Storm Éowyn and the early January snow aside, the 2025 weather has been relatively kind to farmers. You could nearly say that going back to August last year, we’ve had a good run. It was badly needed, as the previous two years were challenging to say the least, especially the […]
Farming with Tommy Moyles
It’s been a busy month here, as good weather meant that cattle could get back out to grass, with calving getting underway and progressing nicely. There are always a few things that will keep you on your toes though. I spotted one calf drawing hard one day, so the vet […]
With 2024 in the rearview mirror, Tommy Moyles looks back at how the year was from a farming perspective. When it came to weather, up until August; 2024 was one of the most challenging years I can recall. There have been washout years, droughts and blizzards in the past, but […]
It almost took until the final quarter of the year for the weather to come good and that was welcomed by farmers across the country. It took serious pressure off and allowed field work to be complete for tillage farmers and allowed livestock farmers graze later than usual to make […]
The week of sunshine around the ploughing has drifted into distant memory and you’d swear we have just skipped October and gone straight into November. Southeasterly wind storms tend to be the worst here and the one on the last weekend of September left every east-facing window with a spattering […]
I hate wishing time away but after 14 months of hoping next week’s weather will be better, it seems that’s just what I’ve done. I’ve written this year off as a grazing season and I’ll just manage it out for the rest of the year. When it comes to stymied grass […]