Drought management
On this page, you can find a range of guides and information collated by MLA to assist livestock producers as they head into, manage through and plan to recover from drought.
Access MLA's recently collated tools and resources for building business resilience during dry times.
When heading into drought
Drought preparedness is integral to any farm business. These resources are avaible to assist and support producers in drought planning and decision making when heading into a drought:
More Beef from Pastures: Drought preparedness
This checklist outlines the important issues that should be considered with drought management.
Managing ground cover to reduce run-off and water loss
This fact sheet provides information on seasonal management of ground cover and rotational grazing that can help avoid run-off, water loss and erosion.
Publications and resources
Support services
If you’re thinking about suicide or experiencing a personal crisis, call Lifeline's national 24-hour telephone counselling service. Call: 13 11 14
Offering phone, live chat, email and online forum services for anyone who just wants to talk – no problem is too big or small. Call: 1300 22 4636
This service offers 24/7 psychological support to drought affected farmers in remote areas via text/online service. Text: 0488 807 266
Producer case studies
Ewe containment serves up benefits
With two summers of joining up to 13,000 Merino ewes in containment behind him, NSW producer Derk Meurs is confident his approach is maintaining the reproductive efficiency of his flock.
Factsheet: Turning off cattle to pasture
This fact sheet provides best practice information for cattle producers when turning off cattle to pasture after long periods of drought and supplementary feeding.
