Winter chill to the middle of August is very mixed. The main growing areas of Sunraysia and the Riverland are having below average chill, The eastern end of the growing area, Griffith and Wagga Wagga have enjoyed above average chill.
Interestingly the Dynamic Model is showing better chill in Sunraysia that an older method of measuring the chill achieved by the trees – hours below 7C. This data series is showing chill well below average
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