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Thinking of sowing my spring NUM3 this weekend. Vetch, Buckwheat Phacellia, linseed and clover. Is it still too cold ? I’m in Sussex, so pretty far south) Thinking if I leave it much later it will struggle to flower and meet the aims . Also, conditions look to be pretty good for drilling on...

So, will light rain (0.5mm drizzley stuff) immediately after application of a teb and strob have ballsed it up ?? Asking for a friend 🙄

Probably a daft question, but will vetch and clover suffer if cut frequently while flowering ? The black grass is re heading every couple of weeks now, so needs to be cut, but I’m fearful of ending up with no legumes through continuous mowing. If anyone jas any experience of growing this stuff...

What on earth makes Syngenta think that putting Mirror and Elatus in the same box is a good idea ??

As above, got a lot of wheat volunteers in the first spring of AB15, agronomist is convinced regular topping won’t sort them, and thus not going to make much of a break crop. I’m thinking/hoping they won’t survive through to next year. Anyone experienced anything similar in the past ?

Having rushed the last bit of barley in last night, when it would have benefited from another dry day, as it was forecast wet today and Wednesday evening, I’m feeling a bit irritated that the sun is shining and it’s now forecast dry till tomorrow!

Thinking it’s time I looked this, instead of taking the easy option of selling off the field or chopping . Anyone got any experience and tips to make it work for the best ?

Anyone else received an email saying they have hade their deadline extended to 1st April ? Wondering if it’s because we emailed them, and their response might take a while ?!!

Looking at getting a tsem box drill. Has anyone used one for drilling beans ? Tried one on demo, drilled them at 5” no problem, but just a bit concerned that the foam discs might not work too well, and give a constant feed, and high enough seed rate .

Does anyone here happen to have a hydraulic folding vibrotilth ? Looking to fit rams to our manual fold 4m and add some form of levelling to the back, but can’t find any decent pictures of how they’re fitted. Cheers Robin

Does anyone know if this has a secret fuse somewhere for the fuel and temperature gauges. Both have stopped working and I can’t find a wiring fault or a fuse anywhere! Thanks

Has anyone left phacelia to reseed the following year? Have about 5 acres in various plots that I would like to see if I can keep going. Wondering if I should just leave it, top it, or maybe even run a tined cultivator through it before the winter, to try and get some regeneration. Anyone any...

Has anyone used one of these ? Are they any good for stubble cultivation down to six inches or so ? Do they cope with chopped straw ? Thanks in advance !

Mine seem to be ripening all over the shop.. Wondered if I should have sprayed them off, but then thinking with this weather and the wheat and oats being fit, they are probably best left to ripen naturally.. Any thoughts.. what do others do ??

Anyone use pod stick on their rape. I usually put mine on when I desiccate Does anyone go through early with it at the green stage? I’m contemplating doing it shortly but wonder if it might not help the absorption of glyphosate later, given that it seems to be getting less efficient on rape...

New combine for this year. When the order was placed I asked for climate control or air con plus heater as I found that with the previous combine I needed the air con on late at night to stop the cab misting up and it gets bloody freezing in there !! It’s turned up with just air con again ...

Just watching the news regarding the massive decline in species worldwide, due to overfishing, pollution, deforestation and other natural land being lost to housing and food production. Now it’s just a thought, and maybe I’m way off the mark, but given the massive expected rise in the...

Anyone else experienced poor BG control from Propyz in osr this year. Mine is very disappointing, considering how far removed from a BLW blackgrass is ! Another nail in the coffin for rape here I fear.

I know this question has been asked before, but it was a few years ago and things move on ! Anyone here have any experience with Fleming trailers ? Looking to get a couple of 14 tonners, and they seem excellent value, with a new price, well below the ex demo price of Richard Westerns and the like .

Plan on applying some Crawler on the bad know blackgrassy bits on the beans tomorrow. Never used it before, but remember some serious mixing issues in the day of Kerb powder. Is it best to pre mix the Crawler in a bucket, or is it quite happy to go straight in the induction hopper ? Cheers