Displaying items by tag: El Nino

The Ministry for Primary Industries have published a brochure to help farmers prepare for what could be a drier summer.

Weather forecasters are predicting an El Nino weather pattern this season which could be the strongest yet, resulting in a drought similar to the 1972-73, 1982-83 and 1997-98 events.

Jeremy Klingender, technical agronomy manager at Ravensdown, on planning for dry conditions.

With predictions the El Nino will continue through summer, Ballance says now is the time to proceed with a pasture and stock feed programme.

Weather in the coming months will determine the size of the drop in milk production, says Federated Farmers Dairy president Andrew Hoggard.

El Nino seems to be setting farmers up for a cold spring, according to MetService.

MetService is warning farmers to expect a cold spring or, as meteorologist Georgina Griffiths says, a spring on steroids.

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.

FARMERS in Northland and Waikato are buckling down for a long hot summer that can only be made worse by the low payout.

THE CHANCES of an El Nino event developing over spring appear to be lessening, says NIWA.