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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (218515)3/1/2013 7:23:16 PM
From: Maurice Winn  Read Replies (1) of 542139
 
They are not mistaken [or lying] Wharfie. When food supplies run out, farmers have to get rid of stock. That means less milk for a while. But each year, cows have calves which live quite a few years. So it's not too difficult to rebuild herds when the rain returns - they will start this year in anticipation of yet another traditional wet winter.

I noticed a special on rump steak today at the local supermarket, so I expect that means they have a lot of meat they are trying to sell. But it's a global market so it's surprising if local prices are affected much. A slight lowering of price would see all the meat NZ could produce being bought overseas to feed billions of people.

There must be lots of people thinking about how to get water from where it is to where it's needed. There was an article in the news today about moving west coast south island water through the Southern Alps to the dry Canterbury plains and farming regions.

At present, water goes from Lake Manapouri through a tunnel to the west coast - the wrong direction. Being used to generate electricity. There have been proposals to ship fresh water from the west coast in super tankers to places around the world which need good quality water. Maybe they should sail to the east coast too.

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