compaction

Blue skies again this morning, touch of frost and no rain for next day in forecast, some snow forecast for tomorrow. Drought, I mean extended dry period, sorry @Farmer Roy

Got two fields due to come beet this year, nice black land but been under water all winter . Contractors have come in and reprofiled ditches , and under drained, finishing last week. Fields are now drying out fast, some areas are rock solid , some are rutted up to hell where drainage kit has...

Written by William Kellett All new Fendt 200 and 300 series tractors will now be available with Continental TractorMaster tyres. The partnership between the two German manufacturers is a boost to the investment Continental has made to produce tyres with new technology at its dedicated...

I,ve heard down the grapevine that the EA are banning autumn slurry and solid muck applications as AHDB have told them there is no crop justification for applications of N or manur containing N apart from on osr This effectively means all and any livestock manures or digestate cannot be...

I was wanting to improve some of the permanent cow pastures and was wondering how well clover will take just direct drilled in, not the sort of field I want to turn over but would like to put more clover into it. Does it take well like this or not really?

What's the best subsoiler that i can use both on arable and grassland? What about an Opico Swardlifter with two sets of points?

Just taken ewes off land they have been on since december and its like a mud bath was thinking of overseeding as i want early silage i know the yield will be low. would the new grass if it takes effect preservation of silage as my experience of new reseeds and silage is poor.I have no doubt...

Considering bying a new 5m folding combi drill, have a 3m Claydon which I will keep but will swap the kuhn megant tine drill and ridged kuhn power harrow. I do run a 5m carrier for seedbed mainly. 2 difficult autumns, tine drill fine but you still have to work it with an extra set of wheelings...

Written by William Kellett The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced the crop trials taking place at its four Strategic Potato (SPot) Farms during 2021. The four farms are located in Angus, North Lincolnshire, Herefordshire and Suffolk. The trials have been...

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainable-farming-incentive-scheme-pilot-launch-overview/sustainable-farming-incentive-defras-plans-for-piloting-and-launching-the-scheme To me this looks far from straightforward and those who moaned about the complexities of the BPS application...

I see a large estate near where I live are using an 8mtr wide cultivator to rip up overwintered stubble ready for drilling with their Vaderstaad drill. Up until now they have been using their Top Down, I think they must have at last realised they do not need to use a Top Down on thin...

May end up with some this year, what variety stands/combines easily, etc? Imagine yield percentage is secondary to other factors perhaps, has linseed moved on any in 10yrs since I last had a fairly unsatisfying attempt at it?

Do these actually do any good? We have a 6m set and plan to slit where some dirty water is being spread for starters. All pasture hammered by sheep all year. Just wondered if it lets it breathe a bit and let nutrients get to the roots with the millions of sheep feet compacting the very top layer..

How long after a manganese spray would be ok to roll? Sprayed 3 days ago, crop is reacting positively to the spray, if that's the case is it ok to now roll while there's a window?

Hello, How do you now the right time to roll a pp paddock, as we need to get onto our to remove a lot of poaching and damage caused by the previous owners horses left out all weather. Tipped a trailer of muck two weeks ago, and the land carried the tractor ok - leaving relatively shallow...

Can a 6 meter grass harrow be mounted on front links and be used by pushing it along if the blue harrow part are turned the opposite way. now i have front links wondered if i can harrow and roll in one pass as i have a 6 meter rolls. understand that harrowing can be a fast job and rolling...

Do conspiracy theories ever turn out to be true? There have been loads recently & people repeat them until, certain sectors actually beleive them. But was Elvis really working in a chip shop, back in 1986, 8 years after he died. Did Hitler retire to run a poultry farm in Argentina. Was...

Has anyone got those types and do they help drainage, do they help the ground dry quicker

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Written by William Kellett Investing in three identical John Deere 6250R tractors, capable of carrying out almost any task and equipped with the latest Michelin AxioBib 2 VF tyres to reduce soil compaction, has been key to improving operating efficiency for Bedfordshire-based Bedfordia Farms...