Numbers soar at Scone Sale Yard as drought forces Upper Hunter farmers to de-stock

Nick Bielby
Updated January 30 2019 - 3:09pm, first published February 11 2018 - 7:00am
Farmers across the Hunter have battled through months of drought. Pictures: Simon McCarthy and Nick Bielby

“Desperate”. That’s the word Peter MacCallum uses to describe the exodus of animals from the region’s farms.

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Nick Bielby

Nick Bielby

Journalist

Nick Bielby is a crime reporter who has been with the Newcastle Herald since 2017.

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