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A spate of southerly winds bringing cold temperatures has presented challenges for Taranaki dairy farmers.

Surprised, humbled and quite thrilled. That’s the reaction of James Allen, one of the founding partners and now chief executive of AgFirst, on being made a life member of the Institute of Rural Professionals.

A warning to dairy farmers not to expect the same good conditions that they experienced last season, has been issued by a leading farm consultant.

As fuel and fertiliser prices rise and with uncertainty in the future, farmers are being urged to go over their budgets with a fine-tooth comb.

For the most part, dairy farmers in the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Tairawhiti and the Manawatu appear to have not been too badly affected by recent storms across the upper North Island.

Fears of a serious early drought in Hawke’s Bay have been allayed – for the moment at least.

Many farmers around the country are taking advantage of the high dairy payout to get maximum production out of their cows.

AgFirst, New Zealand's largest independent agribusiness consultancy, is turning 30 - celebrating three decades of "trusted advice, practical solutions, and innovative thinking".

A leading farm consultant says it's likely the dairy season in the Waikato will come to a premature end because of the drought.

"Ask me in about three weeks’ time."