Jim Galloway
No handouts for farmers affected by cyclones
A long-awaited support package for weather-affected farmers and growers has defeated hopes of cash-in-hand payouts.
The Government yesterday announced it would help banks provide loans to businesses… Audio
Farming relief 'won't spread far' - Federated Farmers
Cyclone-affected farmers are getting a boost as part of a near-billion dollar recovery package announced by the government yesterday. $35.4 million has been allocated to rural communities for urgent… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: farming support swings into action
Hawkes Bay Federated Farmers has set up an emergency group to help co-ordinate support for farmers affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Farmers can access a feed co-ordination service and the Farmy Army for… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Major cleanup faces affected farmers
We go back to Hawkes Bay and the impact and potential longer term effects of this disaster on farmers. Kathryn is joined by the President of Hawkes Bay Federated Farmers Jim Galloway - who's out and… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Catastrophic conditions for farming and horticulture
The devastation wreaked by Cyclone Gabrielle on farming and horticulture is being described as catastrophic. Jim Galloway is the President of Hawkes Bay Federated Farmers and speaks Kathryn from a… Audio
Weather: Northland, Auckland get good deluge of rain
Much of the country has had a good dumping of rainfall today.
Severe weather warnings were in place for Northland and Auckland as strong gales and rain lashed the regions.
Anneke Smith has more. Audio
Hawke's Bay meteorological drought over, but problems remain
In meteorological terms, the drought in Hawke's Bay is over, after a solid amount of much-needed rain over the past week.
Farmers in the region are still in a perilous position, with many desperately… Audio
Weekend rain brings a bit of hope for farmers
The weekend's rain has had a patchy impact for farmers battling drought conditions - a good amount for some, and barely a change for others.
In the east of Northland, for example, MetService says… Audio
Hawke's Bay struggling under drought
Hawkes Bay has only had a quarter of its expected rain fell in the region over the past six months.
Jim Galloway is Hawkes Bay Provincial President of Fed Farmers Audio
The big dry: Hawke's Bay farmers face tough decisions
As the drought in Hawke's Bay becomes particularly acute, farmers are being faced with crucial decisions about what to do with their stock. As Covid-19 was cutting a swathe across the world, large… Audio
Drought relief 'drop in the ocean' - Hawke's Bay farmer
A Hawke's Bay farmer says the government's latest drought relief package - a $500,000 fund for advisory services - is a 'drop in the ocean' and will not go far to alleviating struggling farmers'… Audio
Drought stretches on amid pandemic
Farmers in Hawke's Bay say their problems with drought are becoming desperate, especially in the central and southern parts of the district.
Not only is there little grass available in the paddocks… Audio
Drought-stricken farmers still struggling
The situation is expected to worsen for farmers in drought-hit areas over the next few months, with hopes of any decent grass growth before winter quickly diminishing.
Parts of Northland, Hawke's Bay… Audio
Drought declared in all of North Island, parts of South
The Government has officially classified drought conditions over all of the North Island, parts of the South and the Chathams as a large-scale adverse event. A $2 million package to support farmers… Audio
