Recent content by redbaron

Well you've blown any chance of talking to your l/lord about a rent reduction!

Now 60mm over past 6 days.

Thinking of changing an old GEM trailed sprayer. There is GM-R trailed sprayer at Agri-linc which might be suitable. Are GM-R sprayers OK? Spare parts? Reliability? Any other comments/advice. Limited budget, so not looking for all the most modern bells and whistles!

I submitted my TFF form to claim CPD points for NRoSO 2 hours ago, and just had an email from NRoSO confirming allocation to my account. Pleasantly surprised!

Heard from my BS fieldsman that seed ordered on the early pre-emptive offer remained in place. There was no BTS9485 weeks ago.

Keith Packer, MD of BS has said in an email today "...I am now looking forward to moving on and working on key projects around sustainability...and upholding a fair trade policy environment". That opens the door wide for any number of add ons and boxes to tick in future, and probably having to...

There have been 2 RTAs near here in past 10 days both involving a tractor and a car. The police recover the tractor (in one case undamaged) for "forensic checks". And then the owner/farmer is given no idea of how long the tractor will be impounded. But I don't think they do this if 2 cars are in...

Price for malting barley ex farm today??

I would only pay for one if it was me!!

Is it really that yellow?

It used to smell lovely!!

I expect that was a presentation by Hans Rosling. His book "Factfulness" is well worth reading.

Hah...now spoken to the Council surveyor. The developer's planning application was originally approved by a local authority in another part of the country! (apparently this is not unknown). My council were not impressed by the proposals. There were many conditions required by my council, not...

I contacted Building Control this morning and now awaiting a call from their surveyor.

Thank you all so much. Many valuable comments and much food for thought for me. I do think he is trying it on. The pipe(s) would actually be perforated and put in by proper agric drainage contractor. The developer is a local farmer who I have known for decades. Always found him friendly, but...