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Hi Leon,
It must be hard to see years of work producing and breeding livestock and then having a bad year not being able to feed them.
I had an orphan lamb dropped off to me on Saturday and he's only just ok. Bit of work but normally they make it.
I can only imagine up north how many ewes wont make it and these crying little lambs lying next their dead or dying mums and the extra work keep these little guys going.
The only positive out of this is the prices which at least aren't too bad at the moment but it means destocking which will take years to get back.
I suppose if climate change is happening then this may be our future and some places will become not viable for farming but the tranistion will be hard.
It does look that way, are we warming up or tipping point to a an ice age, or its just a normal cycle?
Whatever it is there seems like some sort of climate change is happening world wide and we probably will have to adapt sometime just like mankind has in the past.
A bit deep for the morning but if we like eating food we have to look after our farmers esp dairy at the moment.
Cheers
Andy
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