it's not over
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Where's all the slurry that was spread with all that rain
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Wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it myself, but dribble bar spread slurry looks to me to be much more rain fast than plate. Especially if it got a day or two to skin. To be honest I'm glad I went on ahead.
Ballygreenan
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- Tyrone NI
Have you checked Lough Neagh? Just goes to show the complete lunacy of the spreading ban, 4 weeks into the open period and there's hardly been a decent week to spread.
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- County Antrim
Same. Had it on a few days before the weather broke, can see it taking effect already. Hard to beat the early slurry.
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- Northern Ireland
Grass was still green here through the winter anyway, with a bit of growth on it. If some of had got much more grass on it, slurry would have ended up a no no. I went in front with urea as I just hate putting a wheel back on slurried ground. There definitely was a small spell at end of January would have done for spreading, though the day length is really against you.
it's not over
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Grass has stayed very green all winter especially if it got autumn slurry. Kept the white vermin off this winter. Got 25 loads out while waiting on contractor but he didn't come in time. Good or bad I will know later and yes early slurry on dry ground works wonders everytime
Ballygreenan
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- Tyrone NI
Dry ground? What is this phenomenon of which you speak? Are you some kind of sorcerer?
it's not over
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Costa del north antrim
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- Northern Ireland
Don't build your house on the san-dee land.
Don't build it too near the shore.
Well it might look kind of nice,
But you'll have to build it twice,
Oh you'll have to build your house once more.
Don't build it too near the shore.
Well it might look kind of nice,
But you'll have to build it twice,
Oh you'll have to build your house once more.
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- Northern Ireland
Don't worry. He's talking about the hard bit around the gate that you can't plough.
Ballygreenan
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- Tyrone NI
You beat me to it! Great minds.......!
it's not over
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If it took 25 loads to do the bit at the gate what size is the field. Come to n Antrim and we'll show yous how to farmDon't worry. He's talking about the hard bit around the gate that you can't plough.
Ballygreenan
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- Location
- Tyrone NI
How bout u come down to the Clogher Valley till I show you how wet the gaps are!
Mouser
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- near Belfast
No wonder if your putting 25 loads on them!
- Location
- Northern Ireland
I'll climb into the boat after reading up in the morning and be over before too long. Where's the nearest jetty to you?
What do you do with the fields stones over there, or do you leave them for the harvester to gather up?
it's not over
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All joking aside land was relatively dry up to mid feb
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- Northern Ireland
New electricity line going across this area. Last couple of weeks they've been building roads across fields here to take cranes and articulated lorries in to build towers and bury very large cables. When they scraped the top off it was a dry as snuff underneath. It's the top two inches of muck that's the biggest challenge.
Current outlook from the charts is a high sitting over the Azores, continuing to direct lows over us. It appears to inch it's way eastward next week as far as Spain, and then with the hint of it pushing up north towards us by the weekend. We'll have to see how that unfolds.
Current outlook from the charts is a high sitting over the Azores, continuing to direct lows over us. It appears to inch it's way eastward next week as far as Spain, and then with the hint of it pushing up north towards us by the weekend. We'll have to see how that unfolds.
it's not over
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- thunder rd co.antrim
Anyone for the bull sale in Kilrea tomorrow. What's your best advice on buying a bull. I was told if it had six vg generations you can go far wrong
Edit. Sorry meant next tues
Edit. Sorry meant next tues
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Ballygreenan
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- Tyrone NI
Buy a selection of bulls that are already proven, they can be delivered in little frozen plastic straws, that way they won't try and kill you when all the cows are in calf!