Oats, beans and peas all worth considering as spring drilling finally starts

Plenty of big decisions to be made about what to sow

Don Somers on his Wexford farm. Photo: Patrick Browne

Don Somers

With only a small area of winter crops drilled and a late spring, there is a substantial workload on the farm — and decisions to be made.

The recent improvement in the weather enabled me to start spring drilling.