New South Wales farmers have a new online tool to make better and quicker decisions in relation to natural disasters
A new online tool called ‘myStockPlanner’ has been launched for New South Wales farmers to help better prepare, respond to and recover from natural disasters such as fires, floods and drought.
The platform will enable the state’s farmers to provide details of their farm, risks and resources so they can access tailored actionable response options to consider and implement with their feed and livestock.
Previously existing tools such as the Drought and Supplementary Calculator, DroughtPack, Feed Cost Calculator and Drought Feed Calculator have been merged into myStockPlanner, making them available on a single platform.
The online tool is designed to empower farmers with real-time insights, scenario planning, and recovery tracking so they can make better and quicker decisions.
Users will be able to save their business information to a farm profile, which they can access and update anywhere, anytime – even if their business records are destroyed in floods or fires.
Farmers can use the free platform to calculate livestock requirements, develop feed plans and evaluate projected annual costs of livestock sale and retention options to improve the farm’s performance.
“This online platform is a significant step forward in enabling producers to plan their own feeding and recovery strategies and give farmers more confidence in their business decisions when they need it most,” NSW agriculture minister Tara Moriarty says.
“This tool will be essential for not only planning business as usual operations but also in farm business recovery following significant events.”
The platform is accessed through a web browser using an existing Service NSW login. The Service NSW gateway also protects user data and allows quick recall and editing as conditions and operating needs change.
Future updates of the platform will aim to include the NSW Combined Drought Indicator and innovative technologies to assist in recovery planning by scenario planning length of feeding periods and livestock performance modelling.
For more information, visit mystockplanner.dpi.nsw.gov.au