Northern NSW graziers with at least two months of lush feed in their paddocks must decide between taking agistment stock or replenishing low cattle and sheep numbers.
Agistment was almost impossible to find before Christmas but heavy rain has rejuvenated pastures across a large patch of North West NSW from Bourke to Brewarrina, Walgett, Coonamble and Nyngan.
There is also agistment available in other NSW locations, such as Gunnedah, and in southern Queensland at St George and Cunnamulla.
Less fortunate property owners in drier southern NSW are expected to flood the greener north with stock in the coming weeks.
The market for newly available agistment is not yet set – especially since water has yet to recede on some properties – and agents are reluctant to predict what prices would do.
Full story in The Land January 21.
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