“It’s been one of the best seasons we’ve had since we’ve been here,” Mr Hutchinson said.

“Everything got sown on time, and every time we needed rain it fell.”

However at their Wellington region properties, ‘Wooloo’ and ‘Macquarie Park’, farmed with parents Alan and Bev Hutchinson, they are hoping the rain stops soon.

“It’s nice to have a bit of moisture,” Mr Hutchinson said.

“But it would be good to stop raining for a couple of weeks and dry to let the crops grow again.”

They are hoping the paddocks can dry up a bit, allowing them access for their final sprays.

The Hutchinsons have 763 hectares of crops in, a mix of grazing crops, lupins, canola and wheat.

They hope to get onto the properties for a final application of urea to ensure the crops have enough nitrogen to see them through.

There are also concerns about rust in some of their wheat varieties, but Mr Hutchinson said if they can get a spray of fungicide in, that would be under control.

“The only concern is the hoppers,” Mr Hutchinson said.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen there.”

They have already had to re-sow about 50-60ha of winter wheat in late April, after a swarm of grasshoppers hit.

“So now we’re keeping an eye out for them,” he said.

“It’s also the pasture country not only crops that they’ll destroy and then you’ll be back to hand feeding.”

Despite this, they are still optimistic of a good year, with improving prices also bolstering confidence.

“It’s good to know that wheat, and all the prices have kicked on over the past month,” Mr Hutchinson said.

It has also been an overall good year.

“It’s nice to have a break, not worrying about where the feed is,” Mrs Hutchison said.

Wellington AgnVet agronomist Michael Horton said the district was generally looking good.

“There are a few crops with some wet feet but a fortnight of clear weather and they’ll be pretty good,” Mr Horton said.