It's a tale of two very different seasons.
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| Tasmanian farmer Charlie Archer has watched the dry soil blowing away in the winds. |
While Tasmania's north and north-east farming districts are experiencing almost unprecedented rainfall and lush spring pastures, in the state's south and east coast regions, it's one of the worst years for drought on record.
That has growers and graziers in affected areas very worried, with many describing the situation as "desperate" and "on a knife-edge”.
With a record dry winter, a dry frosty start to spring, little rain on the outlook and a long, hot, bushfire-prone summer forecast, farmers are struggling to grow crops and sustain livestock.
Read the ABC News story by Peta Carlyon - “Farming anguish as drought-hit southern Tasmania prays for rain, while north welcomes rainfall.”
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