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  1. Ben M

    Hopper bottom drying bin

    Phil, who i use to work for, has a good set up. Massive shed, polished concrete and over head conveyor. This is fed by a large 30t pit outside, where grain can go into a bin first if need be, with stirrers and can be blown. I really really liked his set up. Pretty simple but covered all basis...
  2. Ben M

    Sugar beet yields

    Content?! Id be very happy with that for 1st lift considering the year!!
  3. Ben M

    Sugar beet yields

    50t/ha. This was my worst 30ha. Real big chalky caps that just never got going. I qctually thiught itnwould be less
  4. Ben M

    Sugar beet yields

    Ive heard all sorts of yields so far 45t throught to 80t?! My sugars for the first bit i did were between 16.08 and 18.9
  5. Ben M

    Fitbits / health trackers

    What changes has it made you make Clive?
  6. Ben M

    Building refurbishment

    Throughbred Doors newmarket do all our door work
  7. Ben M

    Horsch Sprinter 8st

    I think John Haynes at MJ & SJ Collins has his for sale if your still looking?
  8. Ben M

    Autonomous Farming

    Now that doesnt surprise me in the slightest clive tbh, again we are lagging behind already.
  9. Ben M

    Look out - look up - look after yourself - #FarmSafety

    Really good point this will and one i had thought of before tbh. Why arent more of of customers demanding this H&S info? Like you say im sure it would dramatically improve H&S overnight if they did. I supply fresh produce to the likes of sainsburys / tesco and spend time on other farms that do...
  10. Ben M

    Firewood processor ready for storm blown trees - suffolk/essex/cambs

    Hi There Rupert. Ive now sold my processor im afraid. Can i suggest contacting my friend James Gadd - Gadd Brothers Tree and Landscapes (they have a good website), he has the same processor as i had and uses a unimog etc. Oli Neal also had a processor now too i believe. All the best Ben
  11. Ben M

    Autonomous Farming

    The auto tractor is nearly here, but to me thats not the exciting bit in the slightest. Its so many mundane, time consuming jobs that we can more or less automise tomorrow if money was no object. The auto tractor is just the tip of the ice berg. Our smart phone is probably already the most...
  12. Ben M

    Autonomous Farming

    Could be very positive for farm workers. Good ones will be needed to manage and control all these robots etc. Could mean alot less hrs in the future for more money imo. More hrs at home with family, whilst controling things via their smart phone. Whats not to like?
  13. Ben M

    Velcourt trainee farm management

    Sorry only just seen this, did you apply? how did you get on? I joined as an assistant manager (i was 32yrs old and had a wealth of practical experience and run my own 6yr small tenancy) and progressed to farm manager in under 18 months. I did all the trainee management training, it was all...
  14. Ben M

    Tractor / Machinery Trackers

    Thanks for the replies, great help
  15. Ben M

    Welvent controller

    Did you get sorted? We use wel vent for our potato store controls and they do all our servicing on them. Ive got several welvent contacts if you need
  16. Ben M

    Tractor / Machinery Trackers

    Im just about to sort out new trackers for all my machines, i demo'd the nee Doetrac tracker system which was superb but unfortunately not Thatcham approved. Im currently using older style Foretrack trackers and may well upgrade with them but just seeing what else may be out there. Anyone else...
  17. Ben M

    3 year old helps to fix combine......

    Couldnt agree more buh, think we have chatted about this enough bloody times now!
  18. Ben M

    spring barley sowing date and drought

    Ive cut 40ha of spring barley last couple of days. Hasnt gone tonbad considering how quickly it burnt off in the heat. 33mm last night, i expect once things dry up the rest of the 160ha of spring barley will go
  19. Ben M

    3 year old helps to fix combine......

    What generally worries the life out of me with this whole story is the fact probably 60% of the comments on the facebook thread saw nothing wrong with it. THAT is scary.
  20. Ben M

    HSE heads up to those hedge trimming.

    There was a memo going around this week detailing a recent fatality where a hedge cutting contractor caught some wire which in turn hit the farmer and killed him. Tragic. The contractor was fined and community service i believe. He was also fined for not having correct guards, which wouldnt of...
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