The Caithness Business Index has posted the following article:

Farmers Advised To Take Steps To Combat Late Spring

[IMG]//caithness-business.co.uk/image_cache/na8164_tn.jpg[/IMG] Scottish farmers are being advised to take steps and plan fodder usage now, with experts predicting a late spring. Using data from grass variety trials, specialists from SAC Consulting, part of Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), predict that T-Sum 200 - which indicates when soils have warmed sufficiently for grass growth to begin - will be two-to-three weeks later than normal. [Read Full Article]