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Very cold rain just now. Off to bring some new lambs in for the night
I wish it would take our moisture out were at almost 30mm in the last weekThis wind has drawn every bit of moisture out of the ground
Unbelievable isn’t it, it’s like bell metal hereI wish it would take our moisture out were at almost 30mm in the last week
The joys of living on the coast with a north wind = cold and wetUnbelievable isn’t it, it’s like bell metal here
Fudging sand storms here today! Fields blowing away.The joys of living on the coast with a north wind = cold and wet
Zero till it’s the futureFudging sand storms here today! Fields blowing away.
3rd spring in a row like this. Its becoming normal. I didn't plough a bit in 1 field just ran over it with stubble cultivator. Be interesting to see if it does better. Should hold any moisture better and less chance of blowing.
Think it might be on some of our rubbish land. Clarted it with muck first so loads of it through it. The old timers thought it was stupid and nothing would grow. Looks okay so far.Zero till it’s the future
Anything will grow anywhere well with plenty muckThink it might be on some of our rubbish land. Clarted it with muck first so loads of it through it. The old timers thought it was stupid and nothing would grow. Looks okay so far.
It’s certainly the answer to poor land. Makes keeping cattle worthwhile. I firmly believe there are a lot more different minerals and nutrients in muck than you’ll ever get out of a bag. Proper mixed farming.Anything will grow anywhere well with plenty muck
No doubt about that , their is something in fym no one knows about , defo telt has special properties .It’s certainly the answer to poor land. Makes keeping cattle worthwhile. I firmly believe there are a lot more different minerals and nutrients in muck than you’ll ever get out of a bag. Proper mixed farming.
Cold winds are amazing at drying soils out at a rapid rateDad can't get the discs into the ground today. Just bounce over the top. Three weeks ago would just sink.
Don’t panic. Just when you want a bit of rain we’ll get a deluge of it!desperate for nice warm steady rain, we are just drying out on top, moisture underground, but not that deep, put a water pipe underground 3 weeks ago , 15ins down, dry. Just hoping it's not 4 dry summers in a row for us, now spring is here, we are looking out for hay, load in today, £100/tonne. could be cheap, or dear, but good insurance.
l didn't on the first dry summer, fed our fodder reserve, 2nd, just about eked through, but lost a lot of grass, overgrazing and drought, just killed the ryegrasses, 3rd, panicked, this was the driest, changed grazing practices, the leys sown previous aut, were 'drought' types, 20 odd acres of forage rape, eked through again, if this is a 4 in a row, summer, it will be damn unlucky, but l think we have taken enough 'precautions' to counter one. But will admit to buying hay, while it's cheap ! Buying fodder for the last 2.5 years, is both a mugs game, and expensive, and shown spring calving is not the 'best', for this farm, if you have to buffer feed xbreds, all through the summer. If we get a decent growthy summer, at least our reserves will be substantial.Don’t panic. Just when you want a bit of rain we’ll get a deluge of it!
aye we were in banchory, dust in the air all the way to maryculter.Fudging sand storms here today! Fields blowing away.
3rd spring in a row like this. Its becoming normal. I didn't plough a bit in 1 field just ran over it with stubble cultivator. Be interesting to see if it does better. Should hold any moisture better and less chance of blowing.
Raining here steady this morning, still chilly on the quad this morningDon’t panic. Just when you want a bit of rain we’ll get a deluge of it!