Deerefarmer
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- USA
Yes we all make mistakes. Including myself.
I took from post #8 that it's a common mistake associated with growing maize in the UK, hence my post.
Soil washed away from thunderstorm
- Thread starter Jdm1
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I took from post #8 that it's a common mistake associated with growing maize in the UK, hence my post.
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- Bay of Plenty NZ
A lot of contouring going on, has been for a few years, mainly to flatten areas and make the land suitable for planting fruit. We did a block a few years ago, have some photos somewhere will see if I can dig them out.
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- NSW, Newstralya
I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned the “D” word
It’s just seasonally dry at times . . .
It’s something we have to accept & work around, as difficult as it is at times.
Even more difficult when it makes you question your whole farm management & forces you to question everything you have done in the past
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- NSW, Newstralya
no shît Sherlock ????
Wow - over here they are held up by 10 baby penguins on either side & moved forward by unicorns breath . . .
how much money have you got to spend to drive an excavator over 14 ha moving & spreading out soil ????
That's some chip on your shoulder. Going to need a big excavator to move it.
ollie989898
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If you have a serious amount of earth to move, a tractor and trailer will only get in the way, a box scraper or ADTs will move way more, depends on the distance involved as to which is needed.
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
That's some chip on your shoulder. Going to need a big excavator to move it.
nah, just sick of EVERYTHING being someone else’s fault / bad luck on this site
just own your own sh!t . . .
- Location
- Cumbria
Your in Cumbria? I would ring Tony Metcalfe and get him to have a look.
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
Dont waste your time, these children are only playing in the sandpit - they have no idea
ollie989898
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The man did a reseed in what is surely the safest time from a weather point of view, had a freak rainfall event: it's nobody's fault and it could have happened to anyone, surely?
OP's probably regretting starting this thread. Shame really.
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- NSW, Newstralya
Cultivating a slope is always going to have a potential of risk
the same risk will face any remediation works . . .
the same risk will face any remediation works . . .
- Location
- Ballyclare Northern Ireland
May I suggest sex or beer to ease your frustration as you seem to harbour a little bit of pent up aggression.
Scholsey
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- Location
- Herefordshire
It’s a bit different when the value of that 35 acre field in this country is the equivalent of 350 acres in yours......
- Location
- Ballyclare Northern Ireland
Since your expertise and observational skills are no doubt outstanding, would you mind if I sent you a picture of one corner of a 9 Ha field we are about to drain and reclaim and you can advise me on the soil make up and exact machinery and processes needed. A photo of a square inside the gate should suffice.
- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
I sympathise with this - lots of keyboard warriors like me telling the OP that they have stuffed up when all they wanted was constructive suggestions as to how to fix it (which I posted earlier). However...
The OP took a risk by cultivating high erosion risk soil in a high rainfall area at what is normally a low risk time of year to do this. Without taking a risk you get nothing done but here we are, with a field with the best topsoil gone. I stand by my post. If you don't take any responsibility you don't learn from it. That is all.
- Location
- Bay of Plenty NZ
That’s it, you’ve saved me trawling through my photos looking for it.
Thank you