The state of New South Wales has been Australia's most populous and also accounts for 25 percent of Australia's agriculture. That, however, may get affected as a drought has laid waste to crops growing in the region. There have also been orders to shoot on sight kangaroos that were competing with livestock for grazing grass and pastures, according to CBS News.

That may be cruel, but it is what it is. Australia is struggling to contain the drought that has been ravaging the continent, and conditions in New South Wales has actually equaled that of the drought of 1965. A dry winter, one that the region had experienced recently, accounted for the lack of moisture in the air; hence, sparse crops and dwindling stocks in reservoirs.

The situation has left farmers and even Primary Industries Minister Niall Blair is praying for rain. While they may not be affected by the trade dispute between the US and China, they're still in need of assistance. At least $576 million AUD ($430 million USD) has been prepared as an aid to the farmers, but even this amount is nearly not enough for all of them.

BBC has enough stories on hand to show how the drought has affected both livestock and the people living in the state.

That crops are already failing and water is severely short is already a given, but the livestock suffers as a result; without crops, there's very few or nothing at all to feed them with. Some have sought the assistance of hay deliveries. About $10,000 AUD has been paid by some just for hay to feed their livestock.

Some farmers are already looking at grim prospects. Those that sell livestock for a living can't do it, because they need healthy sheep and cattle. What little they have left they would rather use for their own needs, like milk production, for instance. The drought has left them looking to the sky and waiting for the rain to fall.

It's not over just yet as well. The forecast for the dry weather is that it's going to last from April to October. The forecast for rain is not too good either. In the Southeast part of Australia, rain only fell for about 11 percent from 1996 to 2015.