Displaying items by tag: weather

Questions are being raised about the government’s lack of concern for Southland flood victims.

Fonterra says many farms are inaccessible and milk collection impacted by flooding in Southland and Otago.

Flooding is affecting over 100 dairy farms in Southland and South Otago, says DairyNZ.

Turnips are a brassica root crop commonly used as a fast-maturing single-graze crop to bridge a summer feed gap and maintain milk production.

Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor will be visiting flood-stricken Southland today.

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

Northland farmer Scott Taylor says rain is urgently needed in parts of Northland to snap the long run of hot and dry days.

Significant rainfall battered parts of the South Island overnight, prompting some farmers to share videos on social media.

Dry weather in some parts of the country is beginning to affect milk production, says Fonterra.

The Government is giving $12.7 million to make Northland more resilient in the face of extreme weather.