this is the stark reality at the moment.
The only thing that is going to fix it is rain…and shit loads of it.
Bol :woohoo:Sobering news BOLLOCKS,I for one being a city slicker was ignorant of the plight of the people on the land in regard to the lack of rain at the moment. :ohmy:
Its not until prices rise at the cash register do the majority of us hear in the city give our food producers much of a thought something we should not be proud of.
Heres hoping you all out there get the rain you need and if that does not come ,then the support to get through tough times
James
Ease up guys
:pinch:
I started spending more time here cause on other forums the seemed to be too many young punks taking a swipe at each other at every opportunity. OBT was a breathe of fresh air, mature, like minded, dirt bike riders organizing rides and enjoying a bit of fun and frivolity.Getting into each other is not the OBT way in my opinion.
Whether for or against live exports, we all do what we do to make a living and if we didn’t need the money we would just go riding
If the guys on the land are doing it tough, not only is it no good for our dirt bike riding, farm owning brothers, but its no good for any of us.
Exports are bringing cash into Oz which eventually benefits all of us.Us city slickers dont wanna run out of water either, we wouldn’t be able to have a shower and smell pretty for our well paying jobs that fund our dirt bike activities :woohoo:
Go easy huh??????????
So LETS GO RIDING and prey for some rain to keep the dust down :woohoo:My fault.i deviated from the topic.rookie started this thread in regards to the amount of dust that is out there and the effect it is having on us as riders
Bloody stuff is like talcum powder,i can understand why they may cancel events…the stuff just sits in the air :pinch:
Only option is to lead a ride
Bol :woohoo:
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