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Following severe drought, Hawke’s Bay farmers are disappointed no leeway is being given over an imminent resource consent deadline.

A new $500,000 fund aims to help farmers and growers better prepare for droughts.

Yields for the 2020 arable harvest are up 16% across the board when compared to 2019, according to a new survey.

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.