2017 , rapidly turning in to....

[Northeastfarmer]

Harvest 2012 was awful, but down here September was good before the weather broke in early October & it forgot to stop raining for 18 months after that.

62 days since the start of harvest here. 35 days of that with measurable rainfall!

The thing about this year is it seems to of been very localised, in this area we've got away with very nicely where as other areas have been hideous....2012 the whole country had a shitter

 

[czechmate]

Harvest 2012 was awful, but down here September was good before the weather broke in early October & it forgot to stop raining for 18 months after that.

62 days since the start of harvest here. 35 days of that with measurable rainfall!

Just to finish 12 off was bloody slugs. Christ I spent all November and December on the quad spreading pellets. At least we had a harvest in 13, unlike a lot in our area

 

[czechmate]

The thing about this year is it seems to of been very localised, in this area we've got away with very nicely where as other areas have been hideous....2012 the whole country had a shitter

I think actually, east of the A1 (in the middle) was ok. Annoying for me as we are less than 20 miles west of the A1

 

[Pebd99]

Got 25 acre of sb cut today coming in at 26%. Got tired of getting stuck so stopped for the day.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I think actually, east of the A1 (in the middle) was ok. Annoying for me as we are less than 20 miles west of the A1

I always thought you farmed in France

 

[czechmate]

I always thought you farmed in France

I moved.

13 was my last uk harvest. The one I saved on the quad in 12...

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I moved

Recently?

 

[czechmate]

Recently?

About 4 years to the day.
Sorry, my gramma in the above post is a right mess with the tenses

 

[Northeastfarmer]

About 4 years to the day.
Sorry, my gramma in the above post is a right mess with the tenses

I see, so you emigrated in 2013

 

[czechmate]

I see, so you emigrated in 2013

Had to think about that. Yes. Drilled in the uk then drove the tractor here and drilled up some here

 

[RushesToo]

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 !

Were the cattle in - if so I hope you got them out - can they survive outside without shelter in a swedish winter?
I feel for you.

 

[HOLMBYRE]

Try farming in the west of Scotland, it's been a total disaster this summer, some people still struggling to get single cut silage & most of the cattle in this area are already in the sheds....

 

[czechmate]

Try farming in the west of Scotland, it's been a total disaster this summer, some people still struggling to get single cut silage & most of the cattle in this area are already in the sheds....

You must be made of tough stuff up there

 

[IHA]

It's just as bad in the east of Scotland as well trying to bale straw behind a 40 ft tracked lexion today was a nightmare , the field resembles the Somme now .

 

[le bon paysan]

@czechmate , have you any mushrooms. We've got lots here and the last time we had this many it snowed before Christmas

 

[czechmate]

@czechmate , have you any mushrooms. We've got lots here and the last time we had this many it snowed before Christmas

Since the bits of rain there are mushrooms ...

Everywhere.

Oh, snow, great
Your girls would be happy I imagine?

 

[le bon paysan]

Since the bits of rain there are mushrooms ...

Everywhere.

Oh, snow, great
Your girls would be happy I imagine?

2 big bags tied on the back of the tractor and towed around the fields.

 

[KMA]

why?
aare you all going on the waltzers or chasing the dark haired gals/ fighting their brothers or hooking a duck or going to get your fortune told or is it sods law that it rains?

Always pisses down when the fair is in, they set up on the edge of the river taking over the biggest car park in town.

 

[DeeGee]

Try farming in the west of Scotland, it's been a total disaster this summer, some people still struggling to get single cut silage & most of the cattle in this area are already in the sheds....

Are farmers generally in this area going to be really short of fodder this winter then? Must be one massive big headache especially if cattle are having to be housed in late September!

Makes me realise that having to wait for second cut in a wet September is a relatively minor problem down here. At least we've had a good main cut and got all the corn and straw in by the end of August.

Hope things improve for you all as soon as poss.

 

[cropmaster]

In saskatchewan we had 5 mm today first drop of rain since may most harvesting finished 2 months sooner than normal