Water was a priority when buying our farm. We just never expected we'd have too much of it | Calla Wahlquist

My teenage years were spent under the twin threats of drought and bushfire. But on this high cold plateau it never dries outSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityThere is something about growing up in drought that makes having too much water unfathomable. That's the excuse I'm using for being so unprepared, two winters in a row, for the stinking, ankle-deep mud that has taken over our property.It should not be a surprise. It was so muddy when we first saw this place that we swung past Bunnings before the second viewing and bought $15 gumboots. We were slipping through the cattle yards and sinking into the back paddock. But central Victoria had just been hit by the worst storm in years, so we figured it was a particularly wet month.Sign up to receive Guardian Australia's fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter Continue reading...