New direct drillers

Feldspar · May 13, 2016

willy said:
you are right, but you need to get your head arounf=d the gross margins not the look of the crop from the combine. dont grow spring wheat if you want that warm fuzzy feeling as you are combining and filling grain trailers like there is no tommorrow .....grow winter wheat planted in early september.

Agreed, that's why we had nearly 50% spring cropping. That not so fuzzy feeling of combining wheat so full of black-grass that you end up with 4.5 t/ha is one that sticks in my mind.

I enjoy watching spring barley grow as a crop due to the way it tillers and covers the ground.

Tractor Boy · May 13, 2016

Simon Chiles said:
To be honest I can't remember what I did or didn't say. I'd be happy to drill beans or barley in February and be equally happy with beans until 3rd week of April and barley even now. Linseed from 2nd week of March and millet from the last week in April ( at the earliest), both of these cut of dates would be end of May. Most Spring crops can go from planting to harvest in 100 days so I start by thinking about the date that I would be comfortable about harvesting and work back from that. Planting in the Spring is more about the conditions than the date, within certain parameters.

My beans finally went in on 30th April! I'll let you know how they do.

Brisel · May 13, 2016

Feldspar said:
Agreed, that's why we had nearly 50% spring cropping. That not so fuzzy feeling of combining wheat so full of black-grass that you end up with 4.5 t/ha is one that sticks in my mind.

I enjoy watching spring barley grow as a crop due to the way it tillers and covers the ground.

Do you use your Mzuri much in the spring?

Feldspar · May 13, 2016

Brisel said:
Do you use your Mzuri much in the spring?

Used it a bit this spring but the Claydon did far more for various reasons. Results produced by both are not too dissimilar.

SilliamWhale · May 13, 2016

Brisel said:
You might want to adjust your typo. That's a very good yield...

The Hybrid drill & rake are at the dealer ready to come but my finance team haven't paid the bill yet so no delivery. My plough & Rapid drill trade-ins left the farm yesterday

What about that the terrastar, rolls and a jacket?

SilliamWhale · May 13, 2016

Feldspar said:
I enjoy watching spring barley grow as a crop due to the way it tillers and covers the ground.

Do you sit there with a thermos, collapsible chair and a podcast watching it?

Feldspar · May 13, 2016

SilliamWhale said:
Do you sit there with a thermos, collapsible chair and a podcast watching it?

Sometimes.

Brisel · May 13, 2016

SilliamWhale said:
What about that the terrastar, rolls and a jacket?

Terrastar? Why? I have a perfectly good 8.2m Carrier that will scratch and roll at the same time.
12.3m rolls are here already. Just the Techneat to fit for Avadex/cover crop seed/sluggies.
Jacket? I'd better pay the bill for the drill & rake first.

Blankety Blank chequebook and pen? Next week...

Tractor Boy · May 13, 2016

Tractor Boy · May 13, 2016

Meant to be a caption with the photo above. Beans drilled into bare stubble with a 750A, 13 days ago.

mikep · May 14, 2016

Feldspar said:
Does day length have an effect on triggering certain developments in the plant? I.e. if you drill very late, does the plant sense a longer day length and start to rush too much?

Yes. Unless the plant has a straight run with all factors in its favour it can rush to ear without tillering or much height so little yield.

Big-Al · Sep 8, 2016

H.Jackson said:
Having the same trouble with our 6m guttlers hitting the Harrow bar adjusting the lifting arms helps fine balance between higher harrow lifting and fouling the press wheel spring.

sorry old post but!
I have just eased the problem of the guttlers hitting the tine bar by making it 200mm longer seems to work ok need to paint and finish, but yet works
Regards Big Al

Big-Al · Sep 8, 2016

parker said:
@Ladybird @Big-Al picture of spring beans dd into the cover crop you walked on the training day.View attachment 325942

Have you weighed in the booty yet as they looked good in pic? @parker
Regards Big Al

parker · Sep 8, 2016

Big-Al said:
Have you weighed in the booty yet as they looked good in pic? @parker
Regards Big Al

Not yet finished spring barley today (best yields ever) beans are next so I will let you know

Big-Al · Sep 8, 2016

parker said:
Not yet finished spring barley today (best yields ever) beans are next so I will let you know

"spring barley yes snap" wasn't going to gloat too much about yields, but yes can i dare say better than the vaderstad with half the work, hope all going well, we still have a couple of hundred acres of barley to do and but no beans, drilled all rape now and cover crops , be interesting to know how you got on with beans when you manage to squeeze the barley in the shed

Ladybird · Sep 11, 2016

Beans cut here! 5.5 tons/ha [emoji3]
Spring barley planted end of April did 6t/ha [emoji57]very pleased with beans. Barley looked better than what it yielded but all in all very pleased with the first season with the drill. OSR in up and away. [emoji108]

limestone brash · Sep 13, 2016

This spell of hot weather will surely see an up turn in direct drilling amongst opportunistic direct drillers like me.
It's a great system when its hot and dry!

SilliamWhale · Sep 13, 2016

limestone brash said:
This spell of hot weather will surely seem an up turn in direct drilling amongst opportunistic direct drillers like me.
It's a great system when its hot and dry!

Its been wet for two weeks here. not turned a combine wheel since. Less chance of much cover crops going in here this year

limestone brash · Sep 13, 2016

Could you broad cast your cover into your standing crops with a high seed rate?
I've done this with rape before- works a treat when its wet.

No Worries · Sep 13, 2016

limestone brash said:
Could you broad cast your cover into your standing crops with a high seed rate?
I've done this with rape before- works a treat when its wet.

Trouble is when it's wet the slugs are on patrol!

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