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I was being abit sarky, but all I hear from the nfu and farmers is about rain forests!
Thanks. Read it. What point were you making?The minutes of the CRD experts committee November meeting when emergency authorisation of Cruiser was discussed.
Thanks. Read it. What point were you making?
That argument only goes so far. Britain is one of the most deforested countries in the world. It just happened a long time ago so we think it's ok/ normal.I was thinking more about the clearing of the rainforests to intensively farm the land until it is barren & then move on brigade...
BS have a monopoly position and control the marketplace because they have the supply tied up.
You know someone can plough when they drill straight on....And so it all begins again
I moan about BS and the whole beet job but then I get on the drill and I feel all excited to grow another beet crop, sadly that is exactly why the beet job if fooked. I/we/the growers are our own worse enemy's!!!
It would be so much easier if it didn't fit our farm or it ruined my soil or I didn't enjoy growing them.
Blimey, that sounds like a complement.... I'm not used to themYou know someone can plough when they drill straight on....
Have 3/4 mine in now. Of what’s done half in exceptional seed beds the other half ok. The stuff left hasn’t been primary cultivated!!! ☹
wheres the bucket and spade?And so it all begins again
I moan about BS and the whole beet job but then I get on the drill and I feel all excited to grow another beet crop, sadly that is exactly why the beet job if fooked. I/we/the growers are our own worse enemy's!!!
It would be so much easier if it didn't fit our farm or it ruined my soil or I didn't enjoy growing them.
Funnily enough, although I was never greatly involved in the beet I do kind of miss certain aspects & quite often gaze longingly at the neighbors' crop... up until I see the mess left behind after the beet lifters have been in!And so it all begins again
I moan about BS and the whole beet job but then I get on the drill and I feel all excited to grow another beet crop, sadly that is exactly why the beet job if fooked. I/we/the growers are our own worse enemy's!!!
It would be so much easier if it didn't fit our farm or it ruined my soil or I didn't enjoy growing them.
That’s impressive. Nice job. Plough and press and straight on with drill. We did that for a few years to try to stop blowing sand. But the drilling tractor (an mf135) struggled to stay on top, tending to sink in quite badly. Maybe we had the wrong plough and press. Dp7 and 30 degree ring press. I think too sharp for sand but good for crumbling dry ploughed heavier land.And so it all begins again
I moan about BS and the whole beet job but then I get on the drill and I feel all excited to grow another beet crop, sadly that is exactly why the beet job if fooked. I/we/the growers are our own worse enemy's!!!
It would be so much easier if it didn't fit our farm or it ruined my soil or I didn't enjoy growing them.
We used to run twins 13.6's on the tractor when we were at 60 inch centres but when we moved to 80 inch last year we didn't bother and its ok, twins would be better but it's a pig to move about with twins and it gives the half shafts a lot of stick when set out wide.That’s impressive. Nice job. Plough and press and straight on with drill. We did that for a few years to try to stop blowing sand. But the drilling tractor (an mf135) struggled to stay on top, tending to sink in quite badly. Maybe we had the wrong plough and press. Dp7 and 30 degree ring press. I think too sharp for sand but good for crumbling dry ploughed heavier land.
Old hill and osborne robbie and a 24 inch coil in tandem does a good jobWe used to run twins 13.6's on the tractor when we were at 60 inch centres but when we moved to 80 inch last year we didn't bother and its ok, twins would be better but it's a pig to move about with twins and it gives the half shafts a lot of stick when set out wide.
Historically I've used a double flexi coil for Bet but it isn't wide enough now so I've got a flexi coil Oli made on the back of the lemken press but it doesn't put it down as tight as the double flexi coil so I'll look out for another wider one for next season......if we're still growing beet.
We've got a hill and Osbourne in the yard but only 3 furrows it's got really big wide rings and by all accounts used to do a very good job.Old hill and osborne robbie and a 24 inch coil in tandem does a good job
Are you on 4 or 5 ,have a 5 here and a 6 ,and coil if you can drag itWe've got a hill and Osbourne in the yard but only 3 furrows☹ it's got really big wide rings and by all accounts used to do a very good job.
Have got a 2 m and 2x1.2 m coils here if you want any more , trudy ,scrap honey will have them if not ,next time we ho to horncastle5x17 I've got a coil on the back of the lemken press at the minute, think I may have found a 5 furrow double flexi coil.