Can we get a grant in england to buy a new one?
YesCan we get a grant in england to buy a new one?
Yes
Leader grants available for Direct Drills
Keep breeding them we can all have one then
Keep breeding them we can all have one then
I'm seeking experience of T-Sem in two situations
1. DD spring crops, preferably in sub-optimal conditions and after wet winters... guess our weather.
2. DD winter OSR, both into grass ley and cereal stubble.
Also, anyone tried a front hopper for fertilizer placement or extra seed capacity with the T-Sem?
It will be fine .......I have a T-Sem and I grow Spring Barley after root crops grazed with sheep. I only drill after the soil is warm, so that the crop hits the ground running. However, I’m not convinced that DD is the best way to establish that crop. I always min-til after the sheep move on, to break surface compaction and let some air into the soil to help warm it.
You’ll now get several on to say how DD would be fine in that scenario, so i’ll Fetch my popcorn.....
I found out to my cost this Autumn that if conditions are not dry enough for the soil to crumble on clay ground,, you best leave the seed in the bag. If it is sticky , mud will build up in the spring roller which can compact very quickly. When you have spent half an hour trying to free it you are careful not to let it happen again. As neilo says, in the spring be patient and leave it until the conditions are as close to ideal, then it is a great machine and does just what it says in the advert. Any seed into any surface.
By the way, it's raining again. Well, snowing..
@neilo I take your word that there are issues following root crops, but we don't grow any.
I don't know what ideal conditions are, but as long as tyres have good grip and won't smear or stick much mud on them, I pretty much need to be out there. It's been a few years since we got anything like a "good spring drilling season" with long periods of stable weather. It's more often only a couple of days at the time where soil dries enough to do DD or any other operation for that matter. I don't know where that puts me on your ideal conditions scale, @Sprayer 1 ? We look to extend our drilling window by adding a cheap addition to our double disc drill. It works fine in dry seasons and pretty well daytime in spring too, but when the days are short.