Signpost: Grazing redstart on Kay's organic farm

Kay has been feeding her weanlings a redstart crop — a hybrid brassica, essentially combining the rapid growth of forage rape with the hardiness of kale

Weanlings grazing on Redstart on Kay O'Sullivan's farm in Mourneabbey, Cork.

The year has started as it finished, with a lot of rain falling so far. I have been recording rainfall for the past several years, and January has been very wet, with 208mm recorded during the month. December saw 220mm.

It is probably better to get the rain now than later in the spring during calving and lambing season. I am waiting for the weather to dry up so I can complete the last of my EIP (European Innovation Partnership) actions for improving water quality on the farm.