Oct 5, 2026 · 27 min · 9 segments
Let’s take a look at the rain and if was a godsend or a curse. Dr Kathryn Burke is a farmer near Echuca, and she’s an ag consultant so talks to farmers across the State. Now then to the Mallee where…
Libby PriceHostPeter HolmesGuestEd RickardGuestJade EganI guess once you get up around Rutherglen, Wangaratta, there are, spots that are a bit too wet but generally rain at this time of year is welcome although and particularly down in East Gippsland where they've been struggling all year so it's been a fantastic rain for them then over in the in the west there's areas there where you know they got just the right amount that 20 to 30 mil and then Around Horsham, there were some thunderstorms that came in and so some people south of Horsham had 90 mil, which is definitely in the too much category for those guys because they've been... probably on the too-wet side since June.
I guess the season's been early all the way along and the weather systems feel like they're about a month ahead.
Yeah, it just felt like a November sort of typical tropical thunderstorm, which is really difficult to...
Some people will be disappointed because the forecast said it was going to be 5 to 20 mil and they got 30 to 50, but you just can't accurately forecast the amount of rain when you're in a thunderstorm system.
Yes, I wonder perhaps with that amount of rain in that Horsham area if crops are going to be totally ruined.
I mean, low-lying areas, will definitely suffer and so it really just depends on the proportion of low-lying area that people have.
But in the majority, it will be a really welcome rain and a rain in October for filling crops and particularly crops like lentils, you know, It'll really kick them along.
I guess once you get up around Rutherglen, Wangaratta, there are, spots that are a bit too wet but generally rain at this time of year is welcome although and particularly down in East Gippsland where they've been struggling all year so it's been a fantastic rain for them then over in the in the west there's areas there where you know they got just the right amount that 20 to 30 mil and then Around Horsham, there were some thunderstorms that came in and so some people south of Horsham had 90 mil, which is definitely in the too much category for those guys because they've been... probably on the too-wet side since June.
I guess the season's been early all the way along and the weather systems feel like they're about a month ahead.
Yeah, it just felt like a November sort of typical tropical thunderstorm, which is really difficult to...
Some people will be disappointed because the forecast said it was going to be 5 to 20 mil and they got 30 to 50, but you just can't accurately forecast the amount of rain when you're in a thunderstorm system.
Yes, I wonder perhaps with that amount of rain in that Horsham area if crops are going to be totally ruined.
I mean, low-lying areas, will definitely suffer and so it really just depends on the proportion of low-lying area that people have.
But in the majority, it will be a really welcome rain and a rain in October for filling crops and particularly crops like lentils, you know, It'll really kick them along.
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