Farmers in the Young district are aiming to make the most of this year's rain.
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Most farmers close to Young have completed cropping.
"It's been a cracking season so far," Elders agronomist Michael Marchant said.
"There's still a bit to do out towards Bribbaree and Quandialla and north-west of Young there's a bit to be sown, but it's only early May. Most are going really good and the crops are in. It's amazing," he said.
Last month was the wettest April Young has had in more than 20 years, according the Bureau of Meteorology.
April's 125.4mm of rain, along with what's fallen so far this month, has taken this year's total at the BOM's station at the Young Airport to 300mm.
April's deluge was also the most rain Young's had in a single month since September 2016, when more than 200mm filled the gauge.
Looking at rainfall during April in recent years, in 2019 Young received just 0.8mm of rain, in 2018 only 2.8mm of rain was recorded, 10.6mm filled the gauge in 2017, in 2016 21.6mm of rain fell in Young, and in 2015 there was 72.8mm recorded.
According to the Bureau's data which goes back to 1995, there has not been a wetter April than last month.
Rainfall totals so far this year are closing in on annual rainfall records in 2018 (370.6mm) and 2019 (438.4mm).
