Tillage
Both potato and cereal growers are confirming that the heavy rains preceding the recent Storm Amy have brought field work to a halt
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Getting on with field work as quickly as possible is the key priority now confronting those tillage farmers with spring cereal crops
Heavy rain over recent weeks has lead to a quick deterioration in conditions for field work. Many will be hoping for drier weather.
There's plenty of field work underway across the country. Early potatoes have even been planted in north Dublin.
The recent spell of dry weather has allowed for field work to resume in some tillage fields across the country.
The early part of last week allowed for some fieldwork in drier parts of the country. Soil moisture deficits are at or above field capacity.
