I have split a heavy clay field into 4. Direct drill, shallow cultivation, Plough and shallow discs with low disturbance to 200mm. This is the first year. 5th winter wheat, straw removed, FYM and compost applied April 2021 in previous crop. Unfortunately the grass weeds seem to have suddenly got...
I’ve bought a 6m grass harrow with apv air seeder and I’m wondering what is best method for stitching in grass,clover,rape etc?? Should I burn off or will bare pasture do? Does it need to be rolled asap?
I've a field that's contains a fair few broadleaf weeds. Clover is looking well, pH and nutrients are fine, and only other issue is lack of actual grass in places. It's intended to be cut for haylage at the beginning of July
Should I spray off the broadleaves now with MCPA / 2.4D and check the...
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Sorry if this is in the wrong section but I’m looking for options for a cover crop to put on some fallow land that didn’t get sown with winter beans last autum. Half the field is beans so I’m looking for something to sow that will be deep rooting like the beans. Not mustard as possibly still got...
Have a 16 acre field thats been grass for about 15 years. It was in an arable reversion scheme a while ago but that expired 5 years ago and I now want to bring it back into the arable rotation as of next spring with spring barley being first crop.
Over the coming winter I want to graze it with...
Are there any PTO guards available that are better and last longer than the conventional type? Just had a power harrow walterscheid guard start to self destruct and im thinking there must be a better way.
cheers
This might end up as being personal preference but which chain harrow mat works best on fym and bedding muck , the round bar type of mat or the kind with the three point links and spikes sticking out ?
Have 5 acres of WB feed to sow, only 6 KGS/ acre. No one wants to be bothered sowing it with a modern machine, and I don't think a Massey 30 drill would put such a small amount on. It has been suggested that if I mix the seed with 1 cwt of fertiliser and just broadcast it. Has anyone done this...
Does anyone else have a problem with loosing the little linch pins and tines and holding bar fall out and you loose them in the ground?
This is one of the stupidest set ups I've seen on a machine, so much for 'quick fit'. Resorted to welding the linch pins in and grinding the welds off when...
Could anybody help I’m trying to remove a Kuhn power Harrow gearbox, it’s a 6 metre and the gear box is on the right hand bed I’ve removed all the bolts to release the right hand bed giving us room to lift the gearbox off but it won’t budge, should it just lift off the shaft that goes right...
We currently use various methods for planting our crops inc plough, cultivate/power harrow and drill and also sumo early then drill. We have a Rapid and a Weaving tine drill which both work well but move quite a bit of soil allowing a flush at seeding. What reasonably priced low disturbance...
I sprayed a few fields last year but have them back worse than ever this year! Minstrel was the spray, cheap but it appears to be a waste of time and still knocks the grass. Really didn’t want to have to spray this spring mainly because I don’t want to stunt the grass growth when it’s costing so...
Hi folks.
Got some combi drilling todo for a new customer and wondering about how to price it. He wants a set price and is saying that he normally pays £25 an acre. I’ve told him fuel is ridiculous and parts are a lot of money now so it’s going to be more than that.
Fields are 5-8 acre on a hill...