ABOUT THIS EPISODE
On this week’s Farmer Panel, sympathy is coming from around the country for the deluge Southland is facing, with farmers bringing calves back into sheds amid constant rain.
Craig Hickman, who milks 1,000 cows in Mid Canterbury, says an early but successful calving is putting pressure on feed and leaving covers low.
“800 in by the end of August is just phenomenal,” he says.
Read the full story: country-wide.co.nz/farmer-panel-good-neighbour-rules-need-a-nuanced-approach-to-pests
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