Caring for livestock during drought
Preparing early can help you care for livestock and respond to changing seasonal conditions.
Learn how to manage water and feeding, assess feed and fodder risks, and prepare your livestock for dry conditions.
Feeding and nutrition resources
Tools and resources to help you manage feeding and nutrition for your livestock.
- Feeding and nutrition
- Drought and Supplementary Feed Calculator
- Using hay or silage to feed drought affected stock
- Drought affected canola and wheat – feed quantity
- Potential spread of pasture dieback in fodder
- Early weaning calves
- Understanding drought fodder quality
- Drought feeding pregnant and calving cows
- Livestock production
- Water for livestock
Drought biosecurity
Drought can increase biosecurity risks as livestock, feed, fodder, equipment and vehicles move between properties. Taking practical steps to prevent the spread of pests, weeds and diseases can help protect your livestock, land and business.
Support is available
If you have questions or need help managing drought, there is support available.
Contact us at the Farm Business Resilience Program
We welcome your direct enquiries.
Email farmbusiness@dpird.nsw.gov.au
Complete Farm Business Resilience Program expression of interest form to get involved or find out more.
Visit Facebook FBRP
Visit FBRP home page
Key drought contacts
Local Land Services | call: 1300 795 299 | Local Land Services website
Rural Assistance Authority (loans) | Rural Assistance Authority website
Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) Central & Southern NSW | call: 1800 319 458 | Rural financial counselling service website
RFCS NSW Northern | call: 1800 344 090 | RFCS NSW Northern
Drought Coordinator | email: drought@lls.nsw.gov.au
Seasonal conditions team | email: seasonal.conditions@dpird.nsw.gov.au
Wellbeing | call: Lifeline: 13 11 14 | Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 | 13YARN 13 92 76 | In an emergency, call 000