Drought plans enacted

By Bob Freebairn
Updated June 25 2018 - 7:11am, first published 5:00am
Cutting hay from good pastures in a good year (like 2016 for Bob Freebairn) is part of a sound drought management strategy.
Cutting hay from good pastures in a good year (like 2016 for Bob Freebairn) is part of a sound drought management strategy.

Every farm business has a different drought plan and all have their inherent risks. But as former Department of Primary Industries and now central tablelands senior Local Land Services livestock officer Brett Littler commonly tells farmers “a plan, even if regularly adjusted, is far better than no plan and gives you a rational way forward if the drought continues”. 

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