The links below provide practical resources, expert tips, and proven strategies to help farmers through changing seasonal conditions.
Biosecurity including
Animal Welfare, Transport and Fodder Imports
Biosecurity Tasmania has a wide range of information available around
animal welfare, including legislation, reporting animal cruelty or neglect,
transport of livestock across Bass Strait and information for hobby farmers and small landholders.
A contact list is available for Individual Permit Holders for Import of Fodder into Tasmania:
Individual Permit Holders for Import of Fodder into Tasmania (DOCX 25Kb)
Livestock - sheep and cattle
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) have a wide range of resources and tools available for producers, including feed budgets, nutrition information, stock water management and dealing with natural disasters. Visit the
MLA website for more information.
Agriculture Victoria has many resources available, including Drought Feeding, Stocking Rate Calculators and Management of Cattle and Sheep Guides. Visit the
Agriculture Victoria website for more information.
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has a range of drought planning, management and recovery resources available for woolgrowers going into, enduring, and recovering from drought. Visit the AWI website for more information.
Dairy
Explore the Dairy Australia website for a wide range of resources designed to support dairy farmers in managing their farms, herds, and pastures during droughts and natural disasters.
Destocking
For support and advice about making destocking decisions, contact your local livestock buyer or local veterinarian.
Managing Pastures and Crops
NRE Tas provides information on selecting, managing, and improving pastures and crops, with
resources on pasture species, native pasture conservation, pest control, and crop suitability.
Water
Information about Freshwater Resources is available through the
NRE Tas Water Branch.
For the latest streamflow information please visit the
NRE Tas Water Portal.
Irrigation Technology and Farm Management Information contains fact sheets about irrigation and soil management.
Wildlife Management
Game Services Tasmania provides information about Tasmania’s approach to wildlife management, including permits for fauna import/export, game hunting regulations, and strategies to reduce grazing damage from native species. It also covers wildlife surveys, urban deer control, seal interactions with marine farms, and how to report wildlife offences.
Business Planning Tools
NRE Tas has developed a number of business tools, including Gross Margin analysis tools, that may assist in understanding and planning for your farm business. The tools can be found on the Farm Business Planning Tools webpage.