Direct/Strip-till drilling photo gallery

[Rihards]

@Rihards,Although off topic I would like to know more about agriculture in Latvia, have you been asked about it by other TFF members ,in other sections of TFF?
Only asking about the country to educate myself,as very rarely hear about Latvia’s agriculture. Thank you.

Maybe its time to make my own topic and put more pictures video?

 

[Clive]

Spring oats drilled 3 weeks ago in rows now despite very dry and 0 mm rain since drilling

 

[Brisel]

Maybe its time to make my own topic and put more pictures video?

Please do. I would like to hear more

 

[jack6480]

Spring oats drilled 3 weeks ago in rows now despite very dry and 0 mm rain since drilling
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What herbicide have you used here? Just round up?

 

[Clive]

What herbicide have you used here? Just round up?

Just glyphosate 7 days after drilling

Variable rate farm saved seed with 30kgs of N under them only other inputs so far

More N this week if it rains or looks like raining

 

[jack6480]

Just glyphosate 7 days after drilling

Variable rate farm saved seed with 30kgs of N under them only other inputs so far

More N this week if it rains or looks like raining

Looks smart Iv done the same with spring barley v happy

 

[jonnieboy]

Finally got the CO going today
No liquid fert yet though just waiting on the reducers
Far side is DTS drilled for comparison
Hopefully should get the liquid sorted tomorrow so will finish field with liquid fert down the spout for comparison
It was an overwintered cover crop of oats phacellia and volunteer barley grazed off in March by sheep and sprayed off last week
Bit of moisture there before the rain.

 

[Brisel]

Elyann oats emerged nicely. Sown by a Claydon Hybrid into a lightly disced stubble 8th April.

The same crop and date sown by a Weaving GD into a sprayed off cover crop. The crop is a week further ahead of the field above. The two fields are 1/4 mile apart.

 

[juke]

Elyann oats emerged nicely. Sown by a Claydon Hybrid into a lightly dished stubble 8th April.View attachment 791814
The same crop and date sown by a Weaving GD into a sprayed off cover crop. The crop is a week further ahead of the field above. The two fields are 1/4 mile apart.View attachment 791816

Which are you thinking is looking better ? In terms of emergence and plant numbers

 

[Brisel]

Definitely the GD but it had retained more soil moisture in the first place.

 

[Shutesy]

View attachment 791786 View attachment 791784 Finally got the CO going today
No liquid fert yet though just waiting on the reducers
Far side is DTS drilled for comparison
Hopefully should get the liquid sorted tomorrow so will finish field with liquid fert down the spout for comparison
It was an overwintered cover crop of oats phacellia and volunteer barley grazed off in March by sheep and sprayed off last week
Bit of moisture there before the rain. View attachment 791788

Looks like some nice soil!!!

 

[henric irbladh]

View attachment 791786 View attachment 791784 Finally got the CO going today
No liquid fert yet though just waiting on the reducers
Far side is DTS drilled for comparison
Hopefully should get the liquid sorted tomorrow so will finish field with liquid fert down the spout for comparison
It was an overwintered cover crop of oats phacellia and volunteer barley grazed off in March by sheep and sprayed off last week
Bit of moisture there before the rain. View attachment 791788

Nice pictures, Mr "soil care taker"

 

[Rihards]

Elyann oats emerged nicely. Sown by a Claydon Hybrid into a lightly dished stubble 8th April.View attachment 791814
The same crop and date sown by a Weaving GD into a sprayed off cover crop. The crop is a week further ahead of the field above. The two fields are 1/4 mile apart.View attachment 791816

Maybe I am totaly wrong or its just camera focuss būt in claydon picture looks much more germinated seeds than in gd drilled. Būt gd drilled germinated faster aprox 3 - 4days

P. S. How many dogs You have

 

[Brisel]

Maybe I am totaly wrong or its just camera focuss būt in claydon picture looks much more germinated seeds than in gd drilled. Būt gd drilled germinated faster aprox 3 - 4days

P. S. How many dogs You have

2 terriers. The Claydon was doing variable rate seed so that bit might look thinner. The GD crop was definitely thicker and further ahead.

 

[rob1]

2 terriers. The Claydon was doing variable rate seed so that bit might look thinner. The GD crop was definitely thicker and further ahead.

Any reason why you didnt roll the GD crop, I have one field which has part oats and part SB in, I didnt roll the barley as it rained the night I drilled it and it looks as if it would have benefitted from rolling

 

[Brisel]

I wanted to see if I could get away without rolling it but yes, I should have done it. There’s a bit of a slope in part of the field where one side of the drill left a bit of an open slot but it has grown ok.

 

[Tompkins]

Claydon drilled Graham at 160kg/ha on 10/10/18 following beans. Had 160kgN so far.

 

[Wigeon]

Planet drilled 21st Mar after vetch and oat cover which had a quick dose of sheep. 3rd year no till horsch with metcalfe points. Had dap down the spout then nothing as n test said 160kgs available. Not sure if right decision!

Strong land no till experiment 3 yrs in. Loads of worms which is excellent to see.

 

[Brisel]

Are you happy with the row spacing on the Horsch for spring crops? Is that 25cm apart?

 

[Wigeon]

Not really if I'm honest, nor for winter crops for that matter. Yes, 25cms. I expect there are some varieties that would be better than others, but I haven't been doing it long enough to find out. Only do bits with it as a cheap and cheerful experiment drill. Works well for rape though