I grow for a different concrete cow, and a dairy farm. Was invited to an open evening at Suckleys last night, to look at said cow and potato stuff, but I play over 50s football on Wednesday nights.
Raining
- Thread starter Mkfm
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Lighter showers and feeling a touch warmer today, then tonight this bright fellow returned
the magic weather button has changed its tune slightly
No hay making but, warmer has got to be good
No hay making but, warmer has got to be good
Lighter showers and feeling a touch warmer today, then tonight this bright fellow returned...
No hay making but, warmer has got to be good
Yes, a bit of sun and warmth would be nice, but nowt in the wilds of Telford by 9pm... Sucklers back in the yard again, munching hay overnight as it's nicer!!
I think the mower will be stopping on the yard for a few more days... It's feeling like it may be a "knock off the headlands and wrap the bales" type of season, as it'll allow a better haymaking session and I can get going a bit sooner!
The grass contractors will be on long days (and nights) once it picks up again. My 2nd cut is ready!!!
JMTHORNLEY
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- Location
- Glossop
This has got to stop now...... I'm getting to my whits end
Spent all morning in the sunshine yesterday (knowing it was going to rain mind) dosing cattle and getting ready to send the heifers off on their summer jollies. Grand day actually felt like summer, then it started pissing down. Between 2 and 5 it must have put 2 inch of rain down with me at home, the yard washed itself clean and into the tank, I didn't need to scrape off when I was done
When will this end and anyone any tips on how to keep jovial about it all when I feel grass is starting to go to pot now... Don't even want to talk about my reseed
Spent all morning in the sunshine yesterday (knowing it was going to rain mind) dosing cattle and getting ready to send the heifers off on their summer jollies. Grand day actually felt like summer, then it started pissing down. Between 2 and 5 it must have put 2 inch of rain down with me at home, the yard washed itself clean and into the tank, I didn't need to scrape off when I was done
When will this end and anyone any tips on how to keep jovial about it all when I feel grass is starting to go to pot now... Don't even want to talk about my reseed
Dman2
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- Location
- Durham, UK
Coming back from North Yorkshire show yesterday
Heavens opened, was driving 20mph through 3 inches of water on the A1
Fortunately dry when I got home
Heavens opened, was driving 20mph through 3 inches of water on the A1
Fortunately dry when I got home
Someone posted on our village FB group that we had 2 months worth of average rain in 6 days last week. Total was 63mm which doesn't sound like enough tbh mostly came in 3 days over a few hours each time.
Happy hillbily
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- Location
- Uwchaled, North Wales
Ive had 5" last week (sunday to sunday) got up this morning theres another inch in the guage
Careful what you read..
On may 28th I read this..
Early signals are for a much warmer and drier than average month overall for June with the potential for some very warm, or hot blasts of weather.
“Britain is likely to bask in wall-to-wall sunshine for several days in succession on multiple occasions throughout June on current indications.
“High pressure will become the dominant feature as we reach the end of this month and start the meteorological summer.”
Wall to wall rain is probably nearer the truth
Danllan
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- Location
- Sir Gar / Carms
Bl**dy rain... lined up with the contractors to cut on Wednesday, there was five days of sun forecast, now it's been filled with four days of rain...
Anyone seen Waterworld…?
Anyone seen Waterworld…?
JMTHORNLEY
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- Location
- Glossop
The thing that's killing me is ground conditions, I could do with a week to dry things up
muleman
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We've got a fine week forecast but can't get the contractor till next week.....by which time it will be raining againBl**dy rain... lined up with the contractors to cut on Wednesday, there was five days of sun forecast, now it's been filled with four days of rain...
Anyone seen Waterworld…?
Devil's advocate
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- Location
- Posh side of Barnsley
Bl**dy rain... lined up with the contractors to cut on Wednesday, there was five days of sun forecast, now it's been filled with four days of rain...
Anyone seen Waterworld…?
Hope you are using all non EU built equipment. You won't want a hiccup getting spares.
We are in a right mess here, lots of spraying to do. Transplanting brassica & 50 acre of hay in small bales to make. We will round bale & wrap some grass this year but can't even do that.
Made a mistake after struggling with cast ewes & maggots and clipped. 2 ewes with mastitis, one an old one cured easily the other a six toother died.
Oddly enougth our heavy land full of cracks is still good to travel on. Light land ready for transplanting brassica is sopping wet.
- Location
- Devon
I haven't sheared and I've had a couple ewes with mastitis in the last week. Not sure it makes much difference tbh?
- Location
- Devon
The best 1 then complain when it's wrong?
Danllan
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- Location
- Sir Gar / Carms
Spares are a problem for the contractors, the blokes I use generally have half a shed full of them...
(Which either does or does not inspire confidence... )50 acres of small bales!
What a pain, but I guess it'll sell well. We've sold a fair lot of hay from last year, which was good.Because we had such a dry spell before, even after near-non-stop rain for weeks (though only a few real downpours) the lands are fine to drive on, and the grass has rocketed, but what use are either of those if we can't cut it because of the rain?
Spares are a problem for the contractors, the blokes I use generally have half a shed full of them...
50 acres of small bales!
Because we had such a dry spell before, even after near-non-stop rain for weeks (though only a few real downpours) the lands are fine to drive on, and the grass has rocketed, but what use are either of those if we can't cut it because of the rain?
Danllan
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- Sir Gar / Carms
Why do you want to know...?
Can't see where you're from, if your local to here you'll know the initials WT, JW or sometimes RP.