Fencing, new topper, and disappearing rushes

It's been a higgeldy piggledy week with a fencing job started but not finished. The wet weather has interrupted the second-cut silage plans, but the cattle are obviously not too concerned about the rain.
The reseeded grass is coming well and I'll be applying post-emergence, clover-safe spray in the coming weeks. And there's a new (to me) topper after arriving.
But the big surprise is the disappearing rushes in the far-off knock. I'm delighted and very surprised.

[@dronedairys7461]

Robert is your mothers brother. Laughed out loud at that one. Great video as always Ciaran.

[@christianfan1563]

love ur videos great work best of luck with the changeover to milking. i did it in 2018 well worth the effort you will get paid for your work instead of selling your cattle for pittance to conmen

[@jamesgill2697]

Get plenty of shearbolts cos rushes r hard on them wit a topper. Rushes don't disappear on there own

[@liamhennessy31]

We grazed first lightly with lambs. Then we sprayed the clovermax. Worked well got a good kill. Had to graze first because if we left it for the two weeks after spraying it would have been too strong.

[@petecag9117]

I find the best kill of weeds is to spray just when all clover has one true clover leaf. So for me I'd have sprayed a week or 2 ago. Then let for 3 wks before grazing. For a week you will think the clover is killed but it will recover. And leaves very clean field

[@patmurphy7539]

Ya big cattle would eat down rushes i seen it especialy later on in the year plus topping will keep em down

[@paulholmes3366]

The cattle would have lid on the rushes and broke them down, new grass then would beat the rushes coming back especially with the growth that has been there of late, they will reappear though but your topper will go along way towards keeping them down

[@nicklad9463]

Reseed that field with the rushes that will sort them out😂

[@fionnobrien5094]

We find for rushes the best thing is to get slurry on that ground immediately after it gives the grass a chance to kick ahead and smother the rushes for that year
Come the next year you will have to do the same again though

[@gerryoconnor8751]

Also when I spray with clover safe spray it kills most of the clover

[@smalldairyfarmer]

I really did Googled your saying great video 👏

[@padraiggeaney3167]

Sheep wire and barb wire i hate with absolutley no shock drives me mad brilliant video

[@patrickbuckley7832]

Spray it as soon as there's a dry day forecast, the docks are as big as a two euro coin so don't let them get any stronger.

[@davidfallon8927]

The cattle eat them down half way mine do anyway

[@deanepeter1]

Make sure you get your clovermax in advance. It can get scarce at this time of year

[@jamescarmody1710]

If u graze the cattle tight enough they will eat the rushes

[@gerryoconnor8751]

I have no experience with rushes but I'm wondering if the drought affected them 😔 🤔

[@pumphesh2048]

Kieran looks likeu have chickweed there i have it in a reseed too , chickweed is resistant to clovermax

[@kuwait5282]

I need ka work job I know Khao work

[@lindaarmstrongjackman9788]

Fencing is like housework. It is neverending! 🫤👍👍😊