As the hot summer abates attention is returning to the drought. So where are we at?
"I think in general, most of southern New South Wales would be behind this time last year," Mr Brill said.
"It rained probably toward the end of autumn in 2016 but then it just kept on raining, so I think that's the hope of everyone around.""I've heard people talk about not growing crops like canola because they're higher risk, but in some ways, a crop like canola can actually be cheaper to grow," he said.
If you're reading this article, it's possible the answer is yes. Then why not join the ABC-facilitated Weather Obsessed group on Facebook — thousands of others are already going troppo for the troposphere! "Historically my grandfather and my father have been putting out a lot of phosphorus into the soil," he said.
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