Today at work
- Thread starter Penmoel
- Start date
Beames
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- Location
- South wales
Phone call off my mate today asking how come I had turned my suckler cows out already. I said I hadn’t and they were still in the sheds or so I thought.
30 mins of chasing them round the field later and they are back in.
30 mins of chasing them round the field later and they are back in.
The slow realization of "fek the cows have escaped!" is the worst feeling in the world!
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
Gave the trimmer a wash off and grease. It’s what I now call a Robert K moment. Wish the decals were better stuck on.
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Are you seeking treatment for @Robert K syndrome? It can become addictive from what I have heard - a slippery slope!
davidroberts30
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
Your lucky the paint didnt fall off
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
Can you recommend any good therapists?
In fairness, I’ve got a very long way to go before I’m that tidy, sadly. Probably because I’ve got livestock!
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
It’s not great.
davidroberts30
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
Mine will need a respray soon
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
How old?
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Strictly yesterday,started drilling spring barley Saturday but had a seal go on the fan for some reason,so had to run down to Claydons Saturday night,then Sharmans came out first thing Sunday morning to fix it,big thanks too everyone one who helped out.
Never seen so many gulls following my drill +sh*ting all over my lovely shiny paint work.
Never seen so many gulls following my drill +sh*ting all over my lovely shiny paint work.
- Location
- Shropshire
Looks grand enough for em
Dman2
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- Location
- Durham, UK
After your picture the other day with the tractor covered in sh1t, think I would keep that sunroof closedView attachment 944570
Who the hell invented that sunroof
One low branch and it would be a convertible
- Location
- Scottish Borders
I was amazed at how green it is . It could be a picture from May !
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
hi @chaffcutter yes, things certainly look a lot better than they have for the previous 3 years. Sorghum & Mung Beans are looking quite handy & the income / cash flow will be very welcome.
We have 2 distinct cropping seasons here, roughly 6 months apart, cool season crops & warm season. We generally split it about 50 / 50, with fallow periods between to build up / capture / conserve soil moisture. The sorghum & Mungs will be harvested in the next month or so - mid autumn
Our fallow country ( ALL zero till, with all crop residues retained for ground cover ) ready for this years winter ( cool season ) crops now has a full profile of moisture ( we generally dont plant any crops unless we have 1 metre of soil moisture ), ready for our wheat, durum & chickpeas to be planted in June. Depending on the season & if there is enough soil moisture after harvest, we may well plant or "double crop" other "winter" crops straight after the Sorg & Mungs as well.
Everything here is determined by stored soil moisture, which is why zero till is the default farming system in this part of the world for at least 30 years
Have aerially baited for mice twice now ( zinc phosphide treated wheat seed, at 1 kg / ha ), no sign of fresh activity around thee holes after rain on the weekend, but still warm enough ( 30 + C temps through day, maybe min of about 15 C ) for their population to explode again. This plague activity might happen once every 10 or 20 years, most commonly following an extended extreme drought of a few years. It ISNT something we deal with every year, thank god . . . The last time I personally saw it THIS bad was 1984.
I know someone north of here ( west of Moree NSW - BIG cropping areas . . . ) who planted 4000 ha of dryland ( not irrigated ) cotton near the end of last year. He put the plane over it 3 times baiting mice & still ended up writing off 1200 ha due to mice damage . . .
having said that, apparently locust numbers are building up & there is concern about the next few months & potential damage to our winter crop plantings . . .
certainly keeps things interesting anyway
thanks for you interest
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davidroberts30
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
Beames
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- Location
- South wales
Cows came in the end of October and nothing been in there since. They made a fair mess charging down the slope at the far end of the field!!!
- Location
- West Suffolk
Lackey
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- Location
- North Cumbria
Not a bad afternoon for a grass walk
