Drought on the horizon for farms if no rain soonMetService National Forecast Video MetService National Forecast VideoDrought is looming in some regions as farmers push stock early into processors in order to head off the worst effects of the hot weather. The last rain was October 15, and then it stopped," Linton dairy farmer Brian Underwood said. This summer hot, dry weather has arrived earlier than usual. One small area on the Manawatu coast signifies it is in drought, but it has not been officially declared so yet. It was too early to say what impact the dry weather would have on milk supply.

Source: Stuff December 06, 2017 02:03 UTC