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  1. Farmer-George

    Fertiliser Price Tracker

    Just been told they have closed the book already?
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    Ergot Claims

    I spent 20 minutes on the face of the heap this morning pulling it down gently with my hand and found 5 pieces in total. Not a lot for the time spent looking. Got my man from Cefetra coming out in the morning. We will see how much he finds.
  3. Farmer-George

    Ergot Claims

    Have been absolutely spanked on loads again today. I swear they have a pocket full for each sample.
  4. Farmer-George

    Ergot Claims

    This year. Had claims going into a merchant store.
  5. Farmer-George

    Ergot Claims

    Anyone else seeing ergot claims into store for wheat and barley? Not saying it’s not there but I sure can’t find as much in my heap as the seem to be able to find on the weigh bridge in every load.
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    Tx 65 vs class 430 tucano

    You’ll have a far better sample from the yellow one.
  7. Farmer-George

    Looking for cover crops / winter sheep keep

    What sort of area would 400 ewes eat, and how quickly?
  8. Farmer-George

    Potato Pest

    Wireworm in large quantities will make your crop virtually unmarketable. Real pain to grade out of the crop, slugs are bad enough! What population have you got?
  9. Farmer-George

    Green/woodland burials

    If you charge say £1500? Per burial how many graves per acre? guess it’s a fair few. Admittedly yes a one time payment but having a mature woodland must be a benefit?? Especially if it’s a poor or low productivity field?
  10. Farmer-George

    Recommend Me A Milling Wheat

    I’m a big fan of soft wheat. Was always a die hard feed grower. My man at Cefetra got me into softs. Now growing firefly, elicit and skyscraper. Like the fact we can mix the 3/4 and still get a soft premium. Need to be careful with the 4 softs as only a few varieties they take on a group 3...
  11. Farmer-George

    Potato price 2018

    Markies are a very bold sample and have been managing to push £165 on those. Bag count is around 110 and good fry too.
  12. Farmer-George

    Fertiliser Price Tracker

    Quoted £276 for a full load of nitram. Could be 10 day delivery.
  13. Farmer-George

    Combinables Price Tracker

    Anyone been offered £170 off the combine yet? North Cambs area.
  14. Farmer-George

    Potato price 2018

    The whole phyto has been less problematic than I thought in fairness. We’ve got on ok with trucks arriving, sometimes a day late but not generally ok.
  15. Farmer-George

    Potato price 2018

    Orders seem to have been thin this week. Still shifting agria, although getting to the end of these. markies are steady away but should be out of them in the next 3 weeks all being well
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