2017 , rapidly turning in to....
- Thread starter bobk
- Start date
Yes, can't really call it a disaster....we've made some nice hay, and harvested some corn. Walking across the fields though, I reckon there's at least 0.5 T / acre on the floor.......
All in all, another break even year.
Maybe next year Rodney.....
All in all, another break even year.
Maybe next year Rodney.....
Red Fred
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- Location
- Hants/Dorset border
I can't seem to fill up the bale heap this year. The dry weather made us short early on, then the wet weather has stopped me from finishing the baling after the grass got going. Every time it dries out enough to travel, we get another wet day which takes it back to mud again.
I still have 30 acres (10 of 1st and 20 of 2nd cut) which I would be glad of, but it is getting a bit late for it to dry up now.
I still have 30 acres (10 of 1st and 20 of 2nd cut) which I would be glad of, but it is getting a bit late for it to dry up now.
- Location
- Hertfordshire
I've held off mowing one block until yesterday as it had dried out enough to travel, mowed it as forecast was dry for a few days and got 10mm last night. Almost got stuck walking across it this morning
As for cereal ground I've walked away from that for a week.
As for cereal ground I've walked away from that for a week.
- Location
- Romney Marsh
That's farming for you............. if you don't like a challenge then we wouldn't be in the job !!
But is it really a disaster !?! The farmers in the path of the hurricane would probably love to swap places and so would the family in the car driving up the M5 at the weekend.
Farming is a challenge, but rarely a disaster.
But is it really a disaster !?! The farmers in the path of the hurricane would probably love to swap places and so would the family in the car driving up the M5 at the weekend.
Farming is a challenge, but rarely a disaster.
Very true, sometimes its hard to keep things in perspective but very easy to let things get on top of you, would be easier to deal with bad weather if the medium term forecast was more reliable than asking the cat for a guess
- Location
- Romney Marsh
That's funny from someone living in sunny Kent .
Sorry, forgot I probably moaned about how hot and dry it was and that my sheep are regularly getting out as the ditches have lost all their water !!
..........and no, I don't want to swap places.
- Location
- Cirencester
I dont think it's a disaster, it's just been different, it's been hard, compounded by very inaccurate weather forecasts. High pressure never seems to stay for any length of time. But I hope we get a nice Indian Summer. Have 300 acres of WW to go in and not panicking yet, there's always the fert spinner!
4course
Member
- Location
- north yorks
its not a disaster here its just b----y hard work long hours and a battle with the weather and im not having a particularly succesful ratio of good to bad decisions on a day to day basis, not helped by the poor weather forecasts so have now stopped watching them and am back to relying on wether my shoulder from an old injury aches which means rain or not and im glad to report i feel no pain so things are going to improve
That's right ,2012 I buggered off to spain mid july knowing full well the weather was shite and little chance of improving , this year we've had more false dawns than a false thing.
- Location
- South Wales UK
Most prob. Heat wave will arrive when we are past caring anyhow ?
Roll on .
Roll on .
Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
It must be the least amount of high pressure I can remember.
We have had continuous messages of false hope from the weathermen all summer. Next week pressure may build. Nope. Next week pressure may build. Nope!
We have had continuous messages of false hope from the weathermen all summer. Next week pressure may build. Nope. Next week pressure may build. Nope!
davidroberts30
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
3rd crap summer here in a row now
1985 / 86 / 87 and 88 were crap too. If there's a pattern, it could mean we're in for another sh!t summer next year.
axehandle
Member
- Location
- stromsund, sweden
keep things in perspective , we had a pretty good harvest but our cattle shed burned down on sunday , i would swap that for a shite harvest !
4course
Member
- Location
- north yorks
it is right we keep things in perspective pertaining to the world or even the farm boundary but this is after all a farming forum ,so as most folks on here derive their livlihood from farming its only natural that our moans and groans are pretty much site /home specific but they say a problem shared is a problem halved also there is always someone worse than yourself and ive found the ff is a godsend in making me realise that i only have minor irritations in the whole scheme of things but its unlikely to stop the occassional whinge on my part if only to make someone else feel better