Drought Adoption Officers work across NSW to assist landholders with drought planning and preparedness extension services.
Local Drought Adoption Officers are on the ground with Local Land Services in regional areas, providing the following to landholders:
- one-on-one advice about drought resilience and preparedness
- one-on-one advice and general drought awareness at local events such as field days
- hosting workshops on drought preparedness including confinement feeding, decision making tools and farm planning
- state-wide drought preparedness activities such as webinars and workshops.
Drought Adoption Officers received funding from the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund through the Southern NSW Innovation Hub and Southern Queensland Northern NSW Hub.
Find your local Drought Adoption Officer.
The Drought handbook includes advice and personal thoughts from Local Land Services staff, links to online resources, and other support available to landholders. This guide was produced specific to the Central Tablelands Local Land Services region, but may also have useful drought advice for your situation.
Webinars a series of 'dealing with dry times' webinars are available on replay for livestock producers across the state to assist in their decision making and management of their livestock through dry times.
Guide to confinement feeding sheep and cattle in NSW, developed by Central Tablelands Local Land Services aims to provide producers with best practice management protocols and recommendations when confinement feeding stock on-farm.