- Location
- Berkshire
We have a couple of days before heavy rain
Half the farm needs 2-3 days to dry, a shallow cult, bit more drying then drill
5 days when the longest spell we have had is 2.5
And we are a relatively kind farm…
Spring drilling
- Thread starter willy
- Start date
Half the farm needs 2-3 days to dry, a shallow cult, bit more drying then drill
5 days when the longest spell we have had is 2.5
And we are a relatively kind farm…
Daniel
Member
- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
We’ve got a family holiday booked 4-11th April. Absolutely guaranteed perfect drilling conditions here then.
- Location
- East yorks
Thanks for taking one of the team this year, normally it’s me that has a business trip which guarantees good weather.
- Location
- Berkshire
9th to 12th here so yes, guaranteed
If you could go the next week that would be good so we get 2 good weeks on the trot
- Location
- Berkshire
We could do a go fund me to send him away??
I dont mind taking one for the team
- Location
- Berkshire
It’s got to that level of hope now !
farmerm
Member
- Location
- Shropshire
No fk it whats not going in SFI can be left to rewild until autumn
- Location
- Lincolnshire
The plan was to go drilling beet today
,bought a used 6m Germinator they dropped it off today first thing,spent a couple of hours sorting a couple of issues,there's a lot more issues than I envisaged,trapped my bloody finger in the process,nail now is black and hurts like hell,unfortunately the Germinator is a complete heap of 
,should have paid attention to some old posts on here about Germinators yes I did try it in the field 
,the reason was I want to spread a cover crop of barley in before for I drill my beet and harrow it in quickly,well that's parked up now so put the PHarrow on,filled KV geo spreader up with barley,yes I know it was windy didn't care now,mother of God the spreader had a fit when I got to the field and wouldn't work,one of the actuator has packed up working so put every away and went home in a grump accomplish FA today,you know what, some days you should've just stopped in bed.
Is it raining..... I simply don't care anymore.
,bought a used 6m Germinator they dropped it off today first thing,spent a couple of hours sorting a couple of issues,there's a lot more issues than I envisaged,trapped my bloody finger in the process,nail now is black and hurts like hell,unfortunately the Germinator is a complete heap of ,should have paid attention to some old posts on here about Germinators yes I did try it in the field ,the reason was I want to spread a cover crop of barley in before for I drill my beet and harrow it in quickly,well that's parked up now so put the PHarrow on,filled KV geo spreader up with barley,yes I know it was windy didn't care now,mother of God the spreader had a fit when I got to the field and wouldn't work,one of the actuator has packed up working so put every away and went home in a grump accomplish FA today,you know what, some days you should've just stopped in bed.Is it raining..... I simply don't care anymore.
Chae1
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Started spring barley Friday. Light land. Looks like weather going to break again Monday with 4cm snow forecast. Should have this farm finished by then.
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- Location
- Berkshire
KV geo spreader and a GerminatorThe plan was to go drilling beet today
Is it raining..... I simply don't care anymore.
If it wasn’t for bad luck, you wouldn’t have no luck at all
- Location
- Shropshire
Be better with a Simba Top Tilth, built to last, heavy enough to make a good fine level seedbedThe plan was to go drilling beet today
Is it raining..... I simply don't care anymore.
celtis man
Member
It's a disaster in Cornwall.
Everywhere is just wet.
Nothing is happening except some fertilizer spreading or spraying..... the bigger the kit the deeper the ruts
Straw for next winter is going to be hellish !
Everywhere is just wet.
Nothing is happening except some fertilizer spreading or spraying..... the bigger the kit the deeper the ruts
Straw for next winter is going to be hellish !
Digging spuds around here.....!It's a disaster in Cornwall.
Everywhere is just wet.
Nothing is happening except some fertilizer spreading or spraying..... the bigger the kit the deeper the ruts
Straw for next winter is going to be hellish !
- Location
- East yorks
Rain looks like it’s getting further east tomorrow
celtis man
Member
SEF down here are rumoured to be 650 acres behind on planting on this time last year.
Lord knows how the teddy boys are doing?
But we have had a dry night with a wind blowing
I am hoping to spray the winter barley if the wind drops
