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Displaying items by tag: El Nino
Thursday, 15 October 2015 09:37
Plan A, B and C to cope with El Nino
Jeremy Klingender, technical agronomy manager at Ravensdown, on planning for dry conditions.
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Management
Tuesday, 13 October 2015 10:56
Plan through El Nino
With predictions the El Nino will continue through summer, Ballance says now is the time to proceed with a pasture and stock feed programme.
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General News
Friday, 18 September 2015 07:00
Weather holds key to milk production
Weather in the coming months will determine the size of the drop in milk production, says Federated Farmers Dairy president Andrew Hoggard.
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General News
Thursday, 03 September 2015 14:26
Cold spring forecast
El Nino seems to be setting farmers up for a cold spring, according to MetService.
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General News
Friday, 28 August 2015 10:00
Expect a spring on steroids
MetService is warning farmers to expect a cold spring or, as meteorologist Georgina Griffiths says, a spring on steroids.
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General News
Sunday, 24 May 2015 10:59
Current drought may go on
If it's dry where you are now, you’d be well advised to prepare for drought next spring, says a Marlborough farm and climate consultant.
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General News
Tuesday, 04 November 2014 00:00
Northern farmers brace for dry
FARMERS in Northland and Waikato are buckling down for a long hot summer that can only be made worse by the low payout.
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General News
Friday, 01 August 2014 09:49
El Nino chances high but lessening
THE CHANCES of an El Nino event developing over spring appear to be lessening, says NIWA.
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General News
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