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The unknown of what winter will bring is very much on the mind of the Hawkes Bay Rural Support Trust head Mike Barham.

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

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

The persistent rain of the last four months is causing serious problems for dairy farmers in most regions of the North Island.

Once again dairy farmers have been struck a cruel blow with the weather playing the trump card.

Higher-than-normal rainfall in Otago has brought some much needed breathing space for Otago farmers who may be facing another summer of dry conditions.

Irish scientists are working on breeding grasses and cereal crops able to better handle wet conditions.

Fonterra's peak milk collection has taken a hit from the prolonged wet weather hitting North Island production.

Well, it was supposed to be a dry summer, but all it has done here in Northland is rain!

MPI says while recent rains have brought welcome respite from dry weather in much of the country, farmers in drought-affected regions will feel the impact of El Niño for months.