Weather on a farm

• Weather on a farm can vary depending on the different troughs and pressure systems in the surrounding regions.


• Weather can affect farms hugely depending on the amount of rainfall the area has during the year and a couple of inches every month can be the difference between being successful and losing everything.


• If vineyards and horticultural farms don’t have enough rain, the crops could quite easily die which puts the owners in a lot of debt.


• Yet if they get too much rain, the crops could get root rot and die or it could cause a flood and do lots of damage to the farm.


• If livestock farms get enough rain they can easily maintain a decent water supply which keeps the animals alive and well which is critical when farming livestock.


• If there isn’t enough rainfall then water must be bought to feed the animals which is quite expensive and may not even be worth doing.


• Lightning storms can cause massive damage to a farm if the lightning hits nearby bush causing large bushfires.


• Floods can be very dangerous to both livestock and horticulture farms.