date:Sep 17, 2015
ing on pasture, or slaughter dairy cows.
And that is without counting the effect of a drought, which would prevent farmers from relying on pasture as they cut feeding.
El Nino worries
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Reinz) on Tuesday noted lingering worries on the effect of El Nino on New Zealand.
The El Nino Effect is associated with dryness in the eastern Pacific, which slows pasture growth and reduces milk production.
On Tuesday the Australian Weather Bureau gave its first deta