Flood recovery
Local Land Services provides leadership in flood recovery support and advice to impacted landholders after an emergency response has wound down.
This includes:
- Animal assessment and veterinary advice and assistance
- Livestock feeding and management advice
- Pasture, cropping and horticulture recovery advice
- Plant and animal biosecurity surveillance and advice
- Erosion control and riverbank restoration advice
Landholders requiring further assistance can contact Local Land Services on 1300 795 299.
Early Needs Recovery Program
The $13 million Early Needs Recovery Program is designed to assist primary producers in the most flood-impacted regions and industries of NSW in their recovery from the 2022 NSW severe weather storms and flooding events (AGRN1012). You can watch some of the program's achievements in these case study videos.
Further resources
![A herd of cows walking through brown flood waters on a property](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0011/1456805/1200x630-cattle-through-floods.png)
Disaster advice for primary producers
Read more![cattle alongside flooded river](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0006/1427658/Caring-for-livestock-in-times-of-flood.jpg)
Livestock health after flood
Read more![Cows standing in front of hay bales](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0019/1463320/600x340-cows-in-paddock.png)
Managing a small beef herd in wet conditions
Read more![A brown and white horse with cattle in the background](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0011/1462916/varieties/600x340 horse care.jpg)
Horse care after floods
Read more![Cattle eating from a pile of emergency fodder](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0005/1462928/varieties/thumbnail cattle eating emergency fodder.jpg)
Managing feed and fodder risks
Read more![cattle alongside flooded river North Coast](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0005/1452848/cattle_after_flood_NC.jpg)
Animal disposal after a natural disaster
Read more![Flooded pasture](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0010/1427671/Pasture-recovery-after-flood.jpg)
Pasture recovery after flood
Read more![Crop of green wheat in paddock](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0010/1442971/No-till-wheat-crop-NSW-DPI.jpg)
Planting pasture and crops after flood
Read more![A field of maize being planted](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0006/1462668/varieties/600x340 thumbnail maize.jpeg)
Denitrification in cropping (cereals)
Read more![Crop of green wheat in paddock](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0010/1442971/No-till-wheat-crop-NSW-DPI.jpg)
Weed management in crops and pastures after flooding
Read more![a close up of parthenium weed](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0007/1464127/thumbnail-weed.png)
Identifying weeds after a flood
Read more![A field of crops](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0005/1462658/varieties/600x340 thumbnail.jpeg)
Managing waterlogging in crops
Read more![](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0011/1452827/flood_damaged_silage1200x630.jpg)
On-farm composting of flood spoilage
Read more![A riverbank that is badly eroded](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0005/1462955/varieties/thumbnail riverbank.jpeg)
Managing erosion before and after floods
Read more![Creek with fallen over trees due to erosion of bank](https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0008/1463183/varieties/thumbnail erosion.jpg)