Recent content by Rich Beach

The only way you can decide whether you are getting good service or not is to sit down and talk it over with your agronomist. If he is giving you the service you are paying for, he should be able to back it up with evidence and costings. If not, get another one who will provide the service you...

Grew it 20 years ago with a degree of success and want to try revisit it to replace OSR. Cannot grow another pulse crop in the rotation as we grow vining peas.

Which companies are offering Borage contracts for Spring 2024? Any to steer clear of ?

Have you sprayed it with any DFF for weed control ??

Well it would have been good of them to publish the information then so we could see the results !

It is pretty clear to me that some DCV diaphragms, O rings & possible pump diaphragms are made of a rubber material that is quickly corroded by the Univoq. Some types of rubber material are clearly not affected. Surely it should be up to Corteva to test this & see which types are susceptible...

I needed some 3 inch and 6 inch ones the other day 🤣

I used Apaveq last week and you can still smell it when you walk through the wheat. Have a few knackered diaphragms in my office and it smells like a nail parlour in there !!

Knackered all the DCV valves the other day eventually even after boom flush after every load. Must be a wetter issue & should have been rectified after last seasons shenanigans. £200 is not enough of a sop in my opinion even though the price made it a cheap option at T2 & it is sh!t hot on...

January 2023 on the container

Bateman self propelled. Done 300 acres today.

300 acres today. 8 diaphragms out of 48 so far. Probably more in the morning. But it does smell nice !!

Univoq is at it again !!

Make sure your signage on the door is correct too.