Managing drought

Living with drought requires resilience and good management.

We've gathered information and varied resources to help with farm management, livestock and more:

Livestock feeding and nutrition

These resources, factsheets and tools help with feeding options in dry conditions:

Contact

For more information or alternative livestock feeds, contact:

Jodie Reseigh – Senior Consultant
Email: jodie.reseigh@sa.gov.au
Phone: 0428 103 886

Importing hay and feed

Whilst there are no established cereal grain pests regulated for interstate transport into South Australia, there are several which could act as hitch-hikers, particularly on other fodder types like hay.

Weed seeds are also potential contaminants of grain and hay, and many of these are prohibited from entry into South Australia.

When importing or receiving hay or grain into South Australia, we recommend that you:

  1. contact the Plant Health team within Biosecurity prior to importing material, to ensure that they aren’t likely to be affected by pests
  2. get assurance that all interstate grain meets the industry’s Grain Grade Australia standards, which covers acceptable level of weed and pathogen burden
  3. establish an on-farm strategy for reducing risk, including:
    • isolating the areas in which feed is stored and put out for livestock
    • monitoring these for the occurrence of pests and weeds
  4. use the controlling declared weeds tool for a pictorial list of what’s declared in South Australia.

Transporting livestock

Livestock owners, transporters and receivers must comply with the Animal Welfare Regulations 2012.

These specify the requirements for livestock transport, regarding:

  • fit-to-load
  • vehicles
  • facilities
  • time off water
  • journey time.

See guidelines and information about land transport and animal welfare:

Managing animal and plant pests

The following factsheets help primary producers manage risks associated with imported feed and fodder, or alternative feed sources.

They also raise awareness of issues such as maximum residue limits (MRLs).

Wild dog bounty scheme

Eligible landholders who are affected by both drought and wild dogs can claim financial support in controlling wild dogs. Learn more about the wild dog bounty scheme.

Soil erosion

During times of drought and after fire events, soil can become bare of cover, or loosened to the extent of suffering wind erosion.

See our factsheet on emergency measures to curb wind erosion (PDF 1.3 MB).

Page last reviewed: 20 Apr 2022

 


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