Drilling anyone?

[Bob lincs]

Well that’s it, finished off a few headlands parked the drill in the shed and packed me bags I’m off to a warmer climate for two weeks ?. Barley finished and the rest of the wheat will have to wait till I’m home.
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Have fun guys, I’ll bring some sunshine home ☀?

Hope you have a good time , we’re away on the 13 dec and can’t wait after mogging around in the mud for the last month . Lock that drill up well though or someone on here will be borrowing it .

 

[Fish]

We are so close to going one more day and we would be going in marginal but not bad conditions. Shame it’s rain tomorrow

Next week( according to my weather app) looks ok ish, stronger winds, bit sunshine, few showers, so maybe a chance yet.

 

[Brisel]

Next week( according to my weather app) looks ok ish, stronger winds, bit sunshine, few showers, so maybe a chance yet.

Not down here it isn't!

 

[Wombat]

Next week( according to my weather app) looks ok ish, stronger winds, bit sunshine, few showers, so maybe a chance yet.

Fingers crossed, if only we had had 15mm last week instead of 50

 

[Fish]

Fingers crossed, if only we had had 15mm last week instead of 50

Yes, just have to hope we don't get to much tomorrow.

 

[shakerator]

Next week( according to my weather app) looks ok ish, stronger winds, bit sunshine, few showers, so maybe a chance yet.

how much rain have you had since the breakdown in late September ?

 

[Martin Holden]

Actually saw a chap rolling in or firming up some Cotswold brash land in Burford this afternoon. Lucky chap to be able to travel on fields where others have no chance.

 

[Fish]

how much rain have you had since the breakdown in late September ?

227mm,
842mm since Jan 1

 

[David.]

Last couple of days here, ploughed some grass out, drilled trickiest bit today, been ploughed and worked for weeks, very pudgy as you can see from tractor wheelings, but seed all underneath.

 

[Zippy768]

Last couple of days here, ploughed some grass out, drilled trickiest bit today, been ploughed and worked for weeks, very pudgy as you can see from tractor wheelings, but seed all underneath.
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Looks good ?. I reckon you could pull a roller over that last piece, tyres seem to be running clean

 

[Barleymow]

Also means you won't get any aphids

never heard that before always loads of spiders webs here

 

[Gong Farmer]

never heard that before always loads of spiders webs here

Rothamsted research, apparently.
If you have money spiders in the field, you don't have aphids.
But if you spray a pyrethroid, you don't have money spiders.

 

[down n'dirty]

Just posted on the weather thread-345mm in soggy South Wales (monmouthshire) since 22nd Sept-anyone beat that?

 

[yellow belly]

Rothamsted research, apparently.
If you have money spiders in the field, you don't have aphids.
But if you spray a pyrethroid, you don't have money spiders.

so that why I do not see bydv in late September planted wheat
not sprayed insecticide on wheat for 20 years

 

[bankrupt]

anyone beat that?

Only 265mm here, which was still 200 too much.

 

[Wombat]

Only 265mm here, which was still 200 too much.

I would say that was 240 to much actually

 

[Hindsight]

Rothamsted research, apparently.
If you have money spiders in the field, you don't have aphids.
But if you spray a pyrethroid, you don't have money spiders.

Hardly used a pyrethroid for years, save on beans for Bruchid which was also pointless! So, I do worry about collateral damage from all the pyrethroid being poured locally onto OSR in autumn. I have used two treatments and aware of individual crops that have received far more and are now getting even more applied in conjunction with fungicide and then planned with propyzamide. Does this affect other areas of the far, too. Sad days.

 

[Norfolk Olly]

Yes just about going but weekend looking a wash out

 

[Clive]

3.5mm last night - we have stopped but could go at a push


seems no point though really as rain forecast Saturday so packing up for the weekend

 

[Warp Land Farmer]

3.5mm last night - we have stopped but could go at a push


seems no point though really as rain forecast Saturday so packing up for the weekend

Are you please with your drill? I would guess there will be a big benefit in a wider unit this year with only wheelings on the wet every 12m. I was impressed at the video (yesterday?) of it going through very tall mustard and it all bouncing back.