Sean Lavery

@SamaHoole Some facts, poultry use approx 62% of soya meal imports, pigs 15%, dairy 15%, cattle 3%, sheep 1%, others 5%. For every 1000kg of soya harvested 790kg at €400 per tonne, 183kg of oil at €950 per tonne and hulls 27kg. Meal accounts for 65% of value

A criticism arrived this week suggesting that Gerald represents a "fantastical, cherry-picked version of British beef farming that bears no relation to industrial reality." Let's address this directly. There are no beef cattle in factory farms in the United Kingdom. Not some. Not most. None. Factory farming of beef cattle: the indoor, grain-fed, densely stocked system that generates the statistics most people cite when they cite beef statistics, is an American model. It does not exist here. It is not legal here in the form it takes there. The land, the climate, and the regulatory framework do not permit it. Every beef cow in Britain is raised outdoors on pasture. Approximately 85% are grass-fed for their entire lives. The majority are grass-finished: they reach slaughter weight on forage, with some grain added in the finishing period. The beef in British supermarkets comes from fields, not feedlots. Gerald is not a carefully selected exception. Gerald is the norm. Gerald is what British beef production looks like. The farmer near Ledbury is not running an artisan heritage operation. He is running a standard British beef farm. The statistics people reach for: the emissions figures, the land use figures, the water figures, are global averages heavily weighted by the American feedlot system, the Brazilian deforestation story, the industrial grain-fed model that does not apply to a field in Herefordshire and has never applied to a field in Herefordshire. Gerald grazed permanent pasture today. Gerald has grazed permanent pasture every day of his life. Gerald is the rule. The feedlot is in Kansas. Kansas is four and a half thousand miles from the south corner.

@JerryMoloney1 As long as it stops before 17th March, we'll be happy.

Been a long long time since land this wet ….hate to see a wet farm today

@coleman_peanut Kuhn?

Anyone looking for a durable and waterproof way to service equipment on the ground. Find you an old yoga mat.

@Aana9706 Nine

How many do you see?

@stecallaghan01 Loads of Irish in Argentina, Buenos Aires, El Calefete and Ushuaia. Kavanagh Building, Ryan Travel and Rudolfo Walsh.

Another day in the General Archive of the Army, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Looking for Irish men who fought in the War of the Triple Alliance. Very fortunate to have the assistance of a retired army general.

@Jimmulh @darrensheehyifa @IFAmedia @Limerick_Leader @conorcoleary @AgrilandIreland Thanks Jim

@darrensheehyifa @IFAmedia @SS_Lavery @Limerick_Leader @conorcoleary @AgrilandIreland Well done Sean. Great 4 years put down. Best of luck

A big thank you to Sean Lavery who signed off as Limerick @IFAmedia Chair at this week's AGM. Sean's hard work, dedication, commitment and resoluteness were exemplary throughout his 4 year term. Wishing both Sean and his family the very best with future endeavours. @SS_Lavery

@silagechopper A farmers best friends are, Vice Grip, baler twine and a pallet

My very first pair of these. Owned almost a week. Hadn’t even shorted any starters across with them yet.

@1noeloconnor It's like having two bangers outside the house, one as a backup if car no. 1 doesn't start.

The article below by Cormac is well worth a read and questions the costs of moving towards renewables

@1noeloconnor If you know, you know!

IYKYK😂

Keep away from South Tipperary!!!

Nine years later on the way finally

Heavy #sneachta here in Shanagolden

✊🚜 L'#agriculture européenne dit #NonAuMercosur | 🇮🇪 Francie Gorman (@gormanifa), président Irish Farmers' Association (@IFAmedia) : 🎙️ "Nous sommes aux côtés de nos collègues agriculteurs français en opposition à l’accord avec le Mercosur. (...) Ensemble, nous sommes unis sur cette question. Non au Mercosur, oui à l'agriculture !" 🔗 Playlist : bit.ly/MecosurNON 📺 Interview (en anglais) ⤵️ - #nousnesommespasseuls #stopmercosur

These are IFA’s CENTRAL asks for the election. Have them handy when any election candidate calls to your door.

A late night tomorrow night is planned, all online devices watching different websites, plus John King's wall. ☕🍩

NFU members | NFU President Tom Bradshaw (@ProagriLtd) shares his frustration following the changes to APR and BPR announced in the Budget which could severely impact British farmers and growers, and updates on NFU mass lobby. 📷NFU members keep an eye on your inbox for details on how to get involved. #BackBritishFarming

Today, @IFAmedia President @gormanifa tells Taoiseach @SimonHarrisTD and Minister of Ag @McConalogue that Irish Farmers #nitratesderogation must not be lost because of failure by @IrishWater to address their failures. #backfarming

Massive crowd in the @curraghrace course today for the @IFAmedia Farming and Food Conference. Q&A underway following session one. There's never been a more important time to #BackFarming .

@MjScallan Try "Big Iron on his hips" Marty Robbins

Two of my heroes growing up Tom T Hall and Terry Wogan. 🥰

@NYFarmer Could be Ireland, autumn colour plus rushes in wet ground

Taking round bales up to the beefers’ camp for them to munch on.