Anyone else not started drilling yet?

[DRC]

I’ve resisted all this rolling . Reckon with a press on front of tractor and a bloody big packer on power Harrow, it gets rolled enough in the autumn . Time will tell if it’s the right decision, but last year it came very wet and rolled headlands got knackered. Ground will take rain better if not rolled to within an inch of its life .

 

[bobk]

I’ve resisted all this rolling . Reckon with a press on front of tractor and a bloody big packer on power Harrow, it gets rolled enough in the autumn . Time will tell if it’s the right decision, but last year it came very wet and rolled headlands got knackered. Ground will take rain better if not rolled to within an inch of its life .

I didn't roll the last field it's not looking happy

 

[DRC]

I didn't roll the last field it's not looking happy

It will next week when it rains . Or is it the slugs

 

[bobk]

It will next week when it rains . Or is it the slugs

It doesn't need moisture , slugs are dead ...hopefully

 

[JCfarmer]

I've only been rolling the heavy to medium ground that was ploughed and 2 to 3 days after drilling if weather allows. Rolls are light weight, 12m set are 5ton

 

[Brisel]

Hoping to finish drilling today. It’s wetter than I’d like but needs must on heavy land. This will be the first time since 2018 we’ve got everything down in the autumn that we wanted.

 

[ajd132]

Finished yesterday afternoon. Last of the pre em on today.

 

[Wombat]

All done and preems on our little bit last night. Just need the bloody bean seed to turn up but as the wheat was 2 weeks past the date on the order god knows when the bean seed will turn up

 

[Flat 10]

Had to stop Friday Saturday to get caught up with pre-ems and glyphosate for next lot of drilling. Had yesterday pm off which with hindsight was a complete fudge up as light rain forecast for 8pm tonight has turned to heavy at 3pm and that combined with grain lorries means I won’t get drilled what I planned today and forecast is shite.

 

[teslacoils]

Tuesday / Wednesday has the potential of stopping heavy land drilling for a fair while. We're getting away with it as it seems to be ten degrees warmer than normal . Mmm. Global warming.

 

[Renaultman]

All done here.

 

[DRC]

Lifted beet yesterday and ploughed/ combi drilled wheat today . Conditions as good as September .

 

[bobk]

Lifted beet yesterday and ploughed/ combi drilled wheat today . Conditions as good as September .View attachment 995510View attachment 995511View attachment 995512View attachment 995513

K'in lads land ,,

 

[teslacoils]

I'll take a pic if we get the last field drilled next week. Needless to say, it won't look like that.

 

[DRC]

Beet did 29 ton acre with just pig slurry pre drilling. No top dressing at all. Looked like it needed a bit at times, but put on a lot this last 6 weeks. Would have bulked up more if left until March, which was the plan until we realised how dry it still was underneath the tops .

 

[Renaultman]

Beet did 29 ton acre with just pig slurry pre drilling. No top dressing at all. Looked like it needed a bit at times, but put on a lot this last 6 weeks. Would have bulked up more if left until March, which was the plan until we realised how dry it still was underneath the tops .

With wheat at the prices they are, I can see your logic.

 

[Wombat]

Well the bean seed turned up this week, just need these fecking daily showers to get lost and dry up a bit and it will be in next week

 

[thorpe]

drying lovly here , kerb on osr, should finish cereal spraying tomorrow. what a diffrance on the last 2 years it been a breeze!

 

[Renaultman]

drying lovly here , kerb on osr, should finish cereal spraying tomorrow. what a diffrance on the last 2 years it been a breeze!

Where's here?

 

[David.]

Drilling beautifully here, and it's drying over, much better conditions than last 2 yrs.
Hope to finish tomorrow