Gus McClymont (pictured) who farms with his parents Col and Jenny and brother Jock, said the family took a punt to plant sorghum in late September on the back of 12mm of localised storm rain.

The sorghum varieties of MR bounty and MR Maxi were planted on full moisture.

However, it didn't receive any further rain during the growing weeks until more storm rain in early December.

"In early December, we again snagged anything from 12mm to 75mm in variable amounts depending on which paddock," Gus said.

And while the 400ha crop is struggling the McClymonts are looking for a yield of about 2 tonne/ha.

However, at this stage the crop has not been forward sold.

"We are uncommitted at the moment and are waiting to see just what markets are available," Gus said.

"If we could manage $200/t off-farm, it would be good."

After their initial plant in September the McClymonts kept planting whenever a storm passed.

"In the middle of November we managed to plant another 300ha of MR Bounty after a little storm fell covering a band of about 1km wide.

"We planted MR Bounty in that paddock, and it's not looking too bad at this stage."

Again another planting of 300ha of MR Bounty and Maxi was undertaken in early December.

The final planting of Venture HSR variety was undertaken after 25mm of storm rain was received over the Christmas New Year period.

Overall the McClymont family farms 5265ha of cultivation and has 2025ha of cattle country.

They earlier harvested their winter rotation consisting of 3240ha of wheat, which returned 5tonne/ha, and 486ha of chick peas, that yielded up 4t/ha.

In the meantime the family is waiting for more general rain, and to see what the sorghum prices will be like.

"If the prices are not to our liking we can store the grain on-farm until it's right," Gus said.