OPINION: The northern cattle game is facing a lot more challenges than just the weather
A number of NT cattle stations are facing a tough 2019 after the wet season failed to deliver significant rains.The hardest thing about being in the middle of a prolonged natural disaster is asking for help.Both the NT and Federal Government can help by offering:freight subsidies on destocking or sending cattle to agistment, or forced sales;
put serious funds into getting the beef road network up to scratch, with bitumen. The state of the beef road network is appalling, wear and tear over the drought without moisture to hold the road together is becoming apparent, bulldust holes, corrugations, sand drift, are just some of the dangers pastoralists are facing on these roads everyday;
allowances and subsidies on wages for staff. Keeping families and staff on the land during the drought when there is no cash flow.However they can facilitate better planning with:tax incentive for long-term drought investment fund hedging, contributed to in the good years; and What should be explored is for the Government to contract producers to assist building assets in the supply chain during dry periods.Farmers face difficulty across NSW and QLD with costs of stock feed and transport spiralling.So while it is dry, rather than giving handouts, let's build assets that can be used for when the dry spell ends.Likewise dig dams, build spelling facilities, dredge ports, use the resources that are available and wanting to work.
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