Tips on coping with the drought

With the majority of the country in a drought I have compiled a few tips to make things a bit easier around the farm or lifestyle block.  During a drought it is very stressful not only on your animals but on you! 

Here are some tips for coping in the big dry.

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1. Consider selling your non breeding stock to ease grazing pressure.
2. Keep an eye on the health of your stock, weighing them gives you a good idea of if they are getting enough feed.
3. Make sure your stock are getting enough clean drinking water.
4. Consider culling old or unproductive breeding stock.
5. Selling stock rather than buying in feed for them is often more economic.
6. Sending stock away to another property for grazing can be a good idea, not always practical if large areas are effected by the drought.
7. Talk to your farming neighbors, give them a hand if needed, remember this can be a very stressful time.
8. Plan for the worst case scenario ie. no rain for another month.

If you need any more information here is a great website: http://www.beeflambnz.com/farm/tools-resources/dry-management-toolkit/

And remember the rains will come and the grass will once again be lush and green.

Cheers, Euan