With much of the State of NSW currently experiencing very dry conditions NSW DPI reached out to Tim Ford, Director at Feed Central to provide an update for the industry on the current situation and outlook for fodder supply. Tim presented this information at our recent Dairy Breakfast webinar in conjunction with a presentation from the DPI Climate team on the seasonal conditions and tools available to farmers to help monitor the current conditions and assess forecasts for the period ahead. Feed Central link buyers and sellers of hay and grain across the country and provide feed analysis on what is being sold as well as a visual description. NSW DPI strongly encourage you to purchase feeds based on quality, so feed tests are a ‘must have’, regardless of where you purchase from.  This episode brings you a recording of Tim’s presentation and the show notes have a link to our YouTube page to view the Climate team’s update as well as Tim’s presentation. Also within the show notes are links to resources including feed budgeting tools and NSW DPI’s Seasonal Conditions Information Portal and Feed Quality Testing Service.

Links to useful resources related to this podcast:

Dairy Breakfast Webinar - https://youtu.be/fOs4pCCIOaM

Feed Central | Buy Hay | Hay For Sale | Sell Hay | Feed Testing | Bales

Feed quality (nsw.gov.au)

Seasonal Conditions Information Portal (intersect.org.au)

Drought and Supplementary Feed Calculator (nsw.gov.au)

NSW DroughtHub

Drought - Local Land Services (nsw.gov.au)

Back of the envelope feed budget | Dairy Australia

Monthly back of the envelope feed budget | Dairy Australia

Feeding & Farm Systems | Dairy Australia

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The information discussed in this podcast are for informative and educational purposes only and do not constitute advice.