Drilling anyone?

[Steevo]

Maize coming off today - hoping to start planting that ground tomorrow.

 

[Flintstone]

Still going....

not trusting the weather.

 

[farmerm]

Normally we would plough and sow this but even the sandy bits of field are saturated so with 3 dry days forecast we're getting it pulled up to dry a bit if it's not drilled at least it's ploughed ready for spring crop

3 days dry? I have 12mm forecast for tonight

 

[KB6930]

3 days dry? I have 12mm forecast for tonight

Well more or less dry and wind too

 

[Brisel]

don't think there would be much (if anything ) in it - very similar coulters, maybe the wider spacing of the avatar might help reduce the chance of blockage ???

Our C06 conversion with front hoper would go way after either had stopped but is not as good a job - we just had a play with it on some very wet stubble this morning and we could drill the entire farm with that in current conditions but as it's still not late I'm not doing that just yet!

Wouldn't the tines smear badly?

 

[Driller]

Haven’t drilled a grain in Cornwall yet, not even managed to get on the ground to cultivate much, 370 acres of winter barley to get in.

 

[DRC]

3 days dry? I have 12mm forecast for tonight

I hope not. Which part of Shrop’s , as my forecast says two dry days and we have maize harvesters coming tomorrow.

 

[DRC]

Managed to plough the potato ground today.
Most of the field would sow tomorrow if it’s a dry day, but as is normal on our farm, you start off in nice soil , but there’s always a nasty clay bit and some wet headlands .

 

[Norfolk Olly]

Made a start today, going well considering its had over 3 inches of rain since it was cultivated, looking around at earlier drilled stuff and how its washed and slumped I'm glad we held off, heavy land is still 5 dry days off imo

 

[chaffcutter]

Down in Sussex atm, doesn’t seem to be much drilled down here where we’ve been, not even seen any OSR to speak of?

 

[Steevo]

Managed to plough the potato ground today.
Most of the field would sow tomorrow if it’s a dry day, but as is normal on our farm, you start off in nice soil , but there’s always a nasty clay bit and some wet headlands .View attachment 837212View attachment 837213View attachment 837214

This is spot on. It’s the headlands and wet spots that are the issue. 75% of the field is often good after a dry day.....field drainage is worth having this year.

 

[DRC]

This is spot on. It’s the headlands and wet spots that are the issue. 75% of the field is often good after a dry day.....field drainage is worth having this year.

That’s what I’m dreading when they start on maize tomorrow . Don’t know whether to sit on the harvester, directing the driver round the known wet spots, or go out for the day

 

[Steevo]

That’s what I’m dreading when they start on maize tomorrow . Don’t know whether to sit on the harvester, directing the driver round the known wet spots, or go out for the day

May not be as bad as you think.....the crop sucks up quite a bit of moisture so keeps the ground drier than stubbles.

Our maize ground came off today and apart from the “roadways” to the gate where they ran lots of trailers most of the field it in good nick.

 

[d williams]

That’s what I’m dreading when they start on maize tomorrow . Don’t know whether to sit on the harvester, directing the driver round the known wet spots, or go out for the day

Let him know and make sure empty trailers at the known wet spots if in any doubt it’s to wet stop him don’t leave half field open finish or don’t start these winds and rain will do a lot of damage to a half finished field

 

[Mr Charisma]

Let him know and make sure empty trailers at the known wet spots if in any doubt it’s to wet stop him don’t leave half field open finish or don’t start these winds and rain will do a lot of damage to a half finished field

I tried this with my gang but failed, very upsetting to see a field that has been looked after slaughtered when there was no need, last year for maize for me

 

[Hindsight]

Managed to plough the potato ground today.
Most of the field would sow tomorrow if it’s a dry day, but as is normal on our farm, you start off in nice soil , but there’s always a nasty clay bit and some wet headlands .View attachment 837212View attachment 837213View attachment 837214

Your potato boys have left that field nice and level - which is good. Get your self across to the fens to see some 'Somme' like ex potato fields. Deep wheelings from trailers running alongside trailed harvesters. This lifting season showing advantage of self propelled bunker harvesters.

 

[dragonfly]

Nothing drilled here.
But , don't start until last few days of October.
So, up to three weeks to dry up yet!

 

[DRC]

Your potato boys have left that field nice and level - which is good. Get your self across to the fens to see some 'Somme' like ex potato fields. Deep wheelings from trailers running alongside trailed harvesters. This lifting season showing advantage of self propelled bunker harvesters.

That was lifted with trailed harvesters. I believe since even more rain has arrived, they have converted a self propelled carrot harvester to lift spuds

 

[APJ]

I’ve just driven past some of the nicest ground in this area, and seen combi and ploughs out trying to go but hell its wet, plenty of very soggy looking headlands, definitely not in a rush to make a start ourselves.

 

[ploughman1963]