Signpost: We are putting a lot of emphasis on the value of slurry

We are putting a lot of emphasis on the value of slurry and the pig slurry was tested with a hydrometer and found to be 3% dry matter, writes Cork cereal farmer Tom Barry.

Tom Barry in a field of winter barley on the Barry farm at Kilavullen, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

The winter crops are looking well and have picked a lot in the recent warm weather.

Winter Barley has received 46 units of chemical N so far and 3,500 gallons of pig slurry.