A little more information on the drought Down Under.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21620338-5001021,00.html" >Cattle feed in crisis</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>AUSTRALIA could be importing food for cattle within weeks, as the crisis in the country's rural sector worsens, breaking more and more farmers' hearts.<br />nAgriculture Minister Peter McGauran said yesterday the "real problem" facing beef and dairy farmers across the country was the unprecedented lack of stock feed.<br />n<br />nUnless there is substantial rainfall this weekend and over the next couple of weeks, Australia will have to look to our neighbours for help.<br />n<br />n"The twin problems here with the fodder is it's increasingly scarce and at this rate will be totally unavailable, and secondly it's expensive – beyond the reach of most of livestock producers," Mr McGauran said.</blockquote><br />n<br />nIt's getting really tough for the farmers and ranchers in Australia. Working the land is always tough but when Mother Nature doesn't cooperate it is heart breaking. My thoughts and prayers go out to these people. I would send them some rain if I could but I never know if I will have enough and it's not possible anyway.<br />n<br />n<strong>I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this connection and try to believe we control the external world, but every time there's a snowstorm or drought, we know our fate is tied to the world around us. Alice Hoffman</strong><br />n<br />