Welsh farmer’s milk wasted resulting from ‘antagonistic’ climate circumstances

A Welsh dairy farmer has taken to Twitter to spotlight the disruption attributable to present climate circumstances which has resulted in his milk not being collected.

Michael Williams took to the social media platform right now (Monday, December 12) and mentioned that “resulting from antagonistic climate yesterday and our milk not being collected, we had hoped (it might) be collected right now”.

Nevertheless, Williams mentioned that he obtained “the decision that dairy farmers dread in chilly climate” and was instructed that his milk couldn’t be collected right now both.

“The highway is open, however no lorry is coming right now,” he mentioned by way of the Farmers of the UK Twitter account.

“We’re about to achieve capability of our bulk tank. 12,000L.

“As soon as we attain capability the robots will cease milking to keep away from this and guarantee our plant is hygienic I have to now drain our tank to waste (on-farm manure lagoon) and get the tank washed to permit it to be refilled.

“Dumping edible, nutritious milk is soul destroying.”

Williams then shared a video of a milk tank being drained, including that he had hoped “this could be a optimistic week of household dairying”.

I had hoped this could be a optimistic week of household dairying. However I’m afraid that is the truth of right now. That is very upsetting. Nevertheless, seeing different climate associated tragedies on the information we have to be grateful. pic.twitter.com/UwUpgF3YYK

— Farmers Of The UK (@FarmersOfTheUK) December 12, 2022

“However I’m afraid that is the truth of right now. That is very upsetting” he mentioned.

“Nevertheless, seeing different climate associated tragedies on the information we have to be grateful.”

Climate circumstances

Climate warnings have been issued by the Met Workplace till Thursday of this week (December 15). The yellow climate warnings predict snow, ice and fog throughout completely different areas of the UK for the subsequent 4 days.

At present (Monday, December 12), the north of Scotland will see wintery showers and icy circumstances. Ice and fog will impression the midlands and southeast England.

There may be additionally a Standing Yellow ice and fog climate warning in place for the entire of Northern Eire right now.

Chief meteorologist for the Met Workplace, Steve Willington, mentioned: “It’s staying chilly with daytime temperatures remaining just a few levels above freezing in lots of locations over the approaching days and in a single day temperatures dropping to -10° or decrease in remoted spots.”