Buy a Cow - Rebuild the Herd

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Farmers in North west Queensland have had their herd numbers decimated due to the recent floods. We can help rebuild their herd numbers, with your support. Each donation to Buy a Cow will see flood affected farmers receive up to $15000 to purchase cattle to assist their rebuilding plans. Thank you for your help.
Farmers, register here to receive this assistance.

Funds Raised : $1181901.75

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Your messages of support.
Thinking of you during this time. Wishing you all the very best support.
Hang in there, we appreciate all your hard work.
Thinking of you all
I don't know how you continue under such devastating circumstances but I am glad that you do so.
I don't eat red meat but you farmers need all the help you can get and I hope my donation helps a little, hang in there I'm thinking of you.
Things will improve
I wish them all the best and feel deeply what they go through.
I am only 4 and the news of your cow drowning made me sad so I thought I would use my allowance to help.
We are thinking of you all and hope this little bit helps
This donation is on behalf of a very generous friend who recognises the plight of farmers Australia-wide and instead of a 70th birthday present has asked her friends to donate to charity. I grew up on a dairy farm and know how hard life on a farm can be and would like to support them on this occasion with funds towards a cow rather than buying a bale last time
A former Queenslander sends support and good wishes.
Thank you for all that you do
Keep your chin up. We are behind you.
We care about you and your families and your farms
Thank you for your hard work and our yummy steaks
Thank you for hanging in their for us
The perfect birthday present - hoping this little bit goes a long way.
Thinking of you all
You are the backbone of this country, God bless each one of you.
God bless you for all you do to feed our family. We want you to know just how much we appreciate your tireless work. To this end we gift you a cow to help you restock or expand your existing herd. With our heartfelt thanks to you all.
Hope you are on the road to recovery
We're with you 100 p/cent. Sorry for the hardship you have to endure! We keep praying for you all. We feel your pain and are deeply saddened by the governments lack of support! Hang in there we r so proud of you all!
We are a city family thinking of you and hoping our contributions helps and shows you your city cousins are thinking of you

Words of Thanks

Thank you so much, the money has been received and it was very welcome. It’s going to make a big difference for us. Thank you to you and everyone at Buy a Bale for all the selfless and unbelievable work you keeping farmers and their families going in this terrible time.

Thank you again

Cameron

That’s a huge help. I’m not sure where to direct my gratitude but that’s a massive relief for me monetarily and it’s also amazing to know good people like u guys are helping me and other people in tough situations. Thank you so much and please pass on my thanks to the team, your doing amazing work

Joe F

Thank you so much, It is quite challenging to have an asset and no cash flow. It will rain soon. Thank you again

Annie

You brightened our day. We are so very grateful for this most generous offer and cannot wait to find this mob of “Buy a Cow” cattle which we will be sure to send you a photo of. This will help us keep moving forward. To all the generous donors who have supported this drive thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Thank you so much for your assistance. We were able to feed weaner calves in the yard as a result of your generosity, since we had been unable to access any feed from anywhere, and had nothing to feed them. It is heart warming that so many Australians think of farmers and want to support us.

Philip Harpham

Thank you so much for your support. The generosity of so many caring people/companies keeps up our spirits during this most trying of times. In our community this drought is experienced by our generational farmers as being the worst in 100 years. With precious cattle having to be sold at never-before-seen bottom-of-the market prices, or have to be put out of their misery because of terminal drought-related issues, it’s very difficult to stay positive in these heart-breaking times as we wait for drought-breaking rain. Knowing that others are thinking about, caring about and acting positively for us, though, helps enormously. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.

Lynn Takayama

A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed in any way to the tremendous help that has been delivered to drought stricken farmers across the country. Receiving a gift of a truck load of hay is absolutely heart warming and very good for the mind as well as a huge help in keeping our stock fed.
My sincere thanks

Sandra Smith

 

Recipients

Colin and Fiona Malone are the latest farmers to purchase cattle through Rural Aid’s Buy a Cow campaign. They purchased around 30 cattle with their $15,000 for their property near Kynuna, a small town between Winton and Cloncurry.

The first cattle from Rural Aid’s Buy a Cow campaign have been delivered to the property of Jeff and Debbie Nicols, 60 km’s North of Winton. The campaign was started to help farmers who lost cattle during the terrible floods in January up in NW Queensland.

The aim of Buy a Cow is to help farmers re-build their herds. It provides individual farmers with $15,000 to purchase cattle of their choosing. Rural Aid hopes to raise over $7.5 million to help over 500 farmers.