Farmers still grappling with impact of 2022 NSW flood crisis optimistic about winter crop

Debris and damage from last year's flooding is still visible along the Lachlan River. (ABC Central West: Hugh Hogan)

At this time of year, Nick Turner and other irrigators in the New South Wales Central West would normally be flat out harvesting their summer crop. 

Instead, prolonged flooding in the Lachlan River last year meant they could not even get one in the ground.