Press Release – New Zealand Government The Government will boost its drought support to new parts of the country and continue helping farmers in areas facing long-term dry conditions, says Agriculture and Rural Communities Minister Damien OConnor. An extra $900,000 of funding will be used …
The Government will boost its drought support to new parts of the country and continue helping farmers in areas facing long-term dry conditions, says Agriculture and Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor.
An extra $900,000 of funding will be used to help farmers around the country, with the current large-scale adverse event classification expanded to include Mid Canterbury, South Canterbury, and Otago.
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 3:38 pm
The Government will boost its drought support to new
parts of the country and continue helping farmers in areas
facing long-term dry conditions, says Agriculture and Rural
Communities Minister Damien O’Connor.
An extra
$900,000 of funding will be used to help farmers around the
country, with the current large-scale adverse event
classification expanded to include Mid Canterbury, South
Canterbury, and Otago.
“Autumn has got off to an
extremely dry start in multiple regions along the east coast
of the country. Forecast rainfall is not expected to be
enough to allow parched soils and pastures time to recover
Press Release – New Zealand Government
The Government will boost its drought support to new parts of the country and continue helping farmers in areas facing long-term dry conditions, says Agriculture and Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor.
An extra $900,000 of funding will be used to help farmers around the country, with the current large-scale adverse event classification expanded to include Mid Canterbury, South Canterbury, and Otago.
“Autumn has got off to an extremely dry start in multiple regions along the east coast of the country. Forecast rainfall is not expected to be enough to allow parched soils and pastures time to recover before winter,” Damien O’Connor said.
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Parts of the east coast of the country are so dry farmers are worried they ll run out of feed before winter.
Hawke s Bay, Marlborough and Banks Peninsula are particularly dry, with no relief in sight
Photo: RNZ/ Sally Murphy
NIWA s drought index shows Hawke s Bay, Marlborough and Banks Peninsula are very dry and the forecast isn t looking much better.
Some farmers in Marlborough say it s been 18 months since they ve had a decent downpour and want more recognition of the plight they re in.
Warwick Lissaman who runs sheep and cattle on a 400 hectare farm inland from Seddon said it s the driest he s seen.