Wheat drilling 2020

4course

Member
Location
north yorks
how many staff do you have?!
I couldn’t cope as said previously in the north as I would be too far behind....
we run 2 tractors plus another hired in driven by one full time (son) and two seasonal chaps who are not full time on the land and only work when the weather or job warrants it ,oh and me apparently interfering
 

redsloe

Member
Location
Cornwall
Bugger, it’s raining ☹View attachment 910427
Yeah, this was about 1pm
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Refused to pack up until dark when I ran out of seed.
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DRC

Member
It does flick odd stones up that’s for sure, but we are lucky, home is on gravels so only small stones, and the rest is clay and loams so no bother for us, output is unbelievable and leaves a super finish very happy with it.
Do you do any cultivation beforehand, or straight in with it .
 

Phil P

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
North West
Can your old man keep in front of you with a 6630 and 5 furrows?
🙄 No! 😂

To be fair, I’ve been knocking some of the heavy stuff down so it’s not been to bad. I’m rapidly closing the gap now though, usually like to be a day in front but can’t risk it with the weather forecast! Only get one shot at this ground once it’s been ploughed.
 

Flat 10

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
🙄 No! 😂

To be fair, I’ve been knocking some of the heavy stuff down so it’s not been to bad. I’m rapidly closing the gap now though, usually like to be a day in front but can’t risk it with the weather forecast! Only get one shot at this ground once it’s been ploughed.
But he ploughs it all with that set up? Fair play. I need to work harder.
 
Looked round ,this morning , 🤔 decided to change couler tips and following harrows so it kept me in yard ,
I will Be like a bunch of heifers ,who have been in 6 months ,and can smell grass .in the morning , be out at first light ,seed all loaded up , deisel bowser primed ,ready for an all nighter ,
If it will go
Fecking spoilt that idea. 8 mm todsy
 

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Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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