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Volume 84 I November 29th, 2021 I email: agined@globalHQ.co.nz I www.farmersweekly.co.nz/agined
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HOW IT MAY (OR MAY NOT) IMPACT NZ’S WEATHER
This graph shows NZ Average lamb export value (NZ$/kg)
STRETCH YOURSELF: 1 Write a sentence explaining how the AEV for lamb has tracked over the past season (October to September). 2 What is the percentage difference between September 2021 AEV’s and September 2020? 1 What was the Average Export Value (AEV) for lamb in September? 2 How does this compare to year-ago and the five-yearaverage? 3 In what month and year on this graph have exports been at the highest level? 4 In what month and year on this graph have exports been at the lowest level? Lincoln University and Ravensdown have developed a methane busting dairy effluent treatment system. EcoPond is scientifically proven to reduce dairy effluent pond methane emissions by 99.9%.To read the full article head to: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/s/fwarticle/ludf-unveils-methane-bustingeffluent-system-MCRJ7ZHHYUMNC4REH WUTTL624ZAM?fbclid=IwAR03Glo6DqQ ZM4BxG8NqyeSGHSnxWMgilXkwte1B _ dOuCKEIJo68lCPaeiI
LA NINA
La Nina (pronounced "La Neen-Ya) has developed north of NZ in the tropics. La Nina is Spanish and translated to English means "Little Girl". La Nina also has a ‘brother' called El Nino (pronounced ElNeen-Yo). La Nina and El Nino are two climate drivers for our weather and they occur over the Pacific Ocean only.
3 Think back to past volume’s when we have discussed the good global demand for red meat. How and why would this affect AEV’s? 4 What do you think would happen to AEV’s if global demand eased? 5 A country’s economic health can also affect AEV’s. If people had less discretionary income, do you think they would be more likely to purchase high value, expensive cuts such as lamb rack or cheaper cuts such as neck chops? How would this affect AEV’s?
Once you have finished reading this article see if you can answer the following questions;
LA NINA = warmer sea surface waters in our part of the world (western side of the Pacific Ocean)
1 How does this 100% natural biological system work?
EL NINO = cooler sea surface waters in our part of the world, (so warmer in the eastern Pacific).
2 Do all dairy farms use effluent ponds? 3 What else does the system strip out of the dairy effluent that makes it safer to irrigate pastures with? Why is it safer to have this removed?
A warmer sea brings more rainmakers and storms cooler waters bring drier spells and droughts. La Nina has now officially formed and for NZ this summer that increases the chances of
1 Some tropical rainmakers 2 Some rain, drizzle and cloud in the east and north of both main islands 3 Increased humidity for most
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4 Milder overnight weather especially the North Island). 5 Increased chance of inland afternoon thunderstorms But La Nina is measured at the equator and NZ is halfway to Antarctica from the equator - so our usual weather patterns from the west and Southern Ocean can still dominate. Compare overnight lows in Northland with daytime highs in Dunedin - you might notice some northern overnight lows are higher than southern highs!
Is La Nina impacting your local forecast? Visit RuralWeather.co.nz . Can you find three areas that are experiencing the following? • Increased days with E or NE winds? • Increased humidity levels (over 70% from 6pm to 6am) • Afternoon thunderstorms inland Got your own question about how the weather works? Ask Phil! Email phil@ruralweather.co.nz with your question and he could answer it on the Weather Together podcast!