Beef + Lamb New Zealand has assembled a range of information that will help farmers already in, or facing the possibility of, a drought situation.
  

Extreme Dry Management and Planning Toolkit (Beef + Lamb New Zealand, May 2010) Download the full document (PDF 2.8 MB) or go directly to the section that interests you by clicking on these links: > Meeting the Challenges (PDF 1.5 MB) > Supplementary Feeding (PDF 740 kb) > Animal Health & Welfare (PDF 236 kb) > Management Hints (PDF 101 kb) > Weather (PDF 398 kb)

Other Information Sources
Meeting the Challenges - Getting Through Droughts
Key points from the Extreme Dry Management and Planning Toolkit. (Meat & Wool New Zealand, December 2008, PDF 59 kb)

Drought 2008 Factsheet
Highlights the government assistance available to farmers and farm workers affected by drought. (National Drought Committee, 2008, PDF 193 kb)

Meeting the Challenges - Key Points for Getting Through Droughts
(MAF, February 2008, PDF 1.44 MB)

Animal Feed and Welfare Options for the Coming Months
Also available in hard copy format from local MAF offices. (Hawke’s Bay Regional Drought Committee, August 2007, PDF 1 MB)