Saltbushes Bloom As Our Next Big El Nino Lurks - New Matilda

Sheep and cattle farmers across Australia’s south east have begun planting an elite variety of ‘Old Man Saltbush’ this winter, to supplement feed during dryer conditions in anticipation of a potential El Nino predicted to cause widespread droughts in Australia in the coming years. Anameka Saltbush is a specially selected variety of the drought-tolerant nativeMore