Confidence in agricultural commodities for the upcoming season has fallen, according to a recent survey, as farmers are urged to prepare for risk ahead amid an El Nino summer.
Despite a slight reprieve for some Western Plains communities with scattered rainfall, conditions have dried out across the region, causing hesitation about farming investments and what a season ahead on-farm might look like.
The Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) insists that regardless of conditions, a risk management plan is a must…