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Dairy farmers are worried that drought supports have been removed too soon\u00a0 (Photo: C. Goodwin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 27, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dairy producer group EastAUSmilk is calling on State and Federal governments to be ready with support as drought starts to bite in Queensland and northern NSW.<\/p>\n

Government relations manager Mike Smith said the Bureau of Meteorology was predicting below average rainfall through most dairy farming areas in Queensland and in north-eastern NSW\u00a0 over the next three months.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re getting reports from members that this year\u2019s rainfall in some areas has been less than during the Millenium drought of two decades ago,” he said.<\/p>\n

“If conditions like that continue, many dairy farms will experience great difficulty keeping herds alive, and the morale of dairying families will be once again crushed by circumstances beyond their control. That\u2019s to say nothing about the likely financial consequences for those farms and their local communities.<\/p>\n

“Many are yet to fully recover from the devastating impact of dollar-a-litre milk, the last drought, and the last floods.<\/p>\n

“An extended drought, without necessary government support, will be the last straw for some.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“While eastAUSmilk backs the move by governments to support farmers to build their drought resilience, this drought has come too soon for that resilience to have built up, and too soon for financial and advisory supports to be removed.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re making representations to each of the NSW, Queensland, and Commonwealth governments to be ready with appropriate financial supports, as well as advice and other assistance, for drought-stricken farms.<\/p>\n

“Governments in the two States have historically had different approaches to programs of assistance to farms hit by drought, and the weather patterns are predicted to be quite different between most of NSW and Queensland (but) both governments need to understand the need to support their farmers and communities to outlast this drought.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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