We need rain in most areas of the North Island at the moment. We haven't had a decent day or days of solid rain since December, which doesn't happen very often here in NZ. I haven't heard whether or not a drought has been declared officially, but many communities are rationing or restricting water use, and farmers are getting short on feed for stock. We looked out from our drive at the house this week and saw that our neighbour has started to "feed out," supply feed for his dairy cows, so he's short on grass.
While we're still okay with the limited number of ewes we have on the property at Struan Farm, this is not a good situation and getting increasingly serious. We're still watering what remains of the veggie garden, but nothing else gets a drop unless it's from a roof tank filled from rain runoff. And even then I'm only watering a tree or perennial that looks like it's going to die without a drink.
Definitely time to ramp up the rain dance.
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