Wednesday, 16 December, 2020 - 14:05 The Southland Advisory Group established to look at the national intensive winter grazing regulations was very pleased to provide their advice to Ministers Parker and O’Connor this week. Following a meeting with the Ministers in September, a group was formed and asked to look at the implementation of the intensive winter grazing rules within the new National Environmental Standards for Freshwater. The group included several farmers, and staff from Beef + Lamb NZ, DairyNZ, Federated Farmers, Fish and Game and Environment Southland, who have worked together on finding practical solutions to some of the issues raised with implementing the regulations across the country.