Roughage tour Weather - Week 26
Not enough rainfall at the dairy farmers yet
After having had warm weather last week with up to 30 degrees, rain fell at the beginning of the weekend and today. The crops of the dairy farmers who participate in the Boerenbusines Roughage Tour could really use this rain.
These were warm days for dairy farmers Robert Welhuis from Wapse (Dr.), Silvain Kusters from Guttecoven (Li) and Bert Wissels from Hengelo (GD). Temperatures of over 30 degrees were reached on Thursday 23 June. A day later, heavy precipitation followed for some, as is often the case this year after a warm period. The weather station of AgroExact by Bert Wissels indicated more than 32 degrees, almost 20 degrees warmer than last night.
Final precipitation
On Friday 24 June, precipitation finally fell in the Netherlands. The amount varies per area, varying between more than 3 and more than 20 mm of water. Sander Vijverberg from Strijen (ZH) is currently growing the third cut, indicating that precipitation is welcome. Ultimately 14 mm falls in Strijen. The table below shows the differences between the precipitation per participant.
| Name | Precipitation in millimeters |
| Sander Vijverberg in Strijen (ZH) | 14 |
| Hans Schoenmakers in Udenhout (NB) | 18 |
| Bert Wissels in Hengelo (GD) | 3.2 |
| Roel Assies in Zeewolde (FL) | 22 |
| Robert Welhuis in Wapse (Dr.) | 11 |
| Silvain Kusters in Guttecoven (Li) | 18.8 |
Making use of the precipitation
Silvain Kusters in Guttecoven made direct use of the 18,8 millimeters of precipitation that had fallen. The next day on Saturday 25 June, 15m3 of animal manure was spread on the grassland.
Reuben van der Maas
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