Sharefarmer, Ian Duguid, has Merino lambs currently in a feedlot, waiting for a 35 hectare grazing canola crop to come on line so they can be finished.

Elders Cowra agronomist, Peter Watt, said excellent sub-soil conditions in the region had encouraged early grazing crop sowing on top of the abundance of existing pasture and self-sown crops which were enhancing on-property livestock feed supplies.

But Mr Duguid said he and wife Margie, had plenty of sub-soil moisture, but could do with a shower of rain to freshen things and encourage grazing crop growth to transfer sheep onto.

The Duguids are share farming 300ha on Edwina and Hugh Savage's Pine Grove, Canowindra, and the Hyola 970 CL canola was sown at a rate of 2.8 kilograms/ha on March 5.

"We sowed on a promise of rain that didn't come, but germination was good and it began to take off after some big rain," Mr Duguid said.

While there is a self-replacing Merino flock on Pine Grove, the Duguids bought some lambs from Western Australia contracted to finish by the end of June.

The feedlot has been cost effective as Mr Duguid said buying silage was cheaper than he could have made it, and also much cheaper than agistment.

This autumn their grazing crops consist of 90ha wheat, 20ha barley and the 35hs of canola.

That's much less than last year.

"We grew 220ha last year but lambs were slightly easier to buy then too. But not this year," he said.

The Yambla barley has also established well, but could also do with a drink.

Mr Watt said the region could "actually use some follow-up rain".

"Last year we rolled-off some 700 to 750 millimetres of rain, but to date this year about 100 to 150mm," he said. "But it hasn't rained for about three and-a-half weeks, which is not that bad as it has allowed croppers a break to facilitate a lot of preparation work for sowing.

"After last year we can't really complain."