Spreading slurry in heavy rain

Op, s thread title or posts never mentioned " saturated " ground. That came from one or two other poster's. It appears wanting to distract from what was posted.Much of the land in Ireland this morning was yes as op did say "soaked "in rain first thing. If any of us laid down on it, we'd get up with a wet back.

I'm sure it's cleared up now and a dry night in the main ahead. You'd think he'd of waited until the "heavy rain" had passed in the op, s area to spread after waiting all week. What's a few hour's extra await.

That's calender farming and regulations for you. The week before the opening date may be perfect, but your firing it over the ditch in march because the tank is over flowing.

Have you any bit of a job or Hobbies, being obsessed with your neighbour is unhealthy. Especially when you are checking the weather and ground conditions for him.

Exodus 20:17

Thou shalt not covet your neighbour

Ure the 1 that needs to grow up 🤡

You don't have a clue, this farmer did nothing wrong and one could argue that it's 100% perfect, what he did.

The ground was in drought condition and as hard as flint during the summer up there. So the slurry would have either sat on the ground with a big loss of nitrogen to the atmosphere or have just ran off in the next downpour.

Instead the ground is now softer and the plant can take it up.

But that is exactly what didn't happen here. The farmer waited till moist conditions, which will have resulted in better utilisation of the Nitrogen and less losses to the atmosphere and the plant able to use the nutrients.

It was better farming practice to wait for rain and no risk to water than spreading the week before, not just ok practice, or bad practice as the OP claims. Numerous posters have tried to explain this, but the OP has a closed mind and doesn't seem interested in learning.

Seven day a week dairy farmers especially are shiit sick of every yoke in the country having an opinion on their work.

I had an English blow in asking me the other day, was it legal for my neighbour to be crossing the road with her cows. I said she should go over and give them a hand lifting them over the road every morning and evening.

Food ain't half enough expensive for these lads

I would disagree with you, the generation before me would fight, and not keep their heads down.

Look at the new TB rules, burning rules, slurry rules, fertillizer rules, board bia ect. ect. That's what happens when you have no farmers unions fighting and keeping their heads down.

They can freely do what they like, but it's a pity as its our son's and daughters that are turning their backs on our way of life because of our lack of fight

Yes but because of all the regulations now you are the bad guy breaking them. If they were were not there you would be right.

If I were you I would not be overstepping the rules when it comes to TB. If you did have reactors, you will at there mercy when it comes to compensation