Icelandic sheep farmers need to feed pastured sheep supplements and hay because the cold spring has left grass growth three weeks behind, reports Morgunblaðið newspaper.
Read more: The coldest May since 1982
Þórarinn Ingi Pétursson, the director of the Icelandic Sheep Farmers Association, says there is plenty of hay left after winter, but not all of it is of high quality.
Sheep farmers will likely need to keep their sheep in pastures until July, when the animals can finally roam the country side grazing.
Icelandic sheep farmers need to feed pastured sheep supplements and hay because the cold spring has left grass growth three weeks behind, reports Morgunblaðið newspaper.
Read more: The coldest May since 1982
Þórarinn Ingi Pétursson, the director of the Icelandic Sheep Farmers Association, says there is plenty of hay left after winter, but not all of it is of high quality.
Sheep farmers will likely need to keep their sheep in pastures until July, when the animals can finally roam the country side grazing.
