A wrap of the week's rural news

More government support will be heading the way of farmers and growers in the Marlborough, Tasman and Nelson districts where an intense dry spell has been labelled a medium-scale adverse event.More government support will be heading the way of farmers and growers in the Marlborough, Tasman and Nelson districts where an intense dry spell has been labelled a medium-scale adverse event.Also, animal genetics company LIC has released a new breeding value to reduce facial eczema in dairy herds and Beef and Lamb New Zealand's mid-season update has worsened since forecasts in October - and farm profits are expected to be down on average 54 percent on last season.Hear this week's rural newsGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details