‘A heifer came into the bedroom’: Kevin survived the NSW floods – but his dairy farm might not

Like many in the region, the third-generation farmer is burying his dead stock. He says he is at ‘breaking point’ Warning: this story contains images of dead animalsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen the water began to rise on Kevin Schlenert’s farm in Glenthorne near Taree, eventually submerging every inch of it, he took shelter on a raised mattress in his bedroom. But as he waited for help, fearing the worst, some of his cattle had the same idea.“I had a heifer come into the bedroom,” Schlenert says. Continue reading...

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