Lismore dairy farmer tells of watching half his herd get swept away as others reassess future
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Farmers have been left reeling by “devastating” losses of livestock and machinery amid severe flooding in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales, with concern some may not be able to recover from the latest disaster.
Paul Weir, a Lismore dairy farmer, could only watch as half of his 300-cow herd were swept away by flood waters in the early hours of Monday morning.