Drought conditions see emphasis change to more livestock, reduced cropping

By Jeanette Severs
Updated December 6 2017 - 10:03am, first published December 4 2017 - 11:52am
Ross and David Shaw during harvest at Glenmaggie in East Gippsland. The dry conditions have seen the family's emphasis change from crops to turning off more lambs.
Ross and David Shaw during harvest at Glenmaggie in East Gippsland. The dry conditions have seen the family's emphasis change from crops to turning off more lambs.

Drought has seen Gippsland cropper, David Shaw, reconfigure his commodities and energies, with a greater emphasis on turning off livestock.

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