Christ it's wet

[charlie94]

Anyone else normally drilled up by now and not started.

Ditches are down and water is getting away but it's sitting on top and drains have been jetted last year etc so they should be fine.
It's like it's sat on top but there must be 6 inch of water to plough in more in places
West Lancashire

It's shite

 

[Gill Horse]

Same here, but some of the ditches are still full.
Still trying to finish harvest, never mind drilling

 

[charlie94]

Ahh that's it, we hot our maize off last week but didn't have time to follow it with he plough, wish we had ad any ruts made are just full of water now. Harvest has been sh!t enough, hoped for a kind autumn

 

[melted welly]

had 116mm between Friday night and Sunday night in east of Scotland. Potatoes still to lift, wheat to sow, carrots to straw down still. 2023 has been a complete ballache.

 

[charlie94]

That's serious amount of rain, it'll dry on the east side I'd of thought. Near like forfar?

 

[MF565]

Yep, normally drilled up and machines put away for the winter by now and just got 2 fields drilled today but not brilliant conditions. Just seems to dry enough to get drilling and we get another chunk of rain.

 

[charlie94]

Neighbour is ploughing but it's wet and struggling to walk on some of ours. Don't know whether to either forget about it all or try and plough it in

Yep, normally drilled up and machines put away for the winter by now and just got 2 fields drilled today but not brilliant conditions. Just seems to dry enough to get drilling and we get another chunk of rain.

 

[melted welly]

That's serious amount of rain, it'll dry on the east side I'd of thought. Near like forfar?

Yes, just to the east. Not much of the lovely forfarshire soil here though, mostly balrownie sandy loam with a tendency towards impervious clay subsoil. Not ideal in wet year🫣

 

[colhonk]

First drilling today, very claggy

 

[yellow belly]

West of Scotland has 160 mm rain

a83 land slides in several places 8 land slides

9500 tonnes of spoil moved off the road so far 2000 tonnes to move

 

[cousinjack]

Perfect conditions down here in the southwest…

just had 5 days of cracking sunshine !!

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I’m not sure that’s gonna help their mood much @cousinjack !!

 

[Brisel]

Same here, but some of the ditches are still full.
Still trying to finish harvest, never mind drilling

Ouch.

Good luck & I hope it dries up for you

 

[celtis man]

Perfect conditions down here in the southwest…

just had 5 days of cracking sunshine !!

Best not to say I am still in shorts and it's been rather warm

 

[An Gof]

Perfect conditions down here in the southwest…

just had 5 days of cracking sunshine !!

Careful, pride comes before a fall ……. Or a bloody great storm

 

[Against_the_grain]

Here in Essex its been mid 20's for the last week or so, no moisture in the soil. If i drilled wheat now it wouldn't grow its so dry. It will turn VERY quickly though when it does!

 

[Cotlandfarmer]

Fields here are traveling remarkably well for October.

This field is peat land, McHale fusion hasn't left a mark.

 

[Wuffler]

Perfect conditions down here in the southwest…

just had 5 days of cracking sunshine !!

 

[glasshouse]

West of Scotland has 160 mm rain

a83 land slides in several places 8 land slides

9500 tonnes of spoil moved off the road so far 2000 tonnes to move

It’s time they put sheep back on that slope

 

[Spencer]

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Fields here are traveling remarkably well for October.View attachment 1141602

This field is peat land, McHale fusion hasn't left a mark.

That’s not peat land, it’s on a hill!!!