MORE RESERVOIRS NEEDED AS TEMPERATURES RISE
Island farmers are having to find ways to store more water on their land as a result of climate change. Phil Le Maistre, of Master Farms in Grouville, said that growers were either having to build new reservoirs or dig out existing ones. The work needs to be done now to capture winter rainfall. Despite […]
CARVING OUT A NEW INCOME STREAM
Seasonal farm events are becoming an increasingly important source of income, says Phil Le Maistre after the success of the Pumpkin Patch days out at Master Farms. “It’s the fifth or sixth year we’ve done it. It seems to be getting more popular every year,” the Grouville grower said. “We grow pumpkins on about eight […]