Riverina Local Land Services region

Find support and services

Feed and water tests available

Local Land Services can provide free test kits to help farmers assess feed and water quality to plan feed budgets and manage livestock health.

To arrange a free testing kit, contact your nearest office.

Find out more about:

Water quality and testing

Quality water is essential for stock to survive, particularly in hot conditions. Water testing can identify a wide range of chemical and physical attributes including:

salinity (electrical conductivity)
nutrient imbalances (for example, nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, iron)
toxic residues or heavy metals
blue-green algae and pathogens
and more.

Soil moisture monitoring

Learn more about Farming Forecaster and how you can monitor the condition of your paddocks.

Natural Capital Profiling Service

Get help to assess your property's natural assets and explore opportunities in natural capital and environmental markets.

Support for pest control

Find out where you can collect baits and get training to manage pest animals.

Upcoming events

Office efficiency and Xero - Narrandera

Plan for the dry with StockPlan - Cattle

Plan for the dry with StockPlan - Sheep

Squirrel Glider build a box - Ladysmith

Better bull buying

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Riverina programs and projects

Central Tablelands, Central West, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, Northern Tablelands, North West, Riverina, South East, Western

NSW Landcare enabling program

Status: In progress

Local Land Services is growing the capacity of Landcare across NSW to care for local environment and agricultural systems.

Murray, Riverina

Plains wanderer conservation

Status: In progress

Local Land Services is working with landholders in the Murray and Riverina regions to improve habitat conditions for the critically endangered plains-wanderer.

Central West, Central Tablelands, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, North West, Northern Tablelands, Riverina, South East, Western

Soil monitoring program

Status: In progress

Local Land Services is working with partners to provide landholders with data and support to improve soil health.

Central Tablelands, Central West, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, North West, Northern Tablelands, Riverina, South East, Western

Drought Adoption Officers

Status: In progress

Local Land Services has engaged Drought Adoption Officers across the state to assist landholders with drought planning and preparedness extension services.

Riverina, Murray, Greater Sydney, South East

Saving Our Soils During Drought

Status: Completed

Local Land Services delivered this project to support farmers adopt drought resilient land management and livestock production systems.

Central West, Central Tablelands, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, North West, Northern Tablelands, Riverina, South East, Western

Measuring What Matters project

Status: In progress

Local Land Services is surveying landholders across NSW to improve services and provide support into the future.

Central Tablelands, Central West, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, North West, Northern Tablelands, Riverina, South East, Western

Natural Capital Profiling Service Pilot

Status: Completed

Local Land Services is offering land managers across NSW the opportunity to assess and profile their property's natural assets and explore opportunities in natural capital and environmental markets.

Central Tablelands, Central West, Greater Sydney, Hunter, Murray, North Coast, Northern Tablelands, North West, Riverina, South East, Western

Environmental Markets Leadership Program

Status: Completed

The Environmental Markets Leadership Program (EMLP) was a first-of-its-kind initiative in Australia designed to build capacity in natural capital and environmental markets.

Riverina

Living Carbon: Riverina

Status: In progress

Local Land Services is assisting landholders via a NSW Government grant to start a carbon planting project.

Current conditions update

The latest seasonal ag advice and district vet update.

Regional profile

Learn more about the Local Land Services Riverina region, our people, strategic goals and local advisory groups.

Latest news

Media release

Landholders urged to complete Feral Pig Impacts Survey

The NSW Government’s Local Land Services is encouraging landholders to take the Feral Pig Impacts Survey to better understand feral pig impacts and measure the success of control programs.

Media release

Stay alert for locusts and report immediately

Local Land Services is reminding landholders across regional NSW to report locust sightings immediately to reduce the risk of damaging infestations this coming spring.

Media release

Landscape-scale cultural burning study expands

The NSW Government’s Local Land Services has partnered with First Nations communities and the Australian National University (ANU) to expand a successful cultural burning research program.

Media release

Confinement feeding an option for drought affected livestock producers

With much of NSW drought affected, Local Land Services is reminding livestock producers who have limited feed availability that confinement feeding may be a worthwhile management option for them.

Media release

Consider early weaning to maintain stock condition during drought and dry times

With much of NSW drought affected and experiencing deteriorating conditions, Local Land Services is reminding producers that early weaning of calves and lambs can be an effective strategy to manage stock nutrition and condition.

Recent Local Land Services publications

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Riverina region

Find support and services

Feed and water tests available

Soil moisture monitoring

Natural Capital Profiling Service

Support for pest control

Upcoming events

Riverina programs and projects

See more projects

See more projects

Current conditions update

Regional profile

Get the latest news and advice

Latest news

Landholders urged to complete Feral Pig Impacts Survey

Stay alert for locusts and report immediately

Landscape-scale cultural burning study expands

Confinement feeding an option for drought affected livestock producers

Consider early weaning to maintain stock condition during drought and dry times

Read more Local Land Services news

Recent Local Land Services publications

PNF Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Implementation Plan

Riverina local achievement report

Public submissions on proposed amendments to the Land Management Code

Property planning resources

Glossary for rural living

Read more Local Land Services publications

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