If you’re a farmer in Ireland this week then summer is officially here as silage 2016 has arrived.
Tractors with mowers and balers were seen in fields across the country this week, as the country basked in a a few days of warm and dry weather – ideal for silage.
Maeve Regan tweeted this great shot of the silage season kicking off in Co. Meath.
Silage '16 kicking off today in co. Meath – @NeilBurke14 #Grasstomilk #silage16 pic.twitter.com/89IsUDy2hJ
— Maeve Regan (@reganmaeve94) May 12, 2016
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Christopher Tuffy from Co. Sligo posted this video of silage cutting saying “summer is here”.
Summer is here #silage16 pic.twitter.com/e6xe2Q08ou
— Christopher Tuffy (@ChristyTuffy) May 12, 2016
Caroline O’Donovan tweeted that silage is on the ground in Timoleague and in Clonakilty.
Silage on the ground in Timoleague and Clonakilty. I suppose that's the start of it! #Summertime #silage16 #lovefarming
— Caroline O'Donovan (@theminxeffect) May 13, 2016
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William Truesdale, a farmer in Northern Ireland, shared this great shot on Instagram of his Massey Ferguson in the field with the Mourne Mountains in the background.
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Greenhills Farm, based in Killeagh, Co Cork, shared these two photos of mowing underway on the farm.
#Silage2016 pic.twitter.com/MsM5BQz8mZ
— Greenhills Farm (@greenhillsltd) May 12, 2016
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Silage 2016 is also underway on farms in the UK, with Henry Saunders, Agricultural Contractors working within Bedfordshire, tweeting this photo of the first bale of the year.
1st bale of the season today. #silage16 pic.twitter.com/Dr1E6A1GeS
— Henry Saunders (@HSaundersAg) May 9, 2016
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Don’t forget to tag us in your #Silage16 photos on Instagram and Twitter!
A photo posted by Agriland (@agriland.ie) on
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