All 20 hoggets have lambed and there are just 20 ewes left to lamb out of the 160. No slurry has been spread yet and this year we will hold off and spread this slurry on the silage ground post-harvesting. Looking at our soil samples taken in 2025, out of 11 samples taken there is only a requirement to spread lime on three of these, which we plan on doing this year. We had taken a break spreading phosphorus due to the results of the previous soil samples but since then some have slipped a little. This also shows the importance of regularly testing the land and targeting slurry on the lower index soils.

Source: Irish Examiner March 31, 2026 12:27 UTC