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glasshouse

Member

Location

lothians

• Jul 8, 2020

• #161

bobk said:

Same here except I've a 22 mile round trip to tip .

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You need a mother bin

 

Fish

Member

Location

North yorkshire

• Jul 9, 2020

• #162

Having driven from here in North Yorkshire to Coldstream and back yesterday, I can safely say that, apart from the odd field of w barley, unless the weather improves not much will be cut until August and harvest will stretch well into September.

 

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DRC

Member

• Jul 9, 2020

• #163

Fish said:

Having driven from here in North Yorkshire to Coldstream and back yesterday, I can safely say that, apart from the odd field of w barley, unless the weather improves not much will be cut until August and harvest will stretch well into September.

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That’s true. Apart from my only two fields of winter barley , Everything’s very green .
At least I can hopefully get some second cut grass done and the stubble turnips in without worrying

 

bankrupt

Member

Location

EX17/20

• Jul 9, 2020

• #164

silverfox said:

Apart from my only two fields of winter barley , Everything’s very green .

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Our next problem here is that in the current cool, damp, sunless conditions, fields of WO have caught up, and are about to overtake, WB.

 

solo

Member

Location

worcestershire

• Jul 9, 2020

• #165

Lighter end of one winter barley field is starting to green up again.

Spring barley doing similar but on a larger scale. Couldn't be bothered to walk to the top to see, as last time it was totally mullered by the drought.

Another issue to add to the season so far.

 

Donkey Oaty

Member

Location

Aberdeenshire

• Jul 9, 2020

• #166

glasshouse said:

You need a mother bin

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No! You need this! The Traceys would be the ultimate farm contractors in my opinion!

 

David.

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

J11 M40

• Jul 9, 2020

• #167

Would it yet be timely for someone to start a "Who is still glad they didn't bother with a T3" thread..

 

bankrupt

Member

Location

EX17/20

• Jul 9, 2020

• #168

Donkey Oaty said:

The Traceys would be the ultimate farm contractors in my opinion

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And Lady Penelope the absolute ultimate in grain samplers.

Turning up a couple of times each season in the Rolls and chatting extensively with yours truly, whilst Parker did all the work.

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward - Wikipedia

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bobk

Member

Location

stafford

• Jul 9, 2020

• #169

glasshouse said:

You need a mother bin

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Not this year

 

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glasshouse

Member

Location

lothians

• Jul 9, 2020

• #170

bankrupt said:

And Lady Penelope the absolute ultimate in grain samplers.

Turning up a couple of times each season in the Rolls and chatting extensively with yours truly, whilst Parker did all the work.

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward - Wikipedia

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Penelope pitstop did my sampling

 

Brisel

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Midlands

• Jul 9, 2020

• #171

glasshouse said:

Penelope pitstop did my sampling

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Pursued by you dressed as the Hooded Claw?

 

APJ

Member

Location

West Midlands(Shropshire borders)

• Jul 9, 2020

• #172

Our gleam winter wheat is ripening fast reckon we could be cutting wheat late July here, it’s altered very fast the past week, hopefully get some rape sprayed off tomorrow weather depending.

 

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glasshouse

Member

Location

lothians

• Jul 9, 2020

• #173

Brisel said:

Pursued by you dressed as the Hooded Claw?

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No, dick dastardly and muttley

 

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4course

Member

Location

north yorks

• Jul 9, 2020

• #174

David. said:

Would it yet be timely for someone to start a "Who is still glad they didn't bother with a T3" thread..

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could be timely but I for one glad I did not miss it out , our sept/early oct crops look green, and clean, ears filling well ,clear of ear troubles as yet .A few days later combining is bearable for the yield benefits .Weve been 4 times on most albeit with older cheaper product plus foliar feeds and at this stage am not regretting it. though a month or so ago was starting to think maybe should hold of or held of and have we done right as a lot of folks were advising spend less /dont do it as well below average yields are in the offing ..Yes they are ,but not on the crops established before the mid oct deluges. Dont think we will be combining w barley in july nor w wheat in early august which is a month away from thinking about it unless we get a heatwave.As for sp barley of which we have too much think similar time to the ww though it may get ripened with a can ,the last time I grew it was ready around the start of ww but that was 30 odd years ago

 

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sahara

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Somerset

• Jul 11, 2020

• #175

Did you start yesterday on the 10th @bankrupt ?
Not quite fit here.

 

bankrupt

Member

Location

EX17/20

• Jul 11, 2020

• #176

sahara said:

Did you start yesterday on the 10th @bankrupt ?

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Should have done but for equipment failure.

It'll be Monday afternoon now, unfortunately.

 

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sahara

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Somerset

• Jul 11, 2020

• #177

That's a pain, hay making for us next week, and then the Barley should be ready!

 

teslacoils

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lincolnshire

• Jul 11, 2020

• #178

Fair bit of osr being dessicated today, and done done before the rains.

 

average farmer

Member

Location

North Notts

• Jul 11, 2020

• #179

Might have some spring oats ready in a fortnight.

 

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DRC

Member

• Jul 11, 2020

• #180

Monday tea time my barley was 14.8%, but rain ever since. Got down from 18.8 to 16.7 this afternoon, so hopefully might get at it tomorrow afternoon. Trouble is it’s now forecasting some rain later on Monday .