Farmer Paul Manwaring has been living in the shadow of rain.
The cattle breeder has watched for months as promising forecasts disappear, while the occasional shower creates patches of growth on the parched plains around Cootamundra, in southwestern NSW.
"It's all green where a storm went through, but 200 metres down the road it's desolate," Mr Manwaring told AAP.
The region is in the grips of d...
