Michael Crosse

@jameshadwin Not simple, but certainly mom does it best imo

@CrosseMichael We did shed rearing on the ewe last year and I didn’t like it. Ewes didn’t keep condition, a lot of feed and seemed crazy keeping them in with grass growing outside. A lot of cross suckling as well when inside. Still finding what works 🙈

Doing things a little different this year. Lambs left on ewes on the herbal leys to rear lambs before milking. Cutting feed and labour costs . A much more enjoyable system, well in this weather at least 👍 #sheepmilk #sheepscheese

@jameshadwin I think it works best if you can keep ewe and lambs in shed, more controlled and ensures lambs eats concentrate. Cost wise as we now house the ewe’s anyway for winter, on good quality silage, the cost isn’t huge. Need >shed space. Artificial rearing to a minimum for us now

@CrosseMichael 👍 How long do you leave them on for with you? I’ve done various systems but matching grass growth here means we are late lambing and reducing lactation length. Taking them off is boom or bust surely letting them rear lambs is more resilient in the long term.

@farmermat1 @EliteBeef Very good. Fine healthy stock. Hope lambing going well 👍

@CrosseMichael @EliteBeef They'll stay in for 2 weeks then go out to graze

New batch of @EliteBeef calves delivered this morning ❤️🐄

@johnmpringle1 Been there!

Can’t beat mechanisation to make life easier……..🤦🏻‍♂️☹️

@davidkerr67 Fair going. Clubs can’t field one U18 team in south tipp atm.

Really encouraging stuff from the u 18 b team. Very important they get game time.

@johnmpringle1 Very 👍, They knew what they were talking about 😂

@CrosseMichael Published in 1956 or so

Amazing what nuggets you pick up reading …..

There is no reason why we can’t have a new government next Tuesday. FF/FG need to lock in 8 Independents, which should take an hour and a half. Then an agreed programme for government can be rattled out in a few hours by someone good on a typewriter. And Bob’s your uncle. Or if someone insists Bob’s your aunt.

@think_or_swim 0.33% of EU GDP goes to 10 million farmers to supply affordable food to 448 million in the EU. Costs 33c/day or €118/person annually. Ireland govt health expenditure is c €4,500/person. Farmers are incredible value but can’t take the cost/ price squeeze anymore.

@farmermat1 @ritchieAgri @ExeValleyLamb I have the weigh cells on the clamp, some job, weigh,draft and tag all at once

@CrosseMichael @ritchieAgri @ExeValleyLamb

I've said it before but I'll say it again-i bloody love this @ritchieAgri combi-clamp

@farmermat1 @ritchieAgri @ExeValleyLamb How are you weighing them now?

@ritchieAgri @ExeValleyLamb The time and effort it saves is unbelievable, we need to look at the weigh platform and lamb board next

Raw sewage entering the river Glyde. Unfortunately one of many rivers where this is happening! @think_or_swim is this the farmers fault aswell? @MichaelFitzmau1 @greenparty_ie @RTE_PrimeTime Time to stop using farmers as scapegoats for climate change.

On Wednesday, we presented to the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture on Development of the Sheep Sector. The discussion was focused on the real and immediate opportunity that sheep milk represents for the entire sheep sector. #sheepmilk #irishdairy #irishsheep #grasstomilk

The year is 1801, Irish sheep farmers absolutely knew to collect the milk after the ewe has natural reared the lamb, providing a third income source from sheep. Thanks @ZwartblesIE for sharing. #grasstomilk #irishdairy #irishsheep

@Chapelizodfarm I know the feeling William. I hope to have all mine housed in the next week. Very tough few weeks on them outside

Earliest housing ever for March lambers !. Lots of grass about but so wet under foot we bit the bullet to give them a dry bed.

@davidkerr67 Utilising slurry and fym. And complementing grass in Higher DM and Energy. It has a role. For us milking sheep it certainly seems that way.

Maize in game crop did well considering not sown till 1st June. Is it going to be the crop with climate change ?

@farmermat1 What do you do with that? Wash it?

Time to start lifting some beet

@JerryMoloney1 Did you ever bale it Jerry?

Redstart for supper