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OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
With summer around the corner, farmers are being urged to take steps to lower their risk of skin cancer.
Everyone was smiling recently at a discussion meeting hosted by Okaihau, Northland dairy farmer Roger Hutchings on his farm.
Northland knows about summer dry and even drought, but this one could be a “bit of a doozy”, says Gareth Baynham, an AgFirst Northland farm consultant.
A bizarre weather pattern is dividing the country right down the middle, with some areas facing serious drought and others swamped with too much rain.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has today officially classified the drought conditions in Northland as being a medium-scale adverse event.
Northland and some upper regions of Waikato are highest on the radar for concern about summer dry, says Andrew Reid, DairyNZ’s general manager, extension.
Some North Canterbury farmers are daring to hope the worst of the region’s record-breaking drought is over.
The no-show of El Nino has been a boon to farmers supplying Miraka, the Maori owned dairy company located near Taupo.
Heat stressed cows eat less with a consequent drop in milk production, says Jenny Weston, president of the dairy cattle branch of the New Zealand Veterinary Association.
OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
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