Fifty-two tonnes of hay arrived in Angledale on Tuesday in the latest of a series of deliveries to the Bega Valley by Rural Aid.
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The large 770kg bales were destined for five local farmers who have been struggling with the drought and aftermath of bushfires.
The load is the latest to arrive from Rural Aid since the January bushfires tore across the region. Other deliveries have previously been made to farmers in Cobargo, Coolagolite, Braidwood, Wandella, and Verona/Quaama.
Rural Aid business development manager Craig Marsh said the contribution was valued at $100,000 and equated to 502 bales for 43 farmers so far.
And there was more aid to come.
"Next time we come down we're bringing 207 IBC water tanks for Cobargo as they haven't been able to source much clean water," Mr Marsh said.
"We're trying to help as much and as fast as we can."
While parts of the South Coast have freshened up since the February storms, most of NSW is still drought declared and the green top belies what sits beneath many Bega Valley pastures.
"It's a very patchy recovery," Mr Marsh said. "This dairy farm looks good today as he's been fortunate the river has more water now, but four weeks ago it was brown and dead.
"And living on the coast is not an indication of what's happening elsewhere."
Mr Marsh said Rural Aid was delivering around 1000 tonne of feed a week into NSW, for the most part high-quality, but frost-affected wheat from South Australia.
"It's unfortunate for the wheat farmers, but a bonus to these guys - it's really good quality feed with about 12 per cent protein, so the cattle will fatten up nicely on this."
Mr Marsh said Rural Aid purchases the bales off South Australian farmers with donations the organisation receives. The only government support they get is on transport subsidies.
Rural Aid was founded in 2015 to provide a holistic support program to rural Australia.
The charity's Buy a Bale campaign has proven a major success, allowing the distribution of fodder, hampers and more to farmers in need.
Rural Aid also provides mental health counselling and some financial support to registered farmers through a number of programs.
Visit ruralaid.org.au for details on registering, and for information on how you can donate to their aid programs.