NSW farmers desperately seeking feed from all over Australia as the drought deepens

Many farmers in Australia are desperately searching for feed to keep precious livestock alive as the drought deepens.

Hay contractor Kelvin Hamilton says that the demand for
hay this year has been the greatest he's seen in almost
30 years in the business.

Paddocks are bare in New South Wales, parts of Queensland and South Australia.

Livestock producers and dairy farmers all need supplies but the impact of the short supply and demand are forcing prices up.

Sally Downie in Forbes, New South Wales, is one who is paying a high price.

"Way too much, about $350/tonne for grain, " she said.

Read the ABC News story - “NSW farmers desperately seeking feed from all over Australia as the drought deepens.”

Introducing a teacher-friendly book on climate change

Searching for information about climate change can turn up confusing or misleading material. So one group is helping teachers sort fact from fiction.

Teaching our kids about climate change is widely supported,
but may argue that we don't have time to teach them about
 how we should respond as it is up to the adults to act now!

Moore: “They’re in this very mixed-message environment where they’re hearing a whole bunch of different things, and it’s really difficult to know what to think, to know what to do. And so we really felt like we couldn’t sit by.”

Alexandra Moore is with the Paleontological Research Institution, which last year published a book called The Teacher Friendly Guide to Climate Change. It covers the basic science of climate change, impacts in different regions, and solution strategies.

Read the Yale Climate Connections story - “Introducing a teacher-friendly book on climate change.”