Recent content by Chris W

But even an Avatar does an amount of tillage during the drilling process … Where and How do you/they draw the line between an Avatar, a Sprinter, a Claydon, a powerharrow drill with a grange toolbar fitted or even a plough with a tow along drill?

Got a source of seed ?

AHL1 going in here tomorrow (Linseed, Vetch, buckwheat, clover + extras)

IMO Defra need to be very careful about how they handle this. Personally if the “loopholes” didn’t exist I wouldn’t have signed up and they wouldn’t have had any of the “environmental benefits” i will be delivering over the next 3yrs. And if they make so many changes they we cant trust that...

PGRO trials data suggests yield optimum plant density for spring beans is 60-65 plants/m2 and economic optimum is 50-55 plants/m2.

350kg/ha - approx 55seeds/m2

Not sure what seed you have but if you plant a late maturing variety like Markies/Royal, a Sagitta planted in a few weeks on the heavier land will likely still overtake it to harvest?

The more pragmatic approach is to assume any plant is fine as long as it is not allowed to flower.

Seem to have all BTS seed (1915 and 3610) but no KWS seed.

Personally I have almost replaced my BPS (before costs) whilst taking less than 4% out of production.

Personally I agree with the cap.. The money should be used to improve the rural economy not degrade it. The scheme shouldn’t promote “retirement farms” it should promote letting someone else having go via rent or purchase. Without the cap all the farmers/contractors farming investor owned land...

Most grain maize regions tend to run primarily rotaries. How would a straw walker machine cope with grain maize ?

Why not another TM420(s)?

536-95 and 3610

Like most of these things you can never quite achieve spec for spec but as good as.