New South Wales Farmers Battle Crippling Drought

COONABARABRAN , NEW SOUTH WALES - JUNE 20: Sheep are fed on a mixture of Cotton Seed and expired baby food on the the Jerry family farm 'Marlborough', 40 km outside Coonabarabran. The New South Wales State government recently approved an emergency drought relief package of A$600m, of which at least A$250m is allocated for low interest loans to assist eligible farm businesses to recover. The package has been welcomed, though in the words of a local farmer "it barely touches the sides". Now with the real prospect of a dry El-Nino weather pattern hitting the state in Spring, the longer term outlook for rain here is dire. June 20, 2018 in Coonabarabran, Australia. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)