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Matt Dempsey

All the cattle were brought back in after the deluge in the middle of last week, and to give the ground a chance to recover.

3 April 2024 Viewpoints

Home Farm: wet weather still slowing progress

On the tillage side, land has certainly got firmer and the water level in what I use as an indicator ditch has dropped significantly.

27 March 2024 Viewpoints

Home Farm: some progress at last

Some of the headlands have effectively no crop at all. It’s not just a low plant population - it’s a total absence of any plants.

Home Farm: feed bills mount

Looking at our normal silage ground, we have some really heavy infestations of docks.

20 March 2024 Viewpoints

Home Farm: spring work restarts

We are continuing to buy in young cattle as we sell beef out and with the slurry in the slatted houses now reasonably under control, things are more comfortable than they were even 10 days ago.

13 March 2024 Viewpoints

Home Farm: Young stores all back in

With last week's rain and a mediocre forecast, it will still be some time before we can get out on the crops.

6 March 2024 Viewpoints

Home Farm: change of tillage plans

Even if we don’t get to sow the spring barley until 1 May, we can still be confident of getting a crop that’s usable as either arable silage or as usable grain and straw.

28 February 2024 Viewpoints