The financial implications of a drought, and any changes you make to your business, need to be examined closely. Seek professional advice from your accountant, bank manager, and/or farm advisers. A wrong decision may place the business into a position from which it cannot recover.

This Primefact discusses financial aspects of agisting your stock in drought. It covers:

• general points regarding agistment; 
• calculating agistment and transport costs, and the break-even period;
• advantages and disadvantages of agisting stock.