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Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
We haven't even got any land ready, let alone drilling :D.
Will Wait until October....

If it's too wet.....



We have cage wheels :cautious::wtf::censored:



All the neighbours have drilled up pretty much.
Don’t you @carbonfibre farmer @nick... and @robbie have BG in Norfolk? Is it cos light land? Planning on drilling WB mid week after a bit of ploughing and then onto WW at the weekend. Worried I’m too early but will pick lowest BG fields.
 

nick...

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Arable Farmer
Location
south norfolk
No light land here.im not close to the Breckland either.probably at least 10 miles away.i know it’s only late September but if some of our land gets wet we won’t get on it till the spring
Nick...
 

robbie

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BASIS
Don’t you @carbonfibre farmer @nick... and @robbie have BG in Norfolk? Is it cos light land? Planning on drilling WB mid week after a bit of ploughing and then onto WW at the weekend. Worried I’m too early but will pick lowest BG fields.
Nope... atleast I don't. I wouldn't say @Nick and @carbonfibre farmer are on light land, atleast not as light as mine.

My total bg spend on average most years extends to one can of straight FFC to add to the PDM for one field with an odd plant.

I've just gone to Norwich and there's hundreds of acres of wheat up in the row and it looks a picture.
 

carbonfibre farmer

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Arable Farmer
Don’t you @carbonfibre farmer @nick... and @robbie have BG in Norfolk? Is it cos light land? Planning on drilling WB mid week after a bit of ploughing and then onto WW at the weekend. Worried I’m too early but will pick lowest BG fields.
Yes we do (well we don't but the neighbours all do!)
Won't start before 5th Oct. Probably most in around 15th ish probably later.

I'm not an progressive up to date farmer with vaddy drills,sumos and min till :rolleyes: so don't need to be getting on yet:unsure:

After talking being out and about with the neighbours this morning while looking out for hare coursers you'd think I'd hadn't a clue......o_O
 

Karliboy

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Livestock Farmer
Location
West Yorkshire
Floatation Tyres and a wet greasy track don’t make a good combination,over the edge spreader went and bellied out
Managed to lift it up and pull it back with ratchet strap, block and tackle and a bottle jack.
Luckily no damage done.
I’ve done the same thing before stuck against the same tree with a old landrover discovery.
I should know better really:scratchhead:
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Hard Graft

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BASE UK Member
Location
British Isles

robbie

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BASIS
View attachment 720016 View attachment 720018 Just saying, but I thought those of us ploughing had killed all the worms!
Plenty here , as the seagulls will testify . I like to think I’m gently folding them over.
I personally don't think it makes sod all difference to worms what establishment/cultivation is use. The best thing for worms and general soil health is regular doses of fym!
 

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