DRY weather is bad for crops – but very good for calving cows.

We have had a bit of both lately so, effectively, by lying to myself I am always able to be convinced the glass is half full and we are winning.

Yes, our dryland crops might be stuffed, but isn’t it lovely cool weather in which to have a baby calf?

For the first time in my lifetime we are actually not growing our cow numbers.

I...