Recent content by JoeHodgey

Has anyone blocked coulters off on a gd to widen rows? For game cover drilling

Hi @Janet Hughes Defra. I cant see AB14 low input cereal on the SFI 2023 option list. Are you planning to make this option available under SFI? Thanks

@Janet Hughes Defra Hi Janet, pleased to see what look like some good new options. We’re all assuming this one covers OSR, but could say winter wheat sown with bean companion also qualify? Thanks

Mostly we spray off January time, way more moisture under green cover in March. Last year was virtually bare soil again by the time the drill went in. Green cover and moisture is a good thing post drilling but do have to be very patient to drill green in the spring. I’m doing some...

Main advice then is wait for it to get good and dry? Goes against what you think in these dry springs. It seems to be the seed thrown under the soil flap that struggles not the seed in the bottom of the slot.

thanks for the reply, looks good, is that not cultivated autumn or spring, completely no till? I drilled some spring barley for a neighbour who had a little Sandy field and establishment much better there. We just drill what I consider normal depth, 25-30mm ish. We’ve just had bad results last...

Hi, We’re farming clay loam, medium textured fenland in Lincolnshire, not bad land, some heavy holes. We’re a year or two into direct drilling with our mounted 3m GD. Growing cover crops and cutting back on inputs. Has anyone else found that in these really dry spring we keep getting problems...

Yeah just don’t know what your getting trough market, id like to get a private deal with a local ish rearer really, looking for about 35 in March 2023

This year it’s just AB15 until august so might leave it to run to seed so I’ve got a self regenerating seedbank. Yeah that’s it, it’s just finding someone you trust.

Looking like this a month ago, frost has since killed bolting chicory but I suspect it will regrow from the crown in spring. Clovers have gone very dormant over winter, even died back a little. No I haven’t, it’s next spring I’m planning on as you are actually looking at an AB15 with 1 more...

Hi Peter, I’ve Dwelled on the topic for a while. Im planning to do a similar thing but with weaned dairy X calves. Buy 4 month old calves in March, grow up to 12 month stores in October, at which point sell. With buying in lambs you’ve got a problem of pasture starts growing in March but you...

Thanks very much for some great detailed advice! :)Every days a school day

Thank you excellent advice. Theory is one thing but practice is defiantly another.

@Will 1594 Thanks, im more in the planning/thinking stage of what i want to do in the future. You grow stubble turnips for him? or you buy the animals off him? @Woolless @Skintagain Okay thanks for the advice, like i say ^^ still in the ideas stage. Late summer when store prices come down? Do...

In most years would it be reasonable to buy in at £50 sell at £80/£90 ish? leaves a potential output, value added whatever you want to call it of £30? @dinderleat thats what i thought and why id come here, everyone says how 90% time there isnt money to be made in livestock. You reckon im too...