Mrs Down's Diary

IT'S not often John will acknowledge a management mismanagement, but occasionally, just occasionally, it goes so public he has to. Bit like our Members of Parliament.

By The Newsroom

Published 19th May 2009, 17:29 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 04:14 BST

In this case John was cleaning out the heifers yard. This is situated at the end of the main foldyard, which was completely cleared out of muck a couple of weeks ago.

So that he could get into the muck in the heifers yard safely, the heifers were let into the big foldyard for a gallop round.

These are heifers we shall not be putting to our bull as they are his daughters. They are being kept apart until they are ready to serve later in the year with a different bull. Probably a hired one.

The muck is taken to a pile in a nearby field where we are still permitted to let it mature for spreading. For the meantime. When the Nitrate Vulnerable Zone procedures take a full grip, this may no longer be allowed.

Don't ask me what we are supposed to do with it all then. We are still thinking that one out. The same as we are still thinking about electronic ear tags for sheep.

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