Peter Hynes: Stop complaining that tractors go too fast on rural roads – it’s just not true
Contractors are farmers deserve more respect from other motorists
'A lot of people seem to panic on rural roads when they see the big front wheels of a tractor coming towards them'. Photo: Getty
We cut our first-cut silage in the glorious weather last weekend. We mowed it ourselves and then the contractors raked it and picked up the following morning.
For some contractors, first-cut silage beginning earlier this year has added pressure to the workload as they were still in the thick of planting maize.
