Co. Down arable farmer, Allan Chambers, dedicates one third of his 360ac farm to forage maize production on an annual basis.

It is the only ‘spring crop’ grown within the business.

Allan farms with his nephew, Neill Patterson, close to the village of Clough. The planting of the 2026 maize crops was completed on April 22.

Allan explained: “This was pretty much on a par with the planting dates that we would achieve in a normal year.

“Yes, we had a very wet winter. But ground conditions have dried up extremely well over recent weeks.

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