Displaying items by tag: Drought
Medium-scale drought declared
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has today officially classified the drought conditions in Northland as being a medium-scale adverse event.
Unrelenting wind adds to dry
Northland and some upper regions of Waikato are highest on the radar for concern about summer dry, says Andrew Reid, DairyNZ’s general manager, extension.
North Canterbury drought broken?
Some North Canterbury farmers are daring to hope the worst of the region’s record-breaking drought is over.
Breeding grass to withstand excess water
Irish scientists are working on breeding grasses and cereal crops able to better handle wet conditions.
Dealing with restricted water
With climate change will come more extremes of weather. That could well mean more sustained periods of drought in some of our major grape growing regions, especially Marlborough.
North Canterbury drought, now the ‘longest on record’
The 'medium scale' drought gripping the east coast of the South Island is now officially the longest on record, and this classification is now extended to the end of the year.
Software helps farmer manage drought
A farmer hit for two years by drought says farm management software from Farm IQ is helping him make timely decisions and get better results.
Hawkes Bay dry under watch
Slight relief for parched Canterbury
Every little bit helps, say North Canterbury farmers, as a series of wintry weather fronts have finally brought some rain into a parched region.
In the spirit of Upham - Editorial
Wanted: people who know what to do and do it well, especially when the going is really, really tough – as in the drought in Canterbury.