Will Stokes

Potato and tillage farmer in south Tipperary. Teagasc Tillage Signpost farm for Tipperary 2022 to 2027

[Will Stokes @willstokes228]

@ConallMoore5 Good at pgr! 🤞

[Will Stokes @willstokes228]

@ShayPhelan1 🤔

[Innovative Farmers @IFarmers]

Crop separation is perceived as a barrier to #intercropping, but new technology is making this process easier & more accessible

The group went to see some of this tech in action - here you can see the before & after for a wheat/bean intercrop

Thanks @McArthur_Agri for the demo!

[Will Stokes @willstokes228]

Will this rain ever end!? Won’t be doing much here for a while!🙄

[David O @davidocker286]

Hahaha

[Will Stokes @willstokes228]

If you’re looking for a good cause to donate to over the festive season, please consider Paul. A great guy who has unfortunately been diagnosed with myopathy mitochondrial disease. He and his family really deserve any help you could spare. https://t.co/pAevmJ0iV2 #iDonate_ie

[Steve West @Jostwest]

79% of the worlds cows live in Africa, South America and Asia - Western Europe accounts for just 2% of the population. With a British cow emitting 17x lower CO2eq/kg than a Tanzanian cow and 3x lower than a Brazilian cow…global averages are fun but see how they can skew?

[Brian Tischler @efarmerdot]

Potato harvest in the Netherlands. A bit damp.

[Irish Farmers Journal @farmersjournal]

This year’s potato harvest is the worst in recent memory which is rapidly turning into a salvage operation as drills are underwater following recent flooding, IFA potato committee chair Seán Ryan has said.
https://t.co/yKy9voB8FJ

[Tom Murray @Tomurrayland]

2023 potato harvest , IFA quoting 60% still to be lifted. Stress and strain on growers is now concerning. Growers have high cost outlays still stuck in ground. Bacterial breakdown, skin disease and overall quality will be a challenge in storage.@farmersjournal @IFAmedia

[ShaneHalpin132 @ShanHalpin132]

Serious issues facing all field vegetable and potato growers along with tillage in general. High levels of waste have been seen in all crops due to poor weather conditions for the whole year. Retailers need to take a long hard look at what growers face daily and discount produce.

[Will Stokes @willstokes228]

🫣😭

[Julian Hughes @JulianHughesAg]

We are recruiting a Farm Manager due to growth and upward progression of our current farm manager within the business. Please share with suitable candidates. Thanks

[Will Stokes @willstokes228]

@ArableSam @John_Dunne_ We find there’s a good bit less N left after the peas compared to the s. beans. You would hardly see the residual N in the following crop after the peas, where as you could lodge a crop quickly after the beans if you weren’t keeping it in mind…. Not that that’s ever happened! 😉

[Will Stokes @willstokes228]

@j86carroll Big JM checking out the place?

[Will Stokes @willstokes228]

@ConallMoore5 It’ll be grand!

[Will Stokes @willstokes228]

This looks good!

[Malc Parr 🇬🇧 @tractorman07]

This is the future .

[Will Stokes @willstokes228]

I suppose it’s what I expected but the 98% is pretty stark

[Tommy @tierney1981_t]

Reading this study from Canada again FARMERS income is the green . From 1985 to 2016 agribusiness (input suppliers and service providers)received 98% of the 1.35trillion of revenue from agriculture production . Something seriously wrong there .

[Will Stokes @willstokes228]

Hardly dig any spuds today 🤔🙄

[Will Stokes @willstokes228]

Russia halts Ukraine Black Sea grain exports, citing attack on Crimea | Reuters 🤔🤔 what’ll this do to grain price? https://t.co/0Eax7zzFi3

[Anthony Johnson @amjonno]

This is the greatest music video ever made… 👌

You’re all absolutely welcome 👍