AGRICULTURE NEWS - While the rain is widely welcomed, farmers in the Southern Cape could face serious damage after the region received heavy rainfall on Monday, 22 November.
Louis Wessels, former Western Cape chairperson of the Red Meat Producers’ Organisation, told Farmer’s Weekly that George received 150mm of rain between 05:00 and 07:00 on Monday.
“This will definitely have a major impact on newborn lambs,” Wessels said, adding that newborns could struggle to feed in such wet conditions.
“Luckily, it’s not cold, so this will limit the damage. We will only be able to estimate the full extent of the damage in a couple of days.”
Read the full article here on the Caxton publication, Farmer's Weekly
