Agricultural contractors are in to the seasonal swing much earlier than usual also. Mr Booth said the cutting of baleage and silage is ahead of schedule by at least two or three weeks.
"Normally this doesn't start until mid-October."
He said there has been "phenomenal re-growth" with those paddocks that had already been cut "growing like mad again."
"It's shaping up to be a wonderful season and I hope that the sheep and beef farmers share in it.
"So far the prices they have been getting have only been break-even so it is imperative they have a good season too.
"The exchange rate can have a big effect and with the American shut-down, who knows."
Mr Booth said he expects farmers along Wairarapa's coastal strip will be also benefiting from good grass growth, "so it's fingers crossed all round."
In its overview of the seasonal outlook for the country NIWA comments on the "equatorial Pacific Ocean" continuing to be in neutral, meaning there is neither an El Nino or La Nina pattern evident.
These conditions are likely for the next three months.
