"Anybody who didn't put some money in the bank over the last three years is in trouble,"Mr Lush said.
"It's a statewide conversation where everyone just needs that decent rain."
"When you compare our production systems to production systems elsewhere across the globe … we operate in one of the most variable climates in the world,"Dr Greenville said.
"South Australian farmers are probably some of the most resilient farmers in the world,"he said.
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