Cootamundra grain handlers and millers have contributed $25,000 worth of calf feed pellets to flood-stricken farmers in North Queensland. Wagga farmers Eugene and Simon Moloney this month left for one of the hardest hit communities, Julia Creek, hauling two B-double trailers full of pellets. The raw materials were supplied by Croker Gain and Conqueror Milling Company manufactured the pellets. Conqueror sales and marketing manager Glen Simmons said the miller teamed up with its sister company at Croker after they were approached by the Moloneys. "We said we'd be happy to help," he said. "We got the mill going into the night to make the deadline by February 16 for the boys to leave and we pumped out 38 tonnes for them to take." Croker operations and marketing manager Jason McPherson said he was glad to hear the pellets were well-received at Julia Creek, where some farmers lost up to 80 per cent of their cattle. "Queensland seems to have had a really bad trot, both inland and on the coast," he said. "It's only a small part from our business but everyone has chipped in locally and it's amazing what a community can do for another farming community. Eugene and Simon Moloney send a strong message that there are people out there thinking of the guys who are going through a tough time." The Moloneys returned to Wagga last week after a 4200 kilometre round trip to deliver the pellets. "We got the pellets there no worries," Simon said. "We met a few people up there and had dinner and a few beers. They were pretty pleased with those pellets." He said the damage to the plains and rail crossings had been "beyond belief".

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