How Christmas tree farm makes it rain in dry spell
Rob Thomas has invested in a giant water pump to ensure crops like July's sunflowers and Halloween's pumpkins will be ready in timeA Christmas tree farmer has had to invest £22,000 in a new irrigation system, saying he has had to adapt his business to cope with continued dry spells each year.The hot weather is expected to continue for another 10 days, forecasters have said.
"Every farmer is going through the water problem at the moment," said Rob Thomas from Gower Fresh Christmas Trees Farm at Three Crosses, Swansea.He has invested in a tanker and giant rain-like spray system which pumps water over crops. Welsh Water has said there was no doubt climate change was having an impact on its supplies, although it did not anticipate issuing hosepipe bans and drought warnings this year.
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