AGRICULTURE NEWS - Farmers in the Western Cape have expressed great joy about the snowfall on various mountains across the province during the weekend of 28 and 29 August.
Gerrit van der Merwe, director of the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa in the Western Cape and citrus farmer near Citrusdal, said the snow lay much thicker and lower than usual on the mountains surrounding Citrusdal, with some of the higher lying orchards being covered with snow.
“Individual citrus farmers suffered losses, but these were mainly smaller farms at higher altitudes. Farmers are generally thankful for the snow as it would help to replenish [groundwater supplies] and boreholes,” he said.
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