Queensland graziers are being urged to sell their cattle as the state's bushfire emergency exacerbates an already dire national feed shortage.
There's limited hay on the market to feed livestockGrazier Robert Scanlan lost all his pasture in the Colosseum bushfire near Miriam Vale in central Queensland.After 32 years of breeding, Mr Scanlan was left with few options — to sell them or to buy feed for them."We're getting a lot of calls from people who want to come in, buy some, and take them away. We really appreciate that."Mr Coffey, Cattle Australia's acting chief executive, said it was an all-too-common scenario.
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is coordinating emergency fodder drops for affected producers to feed their cattle alongside AgForce and Rural Aid.About 300 kilometres to the south east, graziers in the Gympie region have had their driest October on record, only receiving 0.4 millimetres of rain compared with an average of 72mm for the month.
Mr Viner said it was not just about being able to feed the cattle during the dry, but ensuring pastures could respond when the season improved."Some people have managed the dry so far pretty well.In the south-east, Mr Viner said there had been a rise of newcomers to the industry who were running livestock for the first time and facing their first drought.What to do and how to help
"These Disaster Assistance Loans are available to help our primary producers re-establish their operations as quickly as possible," Queensland Agriculture Minister Mark Furner said.The freight assistance can be used to get feed, building and fencing materials, machinery and equipment, or to transport livestock.
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