Farmers are banking on winter rainfall and sunshine to germinate crops across Victoria and NSW as graziers and croppers continue to experience a dry season.
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Carla Pittman, Geurie, NSW, said her region was in desperate need of some follow-up rain to help with pasture growth.
"It was only mist over us on the day of the rainbow," she said.
"We have been lucky with small falls of 5-10 millimetres every couple of weeks though, and hope to have a few more slightly warmer growing days to keep my cows happy."
Central Victorian contributor Martin Fasso snapped a photo of an oat crop starting to germinate at Mia Mia.
"We haven't had a heap of rain after planting and the temperature got cold fairly quickly, but despite that we have some action," he said.
"It's just a waiting game to see how the season pans out (and) still very exciting being the first crop we've planted ourselves."