All things Dairy

[betweenthelines]

Contractor disc cultivated what he could (about 60%) then rotaspiked about 30%. 10% wasn't cultivated/rotavated or even sprayed due to steepness/stones (not the field pictured - that was all disced

Then direct drilled with a Moore unidrill

@betweenthelines if you want to come and spray, plough and power harrow it yourself you're more than welcome, I would reccomend a new plough and power harrow every 1-2 acres however - oh and a plane to spray the remainder off
Good luck!

If it's ploughed properly (and I've ploughed some poor ground in my time) it wouldn't need to be sprayed off in the first place.

And a power harrow should never be used to prepare a seed bed for grass.


Others may disagree, but everyone's entitled to their opinion.

 

[pine_guy]

If it's ploughed properly (and I've ploughed some poor ground in my time) it wouldn't need to be sprayed off in the first place.

And a power harrow should never be used to prepare a seed bed for grass.


Others may disagree, but everyone's entitled to their opinion.

Could you explain how you think it should be done please?

 

[betweenthelines]

Plough-harrow and roll until a fine, level, firm seedbed is achieved.

It's not about the easy way to do a job, it's about the correct way to do a job.

 

[lazy farmer]

Plough-harrow and roll until a fine, level, firm seedbed is achieved.

It's not about the easy way to do a job, it's about the correct way to do a job.

I’m fecked then.

 

[Jdunn55]

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What's that?! A dog caught at the wrong moment?

I can't work out for the life of me what that is!

 

[Jdunn55]

2 strands of electric, calves or sheep going in

possibly calves the first time, but cows after that - mine are just very naughty...

 

[som farmer]

Yes light rain all night until 10/11 this morning

we had a bit monday night, but got the silage in tuesday, and peed down last night, and this morning, just perfect, and heaviest crop for years, didn't get usual wilting time, due to f###ing mower bearings.
Looked at our away pp today, that has seriously bulked up, in the last week, and will fill our pit up, magic, 2nd cut will go ???.

 

[Jdunn55]

Plough-harrow and roll until a fine, level, firm seedbed is achieved.

It's not about the easy way to do a job, it's about the correct way to do a job.

That wouldn't work here. I did 10' with a grass harrow last year and broke 6 tines due to stones before deciding to never do that again
Where I farm is called blackrock. The reason for this is very simple - the Cornish aren't a very imaginative bunch, the soil is black and there's lots of rock.

 

[som farmer]

The pictures invite criticism.

so would our d/d spring barley, into sprayed off grass, might look bad, but the plants are all there, which, after all, is what you want. And is a reasonable saving, ploughing, got quoted £33 acre, then power harrow ..... And if it doesn't come, in the pit, it can go.

We used to rent some 'stony' ground, very slow ploughing speed, sons mate, had a new plough, wanted to try it out, shear bolt went quite quickly, 25 in 17 acres, with auto reset, at £5.80 each, he wasn't to impressed with his plough. Nor were we, he tried the next field, no stones, but couldn't get the plough in more than 4ins, and even l couldn't work that out. He swapped the plough out.

Our soil at home, is boys ground, but you cannot work the ground down much, pre drill, or, by the time the drills gone through, and rolled after, it will 'cap' on top, and a crop failure, and always roll grass seed, with a ring roller.

 

[Tirglas]

That wouldn't work here. I did 10' with a grass harrow last year and broke 6 tines due to stones before deciding to never do that again
Where I farm is called blackrock. The reason for this is very simple - the Cornish aren't a very imaginative bunch, the soil is black and there's lots of rock.

I don't have many stones luckily only on old small field boundaries. I don't like stones either but I do like black soil I think it's fertile and good for summer growth.

Soil chap walked this farm once and the dark soil field I thought then it was one of my worst he said that's black gold boi looked at it different ever since

 

[Dragon]

Just to compare, this is a field next door that I did the exact same to last year, I'm very pleased with it.

looks good, how well has the grass tillered to fill the gaps between the drilled rows?

 

[JP1]

 

[lazy farmer]

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Oh my those cows are at the back for a reason

 

[sidjon]

That wouldn't work here. I did 10' with a grass harrow last year and broke 6 tines due to stones before deciding to never do that again
Where I farm is called blackrock. The reason for this is very simple - the Cornish aren't a very imaginative bunch, the soil is black and there's lots of rock.

Simpler to here we have rocks with a small amount of soil

 

[Wishful Thinker]

My Favourite incalf heifer. Hope she doesn’t disappoint

 

[crashbox]

Just to compare, this is a field next door that I did the exact same to last year, I'm very pleased with it.

Looks bangin'

 

[Dairyfarmer2016]

So I’ve had my third inspection in three weeks today surely there can’t be any more a day to prepare for each one then a day while they are there so six days to achieve absolutely nothing! Is it me or has the world gone mad!!!!

 

[Wee Willy]

View attachment 1035432My Favourite incalf heifer. Hope she doesn’t disappoint

Strong heifer. When’s she due?

 

[vantage]

View attachment 1035432My Favourite incalf heifer. Hope she doesn’t disappoint

Very nice, hope she does well. Had one the same, always the best doer, bigger than all the rest, scanned at TB test, empty! Probably gone into McD’s burgers!

 

[Beef farmer]

So I’ve had my third inspection in three weeks today surely there can’t be any more a day to prepare for each one then a day while they are there so six days to achieve absolutely nothing! Is it me or has the world gone mad!!!!

What was the 3rd one? Only 24 hours notice ?