With zero per cent water allocation making farming impossible in the Murray region, an irrigator in the Riverina has been forced to find work away from his farm.
ABC Rural: Cara JefferyFarmers in the New South Wales Riverina are picking up whatever extra work they can to keep their farms afloat as water allocations run dry.With zero water allocation, irrigator Wayne Brooker is earning off-farm income by driving the school bus and headers for other farmers
As much as Wayne Brooker would like to stay with the farming job, he is battling to see a future at Barooga, and has been forced to find an off-farm income. "Most of us guys that are driving headers at the moment have got farms of our own, but with the lack of water around we have all had to go and get jobs," he said.
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