SUNLIFE｜Why is it still sunny on a New Zealand ranch during a light snowfall?

Today ushers in the second season of winter, light snow, snowflakes flying in the sky between the fields, a piece of fall on the ground that will melt, cold wind day strong, so located in New Zealand's pastureland now what is the scene?

New Zealand in more than 80 million years ago, crustal plate extrusion, is located in the southern hemisphere of 41 ° South latitude, longitude 174 ° South, and China's northern hemisphere season is the opposite, this is the summer of New Zealand, New Zealand is a temperate oceanic climate, the average temperature of 25 ° C in the summer, 10 ° C in the winter, the year-round temperature difference is generally no more than 15 ° C, the annual rainfall of an average of 400 to 1200 millimeters around. Such a favorable climate environment makes New Zealand an ideal place for people, animals and plants to live.

New Zealand pastureland in the geographic location, climate environment, plus, all seasons are in the sunshine just right state. At the same time, New Zealand's climatic environment and topography make New Zealand have 13.65 million hectares of natural pastureland, occupying 50% of the total land area. The population engaged in animal husbandry accounts for about 80% of the agricultural population (4 out of 5 farmers are grazing). New Zealand's natural form of grazing and the strict regulations on pasture management, planting and dairy traceability mechanisms, management and testing systems, which is why its milk quality has a reputation for being of the highest quality.