Mass livestock sell-off as farmers run out of feed and water amid drought I Australian Rural & Regional News

Govt help needed for interstate fodder logistics challenge - Grain Central

Urgent federal and state govt help is needed to meet the logistical challenge of flood and drought-driven fodder demand across southern Australia, according to former Drought Taskforce member Tim Ford...

'How dare government say we can only collect 10 per cent of rainfall': Riverina farmers call for action on drought threats

Riverina farmers, Nationals MPs, and the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association are all calling for more aid to be delivered to the drought-affected farmers in the state’s south. Photo: Jarryd Rowley. Amid droughts being declared across southern parts of NSW, farmers from across the region are calling for the State and Federal governments to provide some much-needed aid. With grain becoming scarce, crops struggling to grow, and rai…

Mass livestock sell-off as farmers run out of feed and water amid drought I Australian Rural & Regional News

Large parts of southern Australia are enduring a horror run of dry conditions – the driest on record in some parts. Some drought-stricken farmers are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on hay and grain, and selling livestock they cannot afford to keep. Farmers running out of feed and water for their stock are being forced to sell animals in huge numbers as drought conditions roll on in southern Australia. Some farmers have been hand-feedi…