Recent content by Wigeon

Anyone go to Amsterdam last week? https://www.regenerativeagriculturesummit.com/events/regenerative-agriculture-summit-europe-2025 "Meeting the global players in regenerative agriculture" I wonder who they are. It says 60 farmers attended, and 500+ food and textile leaders.....

They were another bidspotter special. Came from a closing down dog food factory in Kettering. 1.5t of wheat in each, more or less. Have a dozen and use them to feed the drill. The small ones from the same place are good for cover crop seed etc.

43, farming 10 yrs. Most of the time that feels like about 10 minutes as I engineer the latest fudge-up. Pretty much zero experience prior to that- did other things.

Possibly- was some collective food processing sale in Stowmarket. I also got a bit carried away and bought a gravity separator, which is the next project...

Not going to lie, I'm flipping chuffed with this. Doubtless I'll be lynched for a handful of new components but: £300 westrup bought at auction unseen on a whim £50 frame which was the next lot... turns out it was nothing to do with the cleaner... Trailer from the nettles with a ripped out...

Basic question I'm afraid. My 6900 has just done its fan belt, the cause being a seized tensioner; thr one in the middle: The question is obviously the fan has to come off to get the belt and tensioner on there. What is the best way of doing this, as it looks pretty awkward with very...

I'd be interested to know more about the regen premium, if you're happy to share?

I know it's not a direct comparison, but i had some organic spring oats this yr, where c90% of the grain was fit, and the remainder was barely milky. Cut it and blew it a seems fine. Smelt a bit like hay however!

Agreed- there is absolutely no glory in being "right" and going bust!

Dawsum 9t Osr 2.5t Organic sp oats 3.8 Planet 4.1t Laureate (no sprays, low N) 3.6t Summary: ww that was away before the rain: good Ww that wasnt: died. Osr: pants Sb early drilled: pants Sb later drilled: pants Organic oats drilled 18th apr: decent. Heavy land, no drains.

If I buy the coffee can I have the Spark free?🤪

I did this job once. It wasn't much fun really. Pay from the utility company was on a set scale and pretty abysmal. The only amusing bit was what farmers would come up with to extract more compensation payments. There were always "contractors left the gate open and the bull got in with...

I once had a chap from ADM tell me how lucky I was that they would buy milling wheat from me that had had Nufol sprayed on the ear, as it wasn't "proper protein". They'd still buy it though. Let us know how you get on!

Problem is here, rubbish yields and no contract...

I have some decent planet, 1.55 N, 98% germ etc. Trouble is there were two pieces of ergot in the sample. £12 malting barley premium £20? Colour sorting charge if you can get one. £30? cost of rejection at maltsters with haulage etc. Feed barley in the 140s. It's properly rubbish. Will...