{"id":5127,"date":"2026-02-01T09:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/?p=5127"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:07:12","slug":"heavy-use-pad-diy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/heavy-use-pad-diy\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Use Pad DIY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"5132\" src=\"https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1528-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1528-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1528-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1528-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1528-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1528-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1528-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_1528.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of Royal Fare Farm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you raise livestock, chances are you\u2019ve dealt with mud. 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