NSW Farmers vice-president Wayne Dunford said premier Mike Baird gained valuable information about dry conditions in north-western NSW when he visited Weilmoringle in August last year.
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Mr Baird toured the property of Ed and Jill Fessey.
Mr Dunford said NSW Farmers paid for the airfares, chartered the flight and "did the lot".
"We wanted to get the top dog into the bush and it was well worth it," he said.
"Mr Baird later admitted he had never been past Dubbo. He was gobsmacked and had no idea what people in the north-west had been putting up with."
Mr Dunford said the Weilmoringle area was experiencing some of the lowest annual rainfall on record and the premier returned to Sydney with a much deeper understanding of what farmers faced day to day.
NSW Farmers said not many people in the region had money left to invest in co-contribution type programs, such as farm innovation and bore pipe and cap.
They needed money on the ground to sustain their businesses and were looking for "a bit of help" to get over the line and into the future.
