Federated Farmers Rotorua/Taupo provincial president Alan Wills said farmers knew well how to cope with changes in the weather.
"Farmers will cope with weather changes a lot easier than they can cope with a low payout. Because we know with a weather change it will be tough for a little while but it won't last forever, but we just don't know when we're going to come out of this payout issue."
He said it was best practice to have a management programme in place to cater for a six-week dry period in the summer.
Heavy rainfall never lasted long but droughts were a problem for farmers because they could go on for weeks or months.
"We've always been prepared for a summer dry. This year it hasn't happened so it's been good for farmers, not too much supplement's gone out and the cows have kept milking reasonably well."
