Farmer forced to cull cows after water cut off
By Steve Humphrey & Ros TappendenA dairy farmer who lost part of his herd after his water supply was cut off twice in three months has said his financial situation has become "dire".
Water supplies were cut off in part of Hampshire for several days in December and February when bottled water was handed out to about 20,000 customers.Since the outages, the number of milking cows on Mr Neagle's farm in Winchester has gone from 110 to 82, leaving him struggling financially, and he has been unable to access compensation.
When water supplies were cut off for almost three days in December, Southern Water said it was due to burst pipes.Image caption,went off again for four daysMr Neagle said his herd needed to drink around 12,000 to 14,000 litres of water a day to maintain health and production.
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