Farmers and contractors have been busy since slurry spreading opened in zone A on Sunday and others are rearing to go, judging by pictures sent to the Irish Farmers Journal and shared online.
Meanwhile, in Co Galway, farmers must wait until Wednesday, but they are already in the starting blocks – as shown in this photo sent in by Shane Igoe.
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With relatively dry weather across the south, east and midlands, the first counties opening for slurry spreading saw a flurry of activity on Sunday.
Tankers were out along a line stretching from Co Cork to Co Offaly (top picture below) and Co Meath.
In west Cork, Killian Sheehy shared this video of his New Holland TS110 and 1,600-gallon Abbey tanker in action on Sunday.
At Teagasc Moorepark, dairy adviser Edmond Moakley took the trailing shoe out for the first spin of the year.
Meanwhile, in Co Galway, farmers must wait until Wednesday, but they are already in the starting blocks – as shown in this photo sent in by Shane Igoe.
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