Floods and livestock losses leave NSW and Queensland farmers reeling from third disaster in three years

Lismore dairy farmer tells of watching half his herd get swept away as others reassess future

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Farmers have been left reeling by devastating" losses of livestock and machinery amid severe flooding in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales, with concern some may not be able to recover from the latest disaster.

Paul Weir, a Lismore dairy farmer, could only watch as half of his 300-cow herd were swept away by flood waters in the early hours of Monday morning.