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While Hawkes Bay and other parts of the country are suffering drought, Southland is facing different problems.

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

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.