I said wrote: » No point here not used since they were put up last year will take a year for them to get used to it. Have a effing buzzard around the place so all wildlife is scarce with the top predator/scavenger ruling the roost.
Bleating Lamb wrote: » How much do Teagasc charge for doing soil samples for Glas plan?
Longford Leader wrote: » €25 per sample (sample covers 5-8 Ha)
Base price wrote: » OH and I walked through the WBC the other day and to say its in a sorry state is an understatement. There is no way we will be able to power harrow it this year to set the new seeds. We reckon that we either need to plough again or spray both areas with Roundup. TBH I'm sorry that we choose WBC as part of our GLAS plan. The reason that we chose WBC was because I thought that by doing so we would enhance the biodiversity of our farm. Not much biodiversity if ye have to plough the emerging undergrowth or spray same let alone the costs of doing same.
Username John wrote: » Is it the amount of trash after the WBC that's left, or just weeds? Was someone saying they were going to put cattle into theirs for a while, to trample in what was there as much as anything else? Any chance of a few pics Base?
KatyMac wrote: » Username John wrote: » Is it the amount of trash after the WBC that's left, or just weeds? Was someone saying they were going to put cattle into theirs for a while, to trample in what was there as much as anything else? Any chance of a few pics Base? Saw that on Countryfile (BBC, Sunday evening). they are allowed to clean up their patch in the spring, so let in cattle to eat and tramp. Aren't we in Ireland allowed to do that? I don't do WBC so am not 100% sure.
Bleating Lamb wrote: » Thanks,does that include getting the samples analysed as well or is that extra?
Genghis Cant wrote: » Any rats in it? There's a ha of wbc 200m from the house here and it's overrun with rats. In fact it's fascinating to see the road network they have created through the crop.
Base price wrote: » Pics
limo_100 wrote: » What knocked mine is still standing but it has no grass coming up at all and i didnt spray it off either. I will say mine is not as dense as yours in the second picture did you put in extra seed?
Base price wrote: » I don't know what knocked it as it is only down in places. I presume wood pigeons/crows did it as you sometimes see knocked patches in tillage. We sowed 75kgs of linseed in 3ha. From memory the recommendation was 15kg/ha if direct drilling and you add a third if broadcasting so we only needed to have sowed 60kgs but we bought 3x25kg bags.
Nekarsulm wrote: » If you give it four or five runs of a set of disk harrows now, would they chop it down enough to allow you broadcast seed later? Even if it needed another disking at seeding time?
Base price wrote: » Nek, in fairness where the hell would one find a disc harrow around here in Longford/Cavan - it ain't tillage land.
pedigree 6 wrote: » Longford.https://www.donedeal.ie/harrows-for-sale/simba-2b-disc-harrow/13400133 Longford.https://www.donedeal.ie/harrows-for-sale/ransomes-trailed-disc-harrow/14145082 Longford.https://www.donedeal.ie/harrows-for-sale/cousins-k125-trailed-disc-harrow/14145113 And probably the one, Roscommon.https://www.donedeal.ie/harrows-for-sale/disc-harrow/14651979
Dozer1 wrote: » need to plant 170 metres of hedging, anyone know where best value in plants is
Genghis Cant wrote: » I can't recommend anyone your end of the country but I will say this. The cheapest mightn't be the best value. Get some local so you can get a look at them. They should look nice and healthy with a good bushy root system.
Rushy Fields wrote: I'm obviously a bit stupid....... i thought on entering GLAS 2 at the start there was a once off payment to the planner i.e. Teagasc of €450ish once accepted into the scheme. But now i have to hand over another €430 ish for my Nutrient Managemnet Plan this year. Is this the case?
