WITH good rain building subsoil moisture, farmers around the district are feeling optimistic about the season.

Brodey Farley, who farms with his father, Malcolm, at Sandhill Lake, said the year is looking better than any he has had since 2016.

"It's been one of our better Autumn breaks for a while, that's for sure," he said.

Mr Farley, who grows wheat, barley, canola, oats, veitch and lentils a...