Batlow chestnut farm springs to life with rain after devastating bushfire TueTuesday 9 updated TueTuesday 9 MarMarch 2021 at 9:53pm Terry and Christine Peel lost more than 200 nut trees, farm equipment and their home in the bushfire last year. ( Share Print text only Cancel Chestnut growers who were burnt out by bushfire last year in the NSW Riverina are now preparing for a cracking harvest after good rain. Key points: Chestnut growers Terry and Christine Peel are predicting a record crop just a year after their property was ravaged by bushfire The 2020 bushfire claimed 260 trees, their house and farm equipment The couple are hoping to employ local pickers for the upcoming harvest