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I was biting my nails as I watched the RTÉ Investigates documentary. It showed some serious breaches of protocol and regulations concerning calf welfare, focusing on export in particular.
Last year I didn’t get a chance to prioritise weed control in certain fields on the farm, but this year I have put in a better effort at managing them.
The last two weeks have seen a massive drop in grass growth rates on this farm, down to around 30kg/DM/ha — and my demand is above 45kg/DM/ha.
I always draw a sigh of relief when the last tyre goes on the silage pit but this year, there were so many tyres left over that it looks like its going to be a major struggle to use them all up.
The TV was on in the background last night while I was trying to catch up on some admin on the laptop.