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Drought-scarred earth tears through golden wheat fields, revealing the harsh reality of agricultural resilience in rural New South Wales. The expansive paddock stretches beneath a soft blue sky dotted with cumulus clouds, framed by weathered eucalyptus trees standing sentinel on the distant treeline. Deep erosion channels slice through the harvest-ready wheat, exposing rich brown soil and highlighting the challenging environmental conditions facing Australian grain farmers. The wheat's uniform golden-tan color speaks to careful cultivation, now interrupted by the dramatic soil disturbance - a visual testament to the delicate balance between agricultural productivity and environmental stress. Summer's unforgiving heat radiates from the landscape, with the crisp stubble and cracked earth suggesting weeks of intense solar exposure and minimal rainfall. This image captures the raw vulnerability and stoic endurance of Australian broadacre farming, where every furrow and field tells a story of adaptation and survival.