Pressure on livestock farms to get slurry spread is mounting, after very wet weather since early January has rendered land untravelable in many parts.
Up to and including last Saturday, there was between three and four times the normal rainfall in the east of the country.
The weather forecast is giving another wet week which means the chances of land drying out enough for slurry tanks to travel just won’t be there for many farmers.
The worst of the week’s weather is set to come earlier in the week, with Monday and Tuesday being the wettest.
Despite less rain being forecast in the latter half of the week, it is not dry either so opportunities for land to dry out will be limited.
Many farms that would normally get to spread slurry mid-January, who haven’t spread any slurry yet, are getting near crisis point with tanks almost full.
Some contractors are reporting increased demand for umbilical systems as these do less damage compared to slurry tanks.
In terms of advice, its important that farmers assess ground conditions across the farm as just because some fields are very wet, this doesn’t necessarily mean that all parts of the farm are too wet.
The key point is that in these tricky conditions, only spread as much slurry as is necessary to get by until conditions improve.
Pressure on livestock farms to get slurry spread is mounting, after very wet weather since early January has rendered land untravelable in many parts.
Up to and including last Saturday, there was between three and four times the normal rainfall in the east of the country.
The weather forecast is giving another wet week which means the chances of land drying out enough for slurry tanks to travel just won’t be there for many farmers.
The worst of the week’s weather is set to come earlier in the week, with Monday and Tuesday being the wettest.
Despite less rain being forecast in the latter half of the week, it is not dry either so opportunities for land to dry out will be limited.
Many farms that would normally get to spread slurry mid-January, who haven’t spread any slurry yet, are getting near crisis point with tanks almost full.
Some contractors are reporting increased demand for umbilical systems as these do less damage compared to slurry tanks.
In terms of advice, its important that farmers assess ground conditions across the farm as just because some fields are very wet, this doesn’t necessarily mean that all parts of the farm are too wet.
The key point is that in these tricky conditions, only spread as much slurry as is necessary to get by until conditions improve.
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