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Southern dairy farmers will have a front-row seat in designing, approving and testing a new wintering system in Southland.

Rural groups are banding together to support farmers dealing with challenging weather conditions in Otago and Southland.

Following a meeting between farmer representatives and environment and ag ministers, Environment Southland will be setting up a local advisory group for freshwater rules.

OPINION: It is hard to fathom exactly what’s going to happen in Southland in light of the impact of the Government’s new freshwater regulations.

An advisory group will be formed to advise the Government on winter grazing rules proposed for Southland.

Some Southland farmers who graze dairy cattle in winter say they will not do it next year.

Favourable weather conditions and best management practices have lifted winter grazing standards in Southland this year, says Federated Farmers.

Southland is on the knife edge as farmers struggle to grow enough feed to get their stock through winter.

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.