The floods of the past few days have destroyed many fields and large parts of the crops across the country. And this despite the fact that, according to initial predictions, many farmers would be able to harvest their fields soon – if that were possible. Drought and floods have made for a horror year for many farmers.
“In the spring, everything seemed like a record year, the sowing was very good. But then everything went differently,” says Christian Lang, district chairman of the Chamber of Agriculture in Perg. First, the persistent drought caused extreme problems for the farmers, and then the floods came. “We had been hoping for weeks that it would rain. And then it rains so hard that it causes problems again,” says Lang, like many of his colleagues, in despair.
Up to 90 percent flooded
The floods have been particularly severe in the Perg district in recent days. “Although only a few buildings were affected, some farmers had up to 90 percent of their agricultural land under water,” says Lang. Some of the crop, mainly corn and soybeans, was saved because the threshing machine was deployed quickly in response to the forecasts, but the sugar beet harvest has been a total failure for many.
The humus layer has now disappeared
The water masses caused another problem: “On many plots, the humus layer was washed away, and that is the most important part of the plot. It will take a very long time to rebuild,” Lang said.
Source: Krone
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