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Southland is teetering on the edge of a bad situation, according to DairyNZ’s lead consulting officer in the South Island, Tony Finch.

Barenbrug Agriseeds is inviting Southland farmers to get in quickly on a special rate for hybrid grass seed to help repair flood-damaged pastures.

Feed budgeting is the big issue for Southland farmers coming out of the early February floods, according to Ollie Knowles, DairyNZ regional leader for Southland and South Otago.

A school in Gore has lent a hand in the Southland clean-up effort.

The financial impact of the flooding which ripped through Southland in the first week of February is huge, says Southland Federated Farmers vice-president Bernadette Hunt.

Southland’s state of emergency has been extended.

Authorities are concerned that some flood-affected farmers in Southland are not asking for help.

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.

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