Hot topic...Work is being done to improve winter grazing practices. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONThe Otago Southland province winter grazing intervention group has only been in place for about three weeks and has already had two cases referred to it. Regional intervention groups are being formed throughout the country as needed to address winter grazing practices following issues raised last year. Federated Farmers Southland vice-president Bernadette HuntIn addition the Otago and Southland rural support trusts and the regional councils had been ‘‘kept in the loop’’. They had come from people who had been concerned about winter grazing issues last year and wanted to make sure they were not repeated this year.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 09, 2020 16:30 UTC