Author Archives for Conor Casey

Blankney Farm Update – 7 April 2025

April 7, 2025 2:39 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

The weather has continued to be on our side! We recorded 6.7mm of rainfall in March. A small amount, but

March 13, 2025 3:08 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

Apologies for the gap in news from the farm, but we have been rather busy – the weather has been

January 10, 2025 5:03 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

This week’s cold weather has unfortunately held up our sugar beet lifting programme. As a result, we have very little

December 23, 2024 9:45 am Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

Our winter harvest of sugar beet continues – we’re now approaching 60% lifted. Our yields remain good and over 30%

November 15, 2024 11:48 am Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

Yesterday saw the end of our crop drying season, with a final 70 tonnes of grass being dried as feed

October 11, 2024 3:38 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

We’re now getting towards the end of our forage crop harvest for our crop drier and we are now busy

September 5, 2024 4:04 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

Our combinable crop harvest was trouble free – and dry – so, a very cheap one! Wheat was excellent after

August 16, 2024 3:17 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

Combinable crop harvesting is underway and so far, the weather has been friendly. A lot of our crop has been

July 26, 2024 2:42 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

Our combinable crop harvest is imminent and we’re not sure if we’re confident about yields – let’s hope we’re pleasantly

June 28, 2024 3:03 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

The harvest season has started at Blankney with our winter forage, winter barley, and winter rye already complete. Yields are