West Coast dairy farmers Hannah and Thomas Oats Photo: RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes
In Waikato there have been 18 degree days and pasture growth rates are much better than expected. Cows are putting on condition and are being grouped according to whether they are early or late calvers. In Canterbury some spill over rain from the Northwest spread across the plains this week although it's still extremely dry for the time of year.
