Scotland - Crops in desperate need of rain

05.05.2020 152 views
Farmers up and down Scotland experienced a welcomed heatwave this spring after a wet winter left the majority of the country under water. Unfortunately, the tables have turned and many farmers are now crying out for rain. The drier weather has allowed spring sowing and other field operations to continue largely uninterrupted, which has resulted in early crop planting, with some farmers managing to get up to a month ahead of normal sowing operations. Arable farmers in the east are particularly feeling the strain of no rain, with open soil structures unsuited to prolonged dry periods at this time. Potato and vegetable farmer, Philip Benzie, of Gairnieston Farm, Turriff, commented: "We have never been so far ahead in our spring work this year and we haven't lost a day's planting since the end of March. We grow half our acreage in Morayshire and there's hardly been any rain since we planted it in early April, resulting in us getting rather concerned about the moisture levels.” "We are about to start drilling the rest of our main crop carrots but we are concerned about the dry conditions, which will affect germination of the carrots. We've complete drilling in Aberdeenshire and at the beginning of the week we received 10ml of rainfall, which will help crop establishment. However, the dry weather is only one of the challenges farmers face in these unprecedented times," he concluded. Similarly, Sandy Norrie, of Duncan Farms, Turriff, who manages 2400 ha of mixed cropping, is also feeling the pressure, however is using the opportunity to trial a different approach to managing the less than ideal conditions. “The crop struggling the most with the dry conditions is spring barley, mainly because it’s had no adequate volume of moisture since establishment, whereas the winter cereals called on their reserves of moisture received at the end of last year, but they too, now need a ‘drink’,” Sandy said. Source - https://www.freshplaza.com
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