Prices might be similar... but the return's far from what I need
Beef farmer Ciaran Bartley is waiting for a dry spell on the way, so he can turn out his yearlings.
Weather has ensured I have not even thought about beginning grazing or spreading any fertiliser. Fields in east Limerick are totally saturated from the incessant rain, with nearly double the normal rainfall levels for February falling this year.
It is a big difference from last year when February came so dry I could travel even my heavy ground to spread slurry. I take it as a good sign, however, for the year ahead and will hinge on hopes we get a good summer after such a disaster of a year in 2023.
