Mr Avery was in the South offering some words of advice to southern farmers struggling with the dry conditions. He encouraged farmers to send away stock they could, look after their capital, make a plan and look to the future. The same day Mr Avery talked to southern farmers, Minister for Agriculture Damien O’Connor was also in the South, visiting drought-affected farmers. Southland was normally an easy farming province, but without the rain it was clear things were getting pretty tough, Mr O’Connor said. Federated Farmers had a feed line available, 0800 327 646, where farmers could sell and buy feed.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 13, 2018 20:03 UTC