The ins and outs of cleaning and freeing up blocked drains

Daniel Hession looks at a number of solutions for a problem that is on the rise across Ireland

IN Ireland’s wet climate, floods in fields and paddocks are a regular sight. Wet soils pose many problems for farmers: Later grazing start dates, lower grass growth levels, and grazing animals and machinery cutting poorly drained ground.

Measures are taken to drain these soils, like sub soiling and laying down closed pipe drains and open drains.