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After 10 trouble-free years, the slurry agitator has thrown in the towel at an inconvenient time.
Shamonda virus confirmed on two Cork dairy farms
Bluetongue spreads to three more counties, with cases in sheep and cattle
Farm building grant reveals 1798 pike heads and a jam jar of Civil War letters
Tipp land sells for just under €31,000/ac at auction
Galway farmer cuts costs by taking DIY approach to new suckler shed
I was pleasantly surprised to end up with a yield of about 2t/ac at around 19% moisture.
Despite the incentives and efforts nationally, the dial has not moved.
We have cut the grass for our second cut of silage, later than it has been for many years because of the hot dry weather.
How long do we wait to sow, and will the soil underneath be dry enough to allow the next option of ploughing and following directly with the one pass?
While Russia was in post-communism chaos, it was still a major market for western cereals, meat and dairy products.
While the legal wheels will grind slowly, the course for real change would seem to be set.
One of the consequences of the exceptionally dry warm summer is that the spring beans, the last crop to be harvested, are shorter and more open than I would like.
Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.
