Brian Nicholson
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Brian and his wife Alison farm sheep on 108ha of grassland at Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny.
Brian Nicholson’s farmyard manure plan was thwarted by weather conditions and calendar rules.
By Brian Nicholson on 02 November 2017
Brian Nicholson is heading off for a study tour while the breeding season has started on the farm too.
By Brian Nicholson on 19 October 2017
Brian Nicholson is weighing up the pros and cons of his tillage operation against increasing ewe numbers.
By Brian Nicholson on 05 October 2017
Brian Nicholson has been shearing his ewes at a significant cost compared to the return from wool.
By Brian Nicholson on 07 September 2017
Brian Nicholson is preparing his ewes for the coming breeding season and drafting lambs for sale.
By Brian Nicholson on 24 August 2017
Brian Nicholson is busy deciding which of which ewe lambs will make the grade as replacements.
By Brian Nicholson on 10 August 2017
Grass growth is flying for Brian Nicholson, while he has also got the annual blowfly strike dip done on the sheep. He also takes a look at the much-maligned Knowledge Transfer programme.
By Brian Nicholson on 27 July 2017
After six years in the BETTER sheep programme, Brian Nicholson finishes up with one last open day.
By Brian Nicholson on 13 July 2017
Brian Nicholson has had to do his best MacGyver impression when tackling the amount of grass growth he has had to contend with lately.
By Brian Nicholson on 29 June 2017
As well as grass that continues to drive on, Brian Nicholson has been clocking up the miles at farmer meetings over the past couple of weeks.
By Brian Nicholson on 15 June 2017
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