Obviously = = No reading of the Bible allowed at Rte.
Indeed, and I noted that it raineth upon the just and upon the unjust fella, but chiefely on the just because the unjust pincheth the just's umbrella.
You might want to have another go at that one
Fair enough.You might want to have another go at that one
More weather here this morning. Something needs to be done. I think I should start a second thread on it?
yellow warning in place for heavy rain
Autumn storms in Ireland, unprecedented! I'm telling ye, we're all gonna die of weather, 'tis a terrible affliction!Another storm on the way tonight
4 months solid rain and more to come , could be a long winter
An Irish Winter ~ Like so many Irish Winters.4 months solid rain and more to come , could be a long winter
The thing is that the winter's just beginning so we can look forward to more flooding for the next 6 months.
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Have you ever known a winter in Ireland without flooding?The thing is that the winter's just beginning so we can look forward to more flooding for the next 6 months.
Having (in Ireland) just had the wettest jul/aug on record, things are looking unusually disastrous so far . . .
. . . Further homes and businesses across a number of counties were on Tuesday grappling with significant damage caused by “unprecedented” flooding after incessant rain, as the threat of more heavy showers in coming days loomed.
Newry in Co Down was under water after the city’s canal broke its banks on Monday night, with several streets in the city centre left flooded on Tuesday. Eamonn Connolly, manager of Newry Business Improvement District Organisation, likened parts of Newry to a “lake”. “It’s certainly been unprecedented,” he said.
Businesses and homes in Carlingford, Co Louth, also reported damage to premises following flooding, and a bridge outside Riverstown collapsed amid rising water on the Cooley peninsula.
Houses in Dundalk were also impacted.
Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys said a humanitarian assistance scheme for flood-hit households would be extended to people living in counties Louth and Wexford, as parts of the country prepare for Storm Ciarán.
In Banbridge, Co Down, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) warned on Tuesday afternoon that the level of the river Bann had risen “dangerously high”.(
‘Unprecedented’ flooding hits several counties ahead of Storm Ciarán
Weather Ireland: Storm Ciarán set to bring further rain, as Newry left under water after canal breaks its bankswww.irishtimes.com
Maybe it'll be calm, nice and dry for a few weeks after all this rain eventually passes over??
Certainly yes where I am (high up) , plenty of frost helps
Yeah, you're right, it's usually the Shannon, Gort & Cork among many others you could probably mention, sure.
It used to grow trees in forests which were home to wonderful animals, fish and birds. It gave England the
Yeah but too much and it wrecks the gaff.
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Never, unless you don't have a roof. If the tide went out, would you build a house along the sea line?Yeah but too much and it wrecks the gaff.
A Difficult Start to Spring for Sheep Farmers - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority
A Difficult Start to Spring for Sheep Farmers 01 April 2020 Type Media Article By Colm Murray, B&T Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare Lambing in Ireland got off to a difficult start this year, due to a poor end of last year and a wet start to this year, with the exception of the past week, […]
I don't think people realise the urgency of the situation for the potato industry.Another year of awful weather in many parts of Ireland, raining most everyday at some point, this year was quite unnatural and results in . . .
Following another week of very wet weather, conditions are extremely challenging and very little harvesting is taking place. Losses have occurred already, which are likely to substantially increase as we progress through the harvest. Met Eireann data shows many stations have already exceeded the average annual total rainfall and others close to it. Now that we are in November, we are in extremely difficult territory with this much crop left to be harvested. The heavy rain has washed most of the clay off the top of the drills which leaves the crop more prone to frost damage. A few hard frosts at this point will wipe out entire crops.
In the U.K. more rain has made soils extremely wet again and there are growing concerns that some of the crop will not be lifted. From the Midlands northwards there are still a few growers with “in excess of 500 acres” to lift, including those who had planned ex field lifting of late varieties for processing.
Potato Market Update 8th November - Irish Farmers' Association
Following another week of very wet weather, conditions are extremely challenging and very little harvesting is taking place. Losses have occurred already, which are likely to substantially increase as we progress through the harvest.www.ifa.ie
Nothing unnatural whatsoever about a wet year, it's just the weather being the weather, can you compare it with 1523 or 2023BC? No, so how can you come to any conclusion about its naturalness or not?Another year of awful weather in many parts of Ireland, raining most everyday at some point, this year was quite unnatural and results in . . .
Following another week of very wet weather, conditions are extremely challenging and very little harvesting is taking place. Losses have occurred already, which are likely to substantially increase as we progress through the harvest. Met Eireann data shows many stations have already exceeded the average annual total rainfall and others close to it. Now that we are in November, we are in extremely difficult territory with this much crop left to be harvested. The heavy rain has washed most of the clay off the top of the drills which leaves the crop more prone to frost damage. A few hard frosts at this point will wipe out entire crops.
In the U.K. more rain has made soils extremely wet again and there are growing concerns that some of the crop will not be lifted. From the Midlands northwards there are still a few growers with “in excess of 500 acres” to lift, including those who had planned ex field lifting of late varieties for processing.
Potato Market Update 8th November - Irish Farmers' Association
Following another week of very wet weather, conditions are extremely challenging and very little harvesting is taking place. Losses have occurred already, which are likely to substantially increase as we progress through the harvest.www.ifa.ie
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But there are 1.2m tonnes more potatoes in Europe than last year. Have you ever known a farmer who's not worried about something?Some do, especially in Ireland . . .
Growers are warning of a potato shortage as they say this year’s harvest is the “worst in living memory”.
The potato harvest is “rapidly turning into a salvage operation” as drills are underwater following recent flooding, the Irish Farmers’ Association has warned.
IFA national potato committee chairman Sean Ryan said that as it stands, “around 60% of crop remains to be harvested”.
“Sizeable losses have occurred already which are likely to substantially increase as we progress through the harvest,” Mr Ryan said.
“Met Éireann data shows some stations have already exceeded the average annual total rainfall and others close to it. Now that we are in November, we are in extremely difficult territory with this much crop left to be harvested.”
Mr Ryan said that the heavy rain has “washed most of the clay off the top of the drills” leaving the crop more prone to frost damage.
“A few hard frosts at this point will wipe out entire crops,” he added.
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Denis O’Connor, who grows potatoes in East Cork, has said that growers in the area are “all in the same boat” and that if there isn’t some dry weather before Christmas, “it will be very serious”.
“If we could get two or three dry weeks, definitely it would improve things but there’s a pile of damage after being done already,” Mr O’Connor said.
“Even if we do get dry weather, there’s going to be a huge loss. If they were all harvested in good conditions, they were going to be scarce, never mind with all the losses now.”
Water-logged potatoes in a field in East Cork. Picture: Denis Linehan
Normally, Mr O’Connor said he would be finished harvesting by October 31, “but this year, we’ve three weeks of work ahead of us yet”.
“If we had them in store there would be no bother as you would just be bagging out but if we get dry weather in December now, we’ll have to be harvesting and trying to pack them out.”
He added that the costs of harvesting have increased significantly as well for growers this year, adding to the “hardship” of it all.
Warnings of potential Irish potato shortage
The potato harvest is “rapidly turning into a salvage operation” as drills are underwater following recent flooding, the Irish Farmers’ Association has warned.
What about before recent memory?The 2023 potato harvest has been branded as the “worst in recent memory”
2023 potato harvest 'worst in recent memory' - Agriland.ie
The 2023 potato harvest has been branded as the "worst in recent memory" by the IFA National Potato Committee chair Sean Ryan.
So what, it's a wet year. Ask the dairy farmers about May and June, they had a brilliant season for the silage harvest, probably the best in living memory in fact.All record wet weather related
‘The fields are too wet to harvest’: Farmers fear loss of crops due to record rainfall
‘Impossible’ July weather has created havoc for tillage production
Floods to 'put an end to the salvage effort that was harvest 2023'
"Increased targeted interventions are needed."
Tillage Farmers Facing Huge Losses - Irish Farmers' Association
IFA National Grain Chairman Kieran McEvoy said many tillage farmers are facing into a serious loss-making situation, with feed spring barley and winter wheat incurring significant losses per acre, particularly on rented land. Analysis completed by IFA shows that a 2.6t/ac spring feed barley crop...www.ifa.ie
It's another wet year and it's impact is noted in the adverse, the minister's being asked to rescue tillage farming.
These publications just love to be alarmist because that's what brings in the punters and there is nothing farmers like more than feeling that they are somehow a special case so the government should throw even more money at them. Naturally, the farming press panders to all this and they have pages to fill, so they send the nearest intern along to a field of puddles with a smartpone and hey presto, you have a story!Fears of potato shortage as bad weather hits harvest
Updated / Tuesday, 22 Oct 2019 14:34
Automated harvesting machines are unable to lift all the crop due to wet conditions, leading to increased food waste
Experts are warning of possible shortages of Irish potatoes in the coming months due to extremely wet conditions.
Just 30% of the national potato crop has been harvested so far this year, with poor ground conditions making harvesting virtually impossible in some areas.
A leading expert in the national farm advisory service Teagasc has warned of "big big losses" if the current wet ground conditions do not improve.
Fears of potato shortage as bad weather hits harvest
Experts are warning of possible shortages of Irish potatoes in the coming months due to extremely wet conditions.www.rte.ie
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It's another wet year and it's impact is noted in the adverse, the minister's being asked to rescue tillage farming.
Of course it's not all bad and good for some as you say but there is a trend toward increased periods of rain.
Actually I remember discussing this exact same thing last year on P.ish - probably with you too
From 2022 Title: Slow and difficult finish to costly potato harvest
There are still potatoes to be dug across the country and conditions are very wet, making grading and storage difficult.
Slow and difficult finish to costly potato harvest
There are still potatoes to be dug across the country and conditions are very wet, making grading and storage difficult.www.farmersjournal.ie
Same as this year but this year it's worse.
