It's 5 degrees Celsius cold, Ky Son farmers light fires to warm their cattle
(Baonghean.vn) - In recent days, in Ky Son district, the weather has been very cold. Some highland communes such as Tay Son, Nam Can, Na Ngoi, Muong Long have had times when the temperature dropped below 5 degrees Celsius. To limit damage, many families had to cover their barns and light fires to protect their livestock from the cold.
In Tay Son commune, some villages such as Dong Tren and Dong Duoi have cold weather and frost. At night and early morning, the temperature is below 50C makes many buffalo and cow farmers feel insecure.
Mr. Ha Va Xenh - a resident of Dong Tren village said: "The weather has been very cold since last night (December 22). This is the coldest period since the beginning of the year. We live in the highest village of Ky Son district, so we have been significantly affected. In the village, almost every house has buffaloes, cows, pigs, chickens, and goats. Fortunately, since the cold started, the Farmers' Association of the commune promptly advised people to stock up on food for buffaloes and cows. A few days ago, everyone went into the forest to bring buffaloes and cows home, and had to light fires day and night to keep warm."
Meanwhile, in Nam Can commune, Mr. Ho Ba Po in Tien Tieu village, who owns more than 40 buffaloes and cows, cannot help but worry when the temperature drops to the lowest level since the beginning of the year. According to Mr. Po, he usually lets his buffaloes and cows graze in his fields. However, in recent days, he has had to bring them to a concentrated area for care.
“Learning from previous severe cold spells, this year, when looking at the weather forecast, my family reinforced the barn by covering it with tarps. At the same time, we also prepared at least a week of grass for the cattle to eat through the cold spell. Every day, the whole family takes turns burning firewood to keep the cattle warm,” Mr. Ho Ba Po shared.
Not only in Tay Son and Nam Can communes, according to research, most livestock raising households in Ky Son district, especially in highland areas with cold climates such as Muong Long, Huoi Tu, and Na Ngoi, have activated cold protection plans for livestock.
Up to now, Ky Son is a locality with a large herd of buffalo and cows with more than 50 thousand heads. Learning from the experience of severe cold in previous years, this year the district has proactively responded from the beginning by instructing people to proactively source food for buffalo and cows, reinforce and cover barns and especially use measures to keep warm with the slogan "Cold weather: you cover yourself with cotton blankets, your buffalo and cows also need to be kept warm; you burn wood to keep warm, why not warm the livestock?"