Eamon Sheehan 🐄

For those of you that may be interested here is my #Nuffield Ireland presentation on Microbial Management and it’s Importance in the Dairy and Beef Industry. youtu.be/w2sRIYiQH3A

When it comes to fertilisers, the 🇪🇺 has the tools to act! Decisive measures are urgently needed to safeguard farm viability and Europe’s food security in an increasingly turbulent geopolitical context. Following the mobilisation of thousands of farmers in Brussels last December calling for urgent action on fertiliser prices, the Praesidia of @COPACOGECA has approved the farming sector’s common position on a comprehensive set of immediate, medium- and long-term measures to deliver relief and restore market stability ahead of the long-awaited Fertiliser Action Plan by @EU_Commission Among other actions, @COPACOGECA calls for: 📛 Suspending the CBAM for fertilisers and mitigating its cost impact 📛Suspending MFN tariffs and anti-dumping measures on fertiliser imports ✅Amending the Nitrates Directive without delay to allow greater flexibility in the use of manure where agronomically justified ✅Authorising the use of digestate above current thresholds 📐Harmonised rules to scale up organic and recycled nutrients that can substitute synthetic nitrogen 📏Aligning RENURE criteria with the Joint Research Centre’s recommendations to ensure full technological neutrality 🔎Reinforcing the Fertiliser Market Observatory and strictly enforcing competition rules 🧐 Closely monitoring the market to provide farmers with reliable information on fertiliser availability and fair pricing The upcoming Fertiliser Action Plan must reflect the agronomic and economic realities on the ground, deliver immediate relief, and set a credible pathway towards sustainable nutrient management. These measures represent the minimum response needed to address a crisis that farmers have been warning about for years, one whose consequences could extend far beyond agriculture and impact the European Union as a whole. Full Position Paper on our website >>> copa-cogeca.eu/publications

@sprinkles785 How long has she been waiting ?!?!

Lady in waiting …. 😏

@RhidianGlyn @Michaelfagwrfra Rhidian, look up @PM_animalhealth Feed that in your milk, you won’t be sorry.

@Michaelfagwrfra Not in the financial situation to afford a pasteurizer at the moment, hence feeding whole milk. £59 for a bucket of powder I can stretch too😆

Going to be feeding whole milk to calves this year, what are people's thoughts on this?

@ashleighfen I’ve had plenty of that carry on! How did the heifers work out for you?

So excited to see a red one, until you put your hand under it and feel a gearbox 😭😭😭

@1noeloconnor 🤣 I’ve had a bad run the last two years. Every additional heifer calf that I got over the last 12 years has come back as a bull calf last year and this year. 🙈

I generally avoid conspiracy theories but you'll have a hard time convincing me they don't mix back the male sperm from sexing into the conventional 🫣

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Huge crowd inside and outside the main ring at Corrin mart Fermoy for @IFAmedia national meeting on Nitrates Derogation. Turnout reflects the importance of retaining this key EU policy measure for Irish agriculture.

Over 1,000 farmers call for crucial derogation to be retained farmersjournal.ie/over-1-000-far…

Absolutely packed to overflowing...#derogation

Fresh calved heifers for sale tomorrow in the Dairy sale in Cillin Hill mart,Kilkenny. Sale commences at 12.30pm. Can be viewed on Martbids app. donedeal.ie/dairycattle-fo…

On the back of the @IrishGrassland farm walk, here’s a podcast worthy of a listen. #Dairy #GrassToMilk open.spotify.com/episode/2nKTBB…

The #IGA Dairy Tour is kicking off in Kevin and Margaret Twomey’s farm. Record numbers, more people than cows.

🚨 🔥 🚨 🔥RED ALERT🔥 🚨 🔥 🚨 DAIRY SUMMER TOUR TICKETS ‼️ UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND ‼️ No ticket = no entry. Avoid unnecessary disappointment - book online today irishgrassland.ie Great deals for groups of 10+, new members and students. #backedbyAIB #igadairy

🔥Tickets going fast🔥 #igadairy summer tour 23rd July Cork Ticketed event. Members €80. Student, group and new members deals. irishgrassland.ie - Hot breakfast roll / tea - Bus transfers to 2 top class farms - Hot beef stew / mash, local Icecream, tea #backedbyAIB

Approx 270 farmers turned out for a fantastic evening in Kilkenny with a focus on farming options for the future. Great talks from David Fogarty & Katie O’Toole, Ruth Fennell @TeagascKKWD & Anna Daly @tirlan_ Top job done by KK Co.Chair @BrendanHickey20 chairing the meeting 👏

Swift feeding on the wing and carrying a ball of insects (known as a Bolus) back to its nestlings. Fascinating little creatures. @BirdWatchIE @BioDataCentre @nore_vision @kilkennyweather @Irishwildlife #swifts

Last week, Nuffield scholars from around the globe visited @eamon_sheehan farm for an event with Nuffield Ireland and @msd_ah.🐄🚶‍♂️ As a past scholar and long-time #SenseHub user, Eamon shared how behaviour monitoring and milk monitoring have transformed herd management.

@sprinkles785 @grazyfarmer @bryanjdaniels That’s the warranty up now!

@grazyfarmer Oh lord 🫣… yourself and @bryanjdaniels are well met tbh😜

Got this "Memory" this morning, apparently its five years since we put a new engine in the Valtra!! #serioustool

Programme for TY students provides pathway into agriculture agriland.ie/farming-news/p…

@Jimmulh @i_h_f_a She’s a fair unit alright. Scored ex90 last year. Averaging 7,500 litres, 560kg solids. Would be at the higher end of my cows. Constituents could be better, maybe she could be fed better to improve that if I had feed to yield. She is 8th lactation now.

@eamon_sheehan @i_h_f_a Super cow. A milk monster I'd say

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