The New South Wales Farmers Association says it’s disappointed with how long some producers have had to wait on drought assistance loans.
Many of the state’s farmers, including a Guyra couple, applied for help from the Regional Investment Corporation at the height of the drought in 2019.
Some waited an entire year to receive their money, while others are yet to see any cash almost 15 months later.
“We certainly are all over it. I hope to meet the head of the RIC in Orange in early March, essentially to reinforce this message about the time delay for some of these loans to be approved.”
New South Wales Farmers President, James Jackson, says the delay is keeping many producers from bouncing back.
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