Very seriously dry even here on the edge of Dartmoor, started feeding the suckler herd to stretch out what seriously crisp grass there is, sometimes a little rain is worse than none at all as it seems to burn faster after, my father always reckoned in a drought a little rain persuades the roots to look upwards for moisture making it far worse, not sure if that's a scientific fact but it sounded plausible!
Drought
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serf
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- Location
- warwickshire
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
It's quiet, they don't hear like they hear the quad. Done 80 miles today at 180 mpg . Last time I filled the tank it cost £2,76 !!Bet they are glad when they hear the hair drier coming down the lane
- Location
- South lakes
Niece lives in St Albans, she has just come visiting home, she cannot get how green it all is North of Preston, all the rivers are back to flowing, fields all green, but once you break in the surface there is not that much moisture even with all the rain we’ve had, but I know livestock prefer sun on their backs rather than day after day of rain, but there is a limit! Hang in there southerners!
Been down the M6 from yorkshire via Lancaster down to Stafford today & honestly you would not think there was any sort of a droght ,farmer at stafford was quite happy with how much grass he had, (but I do realise its bad in other places) Cant explain the poor cattle thou. Did you buy owt then?
8 thereed still got fleash on them plenty hadn't, i know its early but these cattle need a lick of corn!
I thought things were getting proper desperate and he was buying in pizza for themBet they are glad when they hear the hair drier coming down the lane
Didn't realize deiveroo did cow dinners!!Bet they are glad when they hear the hair drier coming down the lane
serf
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- Location
- warwickshire
You'll be surprised, can get oat delivered nowadays.....
- Location
- South Wales UK
Over 31oC at mo and rising???
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Taps aff!
- Location
- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
Wierd, never seen so many bkackberries.
Where they got water from?
Where they got water from?
They never mention lack of grass growth for animals, always crops or sodding fruit and veg
- Location
- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
Animals dont eat grass they eat grain in factory farms..get with the agenda....
He did mention that and they ran a clip from farming today talking about lack of grass, feeding fodder early, impact on lambs, etc