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Drought

Managing in drought

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Managing Drought guide, 2006

This guide covers short and long-term planning, managing and feeding livestock, caring for the land, the protection of plant and animal health, and key services and assistance.


General information

  • Water contingency planning for the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys - frequently asked questions
  • Managing Drought guide, 2006
  • Drought management for small area farmers
  • Prompts to assess your financial situation in drought

Livestock and pasture

  • General publications
    Animal welfare and transport, residue control, grain poisoning, survival feeding, production objectives and StockPlan.
  • Cattle - drought management
    Beef and dairy cattle. Full, supplementary, production and survival feeding. Assessing animal condition and management strategies.
  • Sheep - drought management
    Full, supplementary and production feeding. Assessing condition and sheep movement.
  • Other stock - drought management
    Feeding other stock during drought.
  • Stock feeds and pasture
    Information about a range of drought feeds including feed supplements and suppliers. Pasture management and assessment. Chemical residue risks and precautions. Cost calculations and declarations.
  • Stock water
    Water quality and testing and stock requirements.

Crops and horticulture

  • Irrigating grapevines with limited water supply  890.0 kb
  • Farm water testing kit
  • Have I enough water to finish my rice crop?
  • Managing citrus orchards with less water
  • Additional citrus tree management strategies - presentation (www.riverlink.gov.au)
  • Drought assistance
  • Managing in drought
  • Current drought situation
  • Planning to handle drought
  • Drought recovery
  • Lessons learnt from drought
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