"They’re certainly not helping us by calling it a dry time, when it’s quite obvious that it is a drought," he said.
"The State Government’s sort of put this flag up that they’re helping us, but they’re not."
The situation is playing out at the region’s livestock markets as producers offload stock at record high levels.
There’s even been some cows going to Tasmania — these cattle are going to get sent to three or four states," he said.
"There’s going to be long-term repercussions in this area because to get back in [to the market] is going to be financially really significant, but it’s been taken out of people’s hands because they’ve run out of water."
"That’s a long-term, low-interest rate loan that’s available for farmers.
"In the 2016/17 financial year, we approved $53 million worth of loans to over 300 people, and so far this financial year, $30 million worth of loans have been approved to in excess of 200 farming businesses."
State Nationals Member for the Upper Hunter Michael Johnsen insisted there were a range of measures in place to help farmers on an ongoing basis.
"There are a number of aspects through the Department of Primary Industries and other agencies within the NSW Government — indeed the Federal Government — that can assist, but if people aren’t contacting the Local Land Services, then they’re not going to know about it.
"I’ll be meeting with the Primary Industries Minister and I’ll be giving him a briefing on what the conditions are like here in the Upper Hunter."