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    AB15 2 year legume fallow

    I've found exactly the same. The Wheat we have this year after AB6 has been waterlogged since October and full of takeall. The way it looks at the moment, I think we will be lucky to get 7t/ha.
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    Cover crops for sheep on an arable farm

    We are about 10minutes north of Bishops Stortford. I like the idea of owning the stock, just so I have control of the grazing. My sheep experience is fairly limited, but I will likely have someone who knows what they are doing to help me out. I think the main thing stopping me at the moment is...
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    Cover crops for sheep on an arable farm

    I don't really have a budget on how much I want to spend. We are on heavy ground, so I am a bit nervous about investing in kit, then realising the sheep don't work and being left with a whole load of fencing etc. There aren't any sheep in this area, so getting someone else to graze isn't really...
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    Cover crops for sheep on an arable farm

    How much would it cost to get setup to finish 500-1000 lambs on cover crops overwinter?
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    Store lamb calculation help

    Did you ever go ahead with this @JoeHodgey ?
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    Shelbourne reynolds pickup header

    Gave him a call earlier and he doesn’t have any at the moment unfortunately
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    Shelbourne reynolds pickup header

    Does anyone know of any pickup headers for sale? Looking for one to fit a John Deere combine
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    AHDB can feck right off.

    What percentage of your Autumn drilled ground will you try and get a catch crop on? And when do you think it is too late in the season and not worth drilling catch crops?
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    Establishing Catch Crops

    Yeah get rolled and had two doses of pellets, both after drilling. I was expecting a lot more slug pressure though and the second dose of pellets probably wasn’t necessary.
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    Establishing Catch Crops

    Hanslope series soil. About 50% silt, 30% clay and 20% sand.
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    Establishing Catch Crops

    The Wheat actually established pretty well. Drilled with the Claydon on 17th October and glyphosate applied with the pre-em 10 days later. Picture taken this morning
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    Establishing Catch Crops

    Not very well in the end. I waited about 2-3 weeks before drilling the catch crop after Rape and tried taking out volunteers with the stubble rake, but the stubble rake either didn't do enough or more volunteers came through later which then outcompeted the catch crop. Basically ended up...
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    John Deere 7310R

    We have run a 7R as the main cultivation and drilling tractor for the past 3 seasons and have had no problems at all. As stated above, the only negative is the small fuel tank.
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    Establishing Catch Crops

    Are you buying sunflower seeds from a garden centre? And if so what is the germination of them like? I’m reluctant to pay £4+ a kilo from a merchant when they are £1ish from a garden centre.
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    Establishing Catch Crops

    Yeah we will be baling the oat straw. The plan is to use the Claydon to drill the wheat, so I'm hoping not to have a cover with too much biomass so that the Claydon can handle it okay. What mixes are you using in catch crops?
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