Author Archives for Conor Casey

Blankney Farm Update – 28 June 2024

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

June 25, 2024 2:02 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

We’re getting towards the end of the Spring period and we have established over 900 hectares of maize. Crop development,

May 21, 2024 10:51 am Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

Since our last update, sugar beet drilling has been completed in good time and maize planting has followed – 900

April 10, 2024 3:29 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

The continued, sporadic wet weather continues to frustrate our team as we keep trying to establish our spring crops. Commercial

March 21, 2024 1:17 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

The recent weather appears to be drying up and we have been able to continue with field applications and cultivations

February 19, 2024 3:57 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

Again, recent wet weather has held up cultivations and drilling on the Heath. We have however made good progress since

January 12, 2024 3:53 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

Recently featured in Aquafeed magazine was an article on nettles which explained some of the trial work completed using nettles

January 2, 2024 1:59 pm Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

On the run up to Christmas we have managed to drill our wheat target area, by continuing to drill after

December 11, 2023 9:53 am Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

The November and early December weather continues to be wet with only our light soils being in a suitable condition

November 22, 2023 9:37 am Published by Conor Casey Comments Off

This Autumn has been extremely wet with October bringing a total of 216mm of rain – with over 110mm in