Hawke's Bay and Waikato were officially declared in drought today. Soon it will be the entire North Island.
http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/drought-zones-extend-across-north-island-map
This means that farmers in drought regions may qualify for support from the government.
I am not too sure about the industrial farmers with their massive dairy farms. These farms are based on assumptions of continual grass growth and stocked accordingly. They never plan for the poor years. Why support them?
ON the other side of the world this could be good news with a shortage of NZ milk in the marketplace. The milk market should improve in Europe.
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