Donegal farmer Sean Bogle is the first out of the traps to make hay in 2019.
The Lifford man cut a 4.5ac paddock for silage last weekend but, with weather conditions in his favour, opted to make hay instead.
“I changed my mind on Sunday evening when the sun came out,” he told the Irish Farmers Journal.
“I turned it twice a day every day since. It’s not heavy, but I got 22 bales out of it,” he said.
Lifford farmer Sean Bogle made what could be the first hay of 2019 on Thursday.
Lifford farmer Sean Bogle made what could be the first hay of 2019 on Thursday.
Lifford farmer Sean Bogle made what could be the first hay of 2019 on Thursday.
Lifford farmer Sean Bogle made what could be the first hay of 2019 on Thursday.
The part-time farmer and lorry driver buys in a mixture of Charolais, Limousin and Angus heifers and bulls every year.
“I buy them in a 200kg and fatten them to about 500kg before selling them on,” he said. “I let the big man worry about finishing them.”
Some of the cattle are sold through the mart in Raphoe and others are sold off the farm.
Hundreds of acres of silage have been made in the last week during the fine spell.
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Over the past three months, 24 weather stations were installed on each of the 12 farms.
Two stations were placed on each farm record rainfall, temperature, humidity, wind speed, gusts and wind direction.
Live data from each station is beamed directly to our website for readers to view.
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Donegal farmer Sean Bogle is the first out of the traps to make hay in 2019.
The Lifford man cut a 4.5ac paddock for silage last weekend but, with weather conditions in his favour, opted to make hay instead.
“I changed my mind on Sunday evening when the sun came out,” he told the Irish Farmers Journal.
“I turned it twice a day every day since. It’s not heavy, but I got 22 bales out of it,” he said.
Lifford farmer Sean Bogle made what could be the first hay of 2019 on Thursday.
Lifford farmer Sean Bogle made what could be the first hay of 2019 on Thursday.
Lifford farmer Sean Bogle made what could be the first hay of 2019 on Thursday.
Lifford farmer Sean Bogle made what could be the first hay of 2019 on Thursday.
The part-time farmer and lorry driver buys in a mixture of Charolais, Limousin and Angus heifers and bulls every year.
“I buy them in a 200kg and fatten them to about 500kg before selling them on,” he said. “I let the big man worry about finishing them.”
Some of the cattle are sold through the mart in Raphoe and others are sold off the farm.
Hundreds of acres of silage have been made in the last week during the fine spell.
Live weather
Check out the Irish Farmers Journal’s new live weather page.
Over the past three months, 24 weather stations were installed on each of the 12 farms.
Two stations were placed on each farm record rainfall, temperature, humidity, wind speed, gusts and wind direction.
Live data from each station is beamed directly to our website for readers to view.
Read more
How to ensure safety at silage harvest time
Editorial: beef factories must do the right thing on €100m fund
Watch: new Irish Farmers Journal live weather page launched
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