Originally Posted by
Toddy
Winter chill hours are well up on previous years, so history will tell us that we should be in for a reasonable bud break come September.
The nights have been nice and cold. The grass is still growing which means that the ground is still warm.
Who knows, nature will decide.
Zespri and the Coolstore seem to be happy with how the fruit is storing and selling offshore. 60 percent of the gold has been shipped to date. Fingers crossed that it continues for the rest of the season.
I was offered a free baby lamb today when down at cafe. A good reminder that spring is not far off. And my son sent me pictures of 50 center meters of fresh snow on the skifields, a reminder that we are in winter.
As soon as those interest rates start to drop then farming will fire up again.