Tadhg Fitz

BSc in Land Management in Agriculture in WIT, tillage farmer, junior C hurler

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

Orcade winter barley up and away in Laois, farmers after getting a great chance to get on top of the winter planting so far this year!

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

DLF regener8 starting to come into it's own after winter barley, the field is destined for spring malting barley for @DALTONSMILLS in the spring

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

A super course, especially if you have any interest in soil biology, and alternative agricultural practices! Would definitely recommend it! And feel free to DM me for info on it if you want, I'm starting year 2 in September

[John Geraghty @GeraghtyWIT]

REMINDER that the MSc/PG Diploma in Organic and Biological Agriculture programme in @SETUAgriculture is open for applications. For more details visit: https://t.co/v78w9yZa18…
Applications close 31st August next. @agriculture_ie @NatOrgSkill @IrishOrganicA @organictrust

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

@ArableSam I'm sick of it already, a weeks good weather would see the end of what little winter crops are in the ground wrapped up and we can't even get that

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

Finally getting going but for how much longer 😮‍💨 lots of heads on the ground and crop breaking down

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

@CullionPlant 3 to 4 acres an hour I suppose! We're doing well to get 2hrs in a row at the minute

[Abi Kay @FWAbiKay]

Another story from @FarmersWeekly's #DyingToFeedYou campaign for #FarmSafetyWeek.

This time, from James Chapman, who lost his arm in a pto shaft.

His advice: "Sometimes it’s about having the courage to say no – my life is worth more than that."
https://t.co/bt2ZVOqaqe

[Samuel Deane @ArableSam]

2024 straw chopping budget:
SB 7.5t/ha €8.43 of P & €46.50 of K
WB 10t/ha €11.24 of P & €47.43 of K
WW 11t/ha €12.36 of P & €52.08 of K
WO 9t/ha €10.11 of P & €80.91 of K
OSR 5t/ha €6.74 of P & €25.11 of K.
Value based on quoted for Super 16 & MOP this week

[Shalvanstown Biodynamic Farm @Shalvanstown]

Seriously don't rob us farmers of the straw incorporation measure. If these lands were to be sown with covercrops and produce lots of bulky green stuff there would be no fodder crisis.

[Conall Moore @ConallMoore5]

Majority of Crops that are chopped are NOT suitable for baling and will be chopped anyway. This is Co.Galway a high straw demand area if I could sell these crops I would. @GrowersGrain @AgrilandIreland @agriculture_ie

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

Straw incorpation 🤷🏻❓️

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

Tractor serviced ✅️
Trailers greased ✅️
Barley ripe ✅️
Good weather ❌️

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

The best scheme to ever be introduced into the tillage sector and gone with the click of a finger. Hopefully common sense will prevail

[John Dunne @John_Dunne_]

From the @farmersjournal 20/08/23. The tillage industry (& others) are greatly disappointed and angered by the recent pause of the straw incorporation scheme. I hope we don’t see wet swarths of straw in fields next November: unbaled, unchopped, unwanted…..

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

The winter barley on the home farm getting ever closer to being cut. Hopefully the clouds will disperse when the combine is ready to pull in 🌾🤞🏻

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

Organic Geraldine barley looking very clean out in Dunmore with very little disease in the crop 💪🏼🌾

[Waterford Distillery @WaterfordWhisky]

The barley brigade with new organic grower Sinead.

Barley only went down in May so it’s the shortest we’ve seen.

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

Took a chance knocking hay Wednesday and hoping to save it Tuesday. Fingers crossed the weather plays ball until then 🤞🏻🌱

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

Seeing a lot of this across the farm on the hawthorn hedges. I'm hoping it's not fire blight as trying to deal with ash dieback from imported saplings is hard enough without having to worry about another imported disease on the farm

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

@Paulp8181 @IrishRainforest If farmers, particularly dairy farmers thought it would work to control deere populations and reduce the risk of TB being spread I can't see it being an issue. Biggest hurdle might be among sheep farmers especially in upland areas and how the public would react to seeing them

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

A year ago to the day and proud to report that this years Tardis winter barley is standing tall and showing real promise 🌾here's hoping I don't jinx it 🤞🏻

[Tadhg Fitz @tmfitz96]

Looked for the rain and I got more than I bargained for 🤦 sums up the year so far, dear seed, fert and chemical, poor grain prices and now lodging 😮‍💨