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Farmers in Southland are sharing the effects of three days of heavy rain.

The worst season for 70 years, is how one onion grower in Horowhenua, Chris Pescini, describes the year from hell that has struck his operation.

Some dairy farmers in flood-hit Edgecumbe face hefty financial pressure as the impact of the floods is realised.

There are reports of more than 2000 slips on roads alone and countless more on farms, plus 25 road closures and a dozen farms underwater in the area covered by the Horizons Regional Council. 

Fonterra says its emergency response teams have contacted over 500 farms in flood-affected areas of lower North Island.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has today declared the flooding in the lower North Island as a medium-scale adverse event for the primary sector.

The Minister for Primary Industries and a team of his officials from MPI are now visiting some of the farms in the lower North Island that were affected by the heavy weekend rain.

An organic dairy farm just north of Levin has been inundated with water after a stop bank on the Koputaroa steam failed this morning.

The Whanganui District is experiencing its largest flood ever recorded.

NORTHLAND VETERINARIANS have joined relief efforts on flood-stricken dairy farms.