If we do suffer a serious drought here in the South it has been suggested that the claims by organic farmers that their pasture management and resulting greater depth of roots on their grasses will protect them against a big dry will be tested.
I'm plumping for the urea-free farmers to win this challenge hands-down, but we'll have to wait and see - today's rain may be a drought-breaker, though I doubt that it'll do any more than wash the dust off the pasture. Flying over the Aparima district on Friday, it did look as though Organic Acres was greener than any other farm below us and it's early days yet!
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