Anyone else not started drilling yet?

[Oliveau]

Do you went to Shutts aged 11 ?

Erm, what gives you that idea??
No I was 21!

 

[Jon]

seems everyone making clouds of dust.
had less than 10mm since mid July, hardly a vounteer has chitted, grass burnt to a crisp.
after bad blackgrass last year, plenty of seed return. am i the only one stalling?

No.
I cannot drill until we have a flush of blackgrass, which I have to wait for.

 

[thorpe]

brown ground here at the moment move the top inch and a mass of ryegrass waiting to poke through some from 3+ inchs down when it does rain how much more will germinate? its frightning really weve had one chit and moved it!

 

[ajd132]

brown ground here at the moment move the top inch and a mass of ryegrass waiting to poke through some from 3+ inchs down when it does rain how much more will germinate? its frightning really weve had one chit and moved it!

Stop moving it leave it where it is!

 

[Salopian_Will]

have you not started either?

we’ve done 2/3 of first wheat and finished barley yesterday. Beans have only just come off and stubbles sprayed this morning.

 

[APJ]

Winter barley all in, trying to be patient on wheats, soon go in with the sabre tine drill, got oats and beans to go as well.

 

[average farmer]

not drilled anything yet, will start on Tuesday if we don't get too much rain tomorrow. Seed dresser coming on Wednesday.

 

[JCfarmer]

No wheat drilled yet, no drill yet! 1st week in October it will be delivered, don't start drilling until around the 10th normally.

 

[Heathland]

Haven't started yet,either on sprayer or hedge cutter sorting out corn storage only just finished cutting beans,luckily I've got all my seed requirements sat in the shed,hopefully get started tomorrow but its like concrete out there.

 

[farmerm]

Haven't started yet,either on sprayer or hedge cutter sorting out corn storage only just finished cutting beans,luckily I've got all my seed requirements sat in the shed,hopefully get started tomorrow but its like concrete out there.

Careful what you wish for!

 

[steveR]

Careful what you wish for!

Aye, look like we might actually see some rain this week....

 

[farmerm]

Aye, look like we might actually see some rain this week....

Some would be good.. just hope it knows when to stop. 2019 autumn weather left me with PTSD I now realise!

 

[steveR]

Some would be good.. just hope it knows when to stop. 2019 autumn weather left me with PTSD I now realise!

Dry window on Wednesday, so get ready for then,....

Blowing a hooilie out there tonight.

 

[teslacoils]

Ah we need it to soak in.....then dry up....then get some roundup on....then drill.

 

[M-J-G]

WB sown last week
Wheat partly in.
We've had almost an inch of rain since 3am so what's sown will get a start.
Just glad we're sown up tight behind the plough.

 

[Widgetone]

Hearing the seed trade finding it hard to make deliveries on farm with the fuel issue.
Any truth in that?

 

[Zippy768]

WB sown last week
Wheat partly in.
We've had almost an inch of rain since 3am so what's sown will get a start.
Just glad we're sown up tight behind the plough.

Wrong thread

 

[ajd132]

Hearing the seed trade finding it hard to make deliveries on farm with the fuel issue.
Any truth in that?

Of course there is truth in it. Everything is completely f**ked at the moment.

 

[M-J-G]

Wrong thread

Sorry

 

[Hindsight]

Hearing the seed trade finding it hard to make deliveries on farm with the fuel issue.
Any truth in that?

Of course there is truth in it. Everything is completely f**ked at the moment.

Yes more than truth. Just been into Grantham. All six fuel station out of fuel. At three with shops I asked when expecting a delivery - the staff had no idea. Same in Spalding. Postman this morning said Grantham delivery vans will start running out of fuel mid week. Post will not be delivered. Right old mess.

Agchems/feed etc next. Gang labour manning potato grading lines. Cutting gangs. Hey ho.