WIT Bsc Ag science . UL MSc in education. Biology and Ag science teacher as well as agri contractor and farmer trying to grow crops in the west

Joined March 2020
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Before the rain
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Bulling through it
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Weed spray on the late barley 🙄
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Winter oats
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First of the hay
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Shiny metal for when school ends
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3rd fungicide on winter barley. I think it’s very short this year compared to normal
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Last of the spring barley going in today 12th of May. Spring sowing in 23, 24 and most likely 26 was a waste of time unfortunately
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The difference in a month
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In 1926 my great grandfather lived on this farm. The man that sold him the farm was Fred Grainger and he lived with him until he died
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The only spring crop that should be sown this side of the Shannon
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We got 7 acres ploughed and now there is 10 bad days Promissed 🤣
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At T1’s here today, place is in an awful mess
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Beans went in this weekend
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Back to having either the tramlines or the crop looking nice
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First fert on winter oats
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Winter barley looking well after getting its compound 2 weeks ago today
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Another tillage project.
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Conall Moore retweeted
Below sums up how the major of tillage farmers feel. Irish tillage farmers grow grain with the world’s lowest carbon footprint and the highest nitrogen efficiency. More grain helps solve nitrates issues. All we ask is a level playing field on imports—let the sector flourish again
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