- Location
- MK43
Made a start, moisture about 13, yield 8.5 to 9t/ha ish.
Harvest 2023
- Thread starter APJ
- Start date
Made a start, moisture about 13, yield 8.5 to 9t/ha ish.
- Location
- MK43
I'll try to keep my chin up!
- Location
- Thames Valley
Even if you calibrate over weighbridge they’re only accurate at average yield. We’ve found this to be the case for years. They vastly overstate higher spot rates event though average weight tallies to weighbridge.
True , but you can see the good bits from 200 yards
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
Interesting or disappointingly worrying?
We work in mud, sh!te and dust all year doing our best, but nature will always have the final say.
Sometimes we just have to be glad for any good news and carry on as best we can.
If trying to be super smart floats your boat, fine.
But prepare to be disappointed most of your life.
Don’t be lazy and always try your best.
But always look for achievements, no matter how small rather than kick yourself when things inevitably don’t come up with quite what you expected.
All depends on your dirt , anyone can farm grade 1 , takes initiative to farm mud .
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
How many of us are itching to get started with harvest 2023?
Last year, I started Winter Barley on Monday 11th July, followed by Winter Linseed on Friday 15th.
We finished on Sunday 17th and had a week’s break before starting the wheat on 25th, finishing it all by 31st!
This year, the weather looks totally different.
Yes, I could have started today, but the next fortnight’s weather looks bloody awful and the prospect of wet straw waiting be baled and cleared off land where the crop wasn’t really totally fit didn’t appeal.
I remember a good friend of mine from Suffolk then in his late 40’s but now 80 called Terry, who saw me going in the 1980’s and expressed the he could not get “Mootivated!”
I now know exactly how he felt.
I remember in my 20’s, so looking forward to harvest starting the following day, that I dreamed about it all that night!
Both the NH 1530 and 1545 worked flawlessly in my dream, yet needed a bit more setting up in reality the next day. And it rained, which made me wish we had never started!
To all the youngsters itching to get going, it must be very frustrating.
But in my 54 Harvests, it does always get done.
As a good friend of mine this side of the Country often says “There’ll always be a sowing and there’ll always be a harvest!”
……His job is repairing Combines, rather than farming. But he is right!
Last year, I started Winter Barley on Monday 11th July, followed by Winter Linseed on Friday 15th.
We finished on Sunday 17th and had a week’s break before starting the wheat on 25th, finishing it all by 31st!
This year, the weather looks totally different.
Yes, I could have started today, but the next fortnight’s weather looks bloody awful and the prospect of wet straw waiting be baled and cleared off land where the crop wasn’t really totally fit didn’t appeal.
I remember a good friend of mine from Suffolk then in his late 40’s but now 80 called Terry, who saw me going in the 1980’s and expressed the he could not get “Mootivated!”
I now know exactly how he felt.
I remember in my 20’s, so looking forward to harvest starting the following day, that I dreamed about it all that night!
Both the NH 1530 and 1545 worked flawlessly in my dream, yet needed a bit more setting up in reality the next day. And it rained, which made me wish we had never started!
To all the youngsters itching to get going, it must be very frustrating.
But in my 54 Harvests, it does always get done.
As a good friend of mine this side of the Country often says “There’ll always be a sowing and there’ll always be a harvest!”
……His job is repairing Combines, rather than farming. But he is right!
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- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
There is a ‘Terry’ about 30 miles north of you in Metfield, who is in total agreement with you.
But as he doesn’t grow any Winter Barley, maybe he does have a good excuse!
Daniel
Member
- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
No rush at all, want a weeks holiday at the start of the school holidays so I’d rather it’s drizzled and held it all off.
Looks can be deceiving but looking at the lack of straw it doesn’t look anywhere near a 4 ton crop, or 3.2 for that matter
Jon 3085
Member
- Location
- Worcester, UK
Cut 23 acres of Tardis,not as good as Cassia sample wise,good crop of straw ,266 round bales.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Had a bit of a shock today. Happened to look at the Tardis WB today, having not really bothered looking for a fortnight, other than over the hedge.
if a combine had been near we could have cracked on, which is pretty amazing considering a. we’re in mid-Wales and b. It’s been damp nearly every day… not enough to do any good, but enough to be a nuisance if you wanted to make hay.
I guess I’d better think about getting the store ready.
if a combine had been near we could have cracked on, which is pretty amazing considering a. we’re in mid-Wales and b. It’s been damp nearly every day… not enough to do any good, but enough to be a nuisance if you wanted to make hay.
I guess I’d better think about getting the store ready.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Bit of barley cut towards Lincoln by the A15. Mine is a good ten days away.
lloyd
Member
- Location
- Herefordshire
Oats cut near me thought they've been looking ripe.
- Location
- North West
- Location
- the brecks norfolk
Or sand!!!!