drills

  1. Wigeon

    Winter cover crops on heavy land... what a disaster

    I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving. I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous. Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...
  2. Giorma

    Why nobody using seeders like this?

    Hello, I have a question about why nobody is using seeders like this in Europe, the UK, or the US, I can't find any seeders like this in those countries, in my country we are using seeders like this a lot almost every seeder are like this with single disc and I'm curious why is nobody using it...
  3. Agriland RSS

    Video: Nardi eyes Ploughing 2024 for Irish machinery launch

    Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland In Ireland we are favoured with a large number of companies offering tillage equipment covering all systems and situations. Yet, there is newcomer waiting in the wings by the name of Nardi which is set to launch this summer with a range of implements...
  4. Farm Classifieds

    CM000147 NEW CLAYDON EVOLUTION M3 DRILL

    CM000147 NEW CLAYDON EVOLUTION M3 DRILL Advert added by: Chandlers (Farm Equipment) Ltd Machinery Details Category: Tillage Drills Price: £47950 Condition: New Description CLAYDON 3.00M EVO MOUNTED DRILL, STANDARD FRONT AND SEEDING. TINES, MARKER ARM KIT, REAR TOOL...
  5. M

    Skyfall - How late dare you sow?

    Got some Skyfall seed wheat left, but unsure how late I dare sow? Cambs/Norfolk. Anyone had any previous experience drilling it this late?
  6. CPM RSS

    Drills: Dynamic drills

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Innovation never stands still and with focus moving towards environmentally conscious management, the drill and planter section of the machinery industry is no exception. CPM takes a look at some of the newest products and updates...
  7. bobk

    Looking grim .......

    10th of March , next 10 days is shite , turning in to the year of shiteness , El Nino can fo .
  8. Banana Bar

    Power harrow combination.

    What’s the best combi out there, 4 metre or 6 metre folding, mainly heavy land post sugar beet? BB
  9. F

    New umbilical setup

    If you were looking to purchase a new umbilical outfit to spread at 30m and up to 6 km. what would you go for?
  10. Farm Classifieds

    2M040590 2021 MASCHIO PRIMAVERA TINE DRILL

    2M040590 2021 MASCHIO PRIMAVERA TINE DRILL Advert added by: Chandlers (Farm Equipment) Ltd Machinery Details Category: Tillage Drills Price: £25000 Condition: Used Description Maschio 6.00m Primavera Tine drill,Mounted,Hyd folding. Cultivation...
  11. Farm Classifieds

    Lemken 3m drill/ power harrow

    Lemken 3m drill/ power harrow Advert added by: George Stirling @Hillside Machinery Details Category: Tillage Drills Price: £8000 Condition: Good Description Discs 40% and tines 60% Markers mounted on power harrow Good order Grain only How to make contact with the...
  12. Farmer Fin

    Idiots guide to sowing with a one pass

    Have bought a 4m one pass with tank on front. First time doing our own. What do I need to know / would be usefull hints? One of my first questions is how many headland runs to do? We are on 28 m tramlines and have had some contractors do 5 and some do 6 dependent on the field. Are people just...
  13. bobk

    Accord drill setting for NUM3

    Anyone hazard a guess at sowing this stuff at 7kg an acre , not sure what seed it's similar to
  14. B

    no till

    if no till becomes a sfi option will we be able to claim twice a year ? for instance if doing over winter cover crop then a spring crop just a thought
  15. C

    chipping JD 6215R

    Hi, What would be a safe horsepower to chip a 6215r too. Currently 223 at shaft. Brilliant tractor with autoquad box Would it be safe at 260?
  16. Ted M

    Simple Direct Drills.

    Have been looking over the last couple of years at the more simple direct drills from Moore, Erth and Weaving. Main jobs would be stitching in grass, sowing stubble turnips and maybe the odd field of cereals if conditions are right. Just looking for any advice or people's experience of the...
  17. Poncherello1976

    Straw/Stubble Rake

    Looking at getting a rake for this autumn, using the FETF grant. It looks like some of them come with discs on the front as an option. It will be working in front of a tined direct drill and as well as spreading out the residual straw I am interested in the fact that it may chop the straw up a...
  18. FarmyStu

    New John Deere RX

    So who will be the 1st in the UK to buy one of these? 830hp (boosting to 913hp) and a ballasted weight of 38 tonnes. There'll be some here in Lincs no doubt. I suspect the bigger announcement by Deere yesterday though was the autonomous tractor capability being built into many of their new...
  19. Mythoughts

    Food security is a silly argument…

    Perception and perspective are very different things. Generally individuals and old farmers see food security as an existential threat eg if we had a major war (see WW2) and we struggle to have enough food in the UK. Retailers and governments see food security along the lines of “are the supply...
  20. Surgery

    5-6 weeks till cuckoo song

    Not wanting to depress folk but another one or two big rains and looking around a lot of spring stuff won’t be going in , Europe in pjaves can’t be much different , fert and chemicals not gone on on a lot of winter crops and gone backwards in places , what’s folks farms looking like and what’s...
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