Masters of nature will fight a losing battle against the birds and bees

Imagine if the drought went on all summer? I think that’s the worry which is niggling at many of us.

Farmers and commercial growers of all kinds are coping with far more than a few niggles. Some will struggle to survive what Keogh’s potato growers called “a perfect storm” of that shocking winter followed by this drought.

It is scary that the political system in this country was not strong enough to bring in a system of charging for water which would have rationalised demand.