Tag: straw

straw

Sale at Draperstown Mart on Saturday 18th March 2023: Livestock Auction Details
Agriculture/Livestock News
Sale at Draperstown Mart on Saturday 18th March 2023: Livestock Auction Details
On Saturday 18th March 2023, Draperstown Mart will be hosting a livestock sale for local farmers. The sale will include 12 heifers and bulls, weighing between 420 and 450kgs, from a local farmer. Additionally, there will be 5 springing heifers, consisting of 4 Belgian Blue (BB) and 1 Hereford (HER), all due on the 11th of April. All of the heifers have been artificially inseminated (AI) to a famous easy…
access_time1 year ago
grain harvest
Agriculture/Livestock News
National grain harvest ahead of schedule – IFA
The national grain harvest is significantly ahead of normal due to the recent August heatwave conditions, according to IFA Grain Committee Members. Wheat and spring barley harvesting is 85% to 100% complete in the south, southeast, south midlands and in the mid-east. Spring oat and spring wheat crops must still be cut in these areas. In the west and northwestern counties, where spring barley is the main crop, the harvest…
access_time2 years ago