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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 7918830" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>pic of one of our banks, resown aut 20, even with a decent summer, the plantains knocked out the grass, in one of the short dry spells, we had last summer, looking down the valley, there's nothing between it and the Bristol channel, or the Atlantic.</p><p>we no longer plough, as normal, it's the last choice, we either use tines/power harrow, or direct drill. All leys contain 'dry land' grasses, chicory and plantain clover. We have re-seeded virtually all grass, some overseeded as well, simply because the r/grass died off.</p><p> Never before have we had 3 dry summers/winters in a row, probably never have them again, but we cannot guarantee that, and feeding spr calvers, virtually all summer/winter x3, isn't on, so cows right back in numbers, and calving oct/nov, saving aut buffer feed, and cows dry, or near, in the normal dry months.</p><p> There is a huge amount you can do, to replace traditional plough/reseed, which is hugely damaging to the soils bugs, worms and fungi, that produce good, and cheap returns, quite quickly, as your NE probably suggested, not for every one, it's down to what you want to do. </p><p>Water wise, our stream through the farm, is only running 10/15% of normal, dry a lot of the time, it didn't dry out in 76. A lot of soil structure is becoming seriously depleted, especially on the lighter soils, so you are correct, ploughing destroys structure, that depletes it's holding capacity of moisture, and the cycle goes on, We are trying to overcome that, herbs, deeper rooting grasses etc. A decent summer, and we are fully filled up on fodder ! After buying a lot, for 3 years, it's a nice feeling.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1007875[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1007876[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 7918830, member: 86168"] pic of one of our banks, resown aut 20, even with a decent summer, the plantains knocked out the grass, in one of the short dry spells, we had last summer, looking down the valley, there's nothing between it and the Bristol channel, or the Atlantic. we no longer plough, as normal, it's the last choice, we either use tines/power harrow, or direct drill. All leys contain 'dry land' grasses, chicory and plantain clover. We have re-seeded virtually all grass, some overseeded as well, simply because the r/grass died off. Never before have we had 3 dry summers/winters in a row, probably never have them again, but we cannot guarantee that, and feeding spr calvers, virtually all summer/winter x3, isn't on, so cows right back in numbers, and calving oct/nov, saving aut buffer feed, and cows dry, or near, in the normal dry months. There is a huge amount you can do, to replace traditional plough/reseed, which is hugely damaging to the soils bugs, worms and fungi, that produce good, and cheap returns, quite quickly, as your NE probably suggested, not for every one, it's down to what you want to do. Water wise, our stream through the farm, is only running 10/15% of normal, dry a lot of the time, it didn't dry out in 76. A lot of soil structure is becoming seriously depleted, especially on the lighter soils, so you are correct, ploughing destroys structure, that depletes it's holding capacity of moisture, and the cycle goes on, We are trying to overcome that, herbs, deeper rooting grasses etc. A decent summer, and we are fully filled up on fodder ! After buying a lot, for 3 years, it's a nice feeling. [ATTACH type="full"]1007875[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1007876[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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