Displaying items by tag: Drought

February milk production was flat and New Zealand dairy exports decreased by 6.1%, or 19,348 MT compared to the same month last year.

The drought is biting pretty hard in Northland now, says project manager Extension 350 (E350) Luke Beehre.

Under pressure from drought and COVID-19, Woodville dairy farmer Ben Allomes says: ‘we can’t shut our doors and just walk away’.

Farmers on the lower east coast of the North Island have welcomed heavy rains, which have fallen in the last week.

Government support for farmers and growers affected by drought has been expanded and extended across the country.

DairyNZ's Rob Brazendale says the drought situation is quite serious in some parts of the lower North Island area.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has got into the act over the drought by announcing a major new relief package in Northland.

Preparedness for dealing with acute adverse climatic events is going to have to be a part of mainstream farm practice, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

Farmers in drought-ravaged Waikato are now dipping into their winter reserves to feed cows.

Prolonged dry conditions in rural Australia are taking a toll on its national sheep flock.