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Strong grass growth in April and a dry start to May has seen silage get under way in earnest over the weekend. Farmers have taken advantage of the bank holiday to dust off mowers and head to the fields. Many have taken to Twitter to share the first of their #silage19 photos.
1st cut away ???? #Silage19 pic.twitter.com/La9X1b63c5
— curraniecakez (@seamusgcurran) May 4, 2019
That’s the silage season started #Silage19 pic.twitter.com/UJ0I7nftwP
— michael clarke (@mickeyjoeclarke) May 4, 2019
Officially a member of the #Silage19 club! #teamdairy pic.twitter.com/ZdBVOXYWyP
— Darragh Callanan ?? (@CallananDarragh) May 4, 2019
Silage 19 started well some of it pic.twitter.com/eVBbwUNDuk
— SligoRobotman (@Sligorobotman) May 4, 2019
If you haven’t one of these up today it seems you may not be really farming at all?? pic.twitter.com/V7qdZPIlg2
— Alan Dillon (@forterra105) May 4, 2019
Since everyone else is at it ?? #Silage19 #viewoftralee pic.twitter.com/lzI39yC7lB
— Niall Mason (@mason_niall) May 4, 2019
And its started for another year???? #silage19 pic.twitter.com/RYrw71IDEf
— Cathal Gormley (@cathal800) May 4, 2019
That’s a wrap for first cut. Can’t believe the bulk considering how early it is. #Silage19 #Teamdairy #grasstosilagetomilk pic.twitter.com/7TtHbJJ56T
— William Chestnutt (@williecrow) May 4, 2019
If carlsberg did bank holidays... #silage19 pic.twitter.com/cL2f9jtbUt
— Michael Curtin (@Robo_Mike) May 4, 2019
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