‘Monsoon’ a godsend for drought-hit farmers
Thursday 27th May 2010, 2:29PM BST.
A relieved Julian Ogier gets a wash from a cow while trying to stay dry at Le Hechet Farm. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 0976339)
FARMERS are breathing a sigh of relief after yesterday’s heavy rain.
Before the downpour there had been no substantial rain for nearly two months, meaning grass on which they feed cattle was failing to grow or dying.
Farmers had been looking at emergency measures such as buying in feed from the UK or culling some of the less-productive dairy animals.
Some were also considering approaching the States for help. But Guernsey Farmers’ Association chairman James Watts said yesterday’s rain would give grass and crops a much-needed boost.
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