Farmer Roy's Random Thoughts - I never said it was easy.

[Henarar]

good practice, build up of disease and eelworm, was it euston farm that was bought by smiths or golden wonder and had spuds year after year now they cant grow them there

we have grown our little patch of spuds the same place for twenty years

 

[glasshouse]

we have grown our little patch of spuds the same place for twenty years

And do you have eelworm ?

 

[Henarar]

And do you have eelworm ?

I wouldn't know, what do they do to the spuds ? At a guess make holes in them
This is a very small patch for our own use not field scale

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

I wouldn't know, what do they do to the spuds ? At a guess make holes in them
This is a very small patch for our own use not field scale

Probably because it's such a long way to the next spud crop, the PCN worms have to come in from somewhere.

As @glasshouse says, it rapidly reaches the point of devastating the crop if you exceed a 1 in 4 rotation. There is so much money in spuds in good years that greedy folk wanted to virtually monocrop them. Temik was introduced when that "market opportunity" was noticed.

 

[Yale]

Probably because it's such a long way to the next spud crop, the PCN worms have to come in from somewhere.

As @glasshouse says, it rapidly reaches the point of devastating the crop if you exceed a 1 in 4 rotation. There is so much money in spuds in good years that greedy folk wanted to virtually monocrop them. Temik was introduced when that "market opportunity" was noticed.

And who are the winners?

Chem companies or farmers?

Any technology which increases food output at the cost of the environment is bad for every farmer on the planet.

The fact it makes food easier to grow means farmgate prices suffer.

 

[Henarar]

Probably because it's such a long way to the next spud crop, the PCN worms have to come in from somewhere.

As @glasshouse says, it rapidly reaches the point of devastating the crop if you exceed a 1 in 4 rotation. There is so much money in spuds in good years that greedy folk wanted to virtually monocrop them. Temik was introduced when that "market opportunity" was noticed.

nobody grows spuds around here apart from a few in the garden perhaps

 

[Henarar]

And who are the winners?

Chem companies or farmers?

Any technology which increases food output at the cost of the environment is bad for every farmer on the planet.

The fact it makes food easier to grow means farmgate prices suffer.

the trouble is you can't get all farmers to hold back, as soon as there is a quid to be made some will do it even if they know that long term its no good, because if they don't do it someone else will.
its the same old story a few company's selling to lots of farmers who sell to a few company's

 

[glasshouse]

Probably because it's such a long way to the next spud crop, the PCN worms have to come in from somewhere.

As @glasshouse says, it rapidly reaches the point of devastating the crop if you exceed a 1 in 4 rotation. There is so much money in spuds in good years that greedy folk wanted to virtually monocrop them. Temik was introduced when that "market opportunity" was noticed.

Spud machinery spreads all the nasties everywhere.
Even worse nowadays with all the growers crisscrossing the countryside with planters harvesters and trailers
Bio security is a joke

 

[bumkin]

talking of nasties being spread whats the thought on slurry spreading contractors spreading T B?wheres the bio security there

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

talking of nasties being spread whats the thought on slurry spreading contractors spreading T B?wheres the bio security there

I'm not sure just how bad that risk is but there certainly is one. That's why I don't like borrowing/hiring muck spreaders. Getting one sterile is a work of fiction.

From what I've read so far it seems that muck can spread TB but, the drier it is the quicker the bacteria will die. On that basis slurry kit could be higher risk.

 

[Kidds]

Just reading how the law is going to change on food labelling following the death of that poor girl from sesame allergy.
Over the years I have developed an allergy to sesame. Never used to be allergic to it at all but it’s now at a point where it would possibly / probably kill me if I ate a load of it. I’m careful to read labels of ingredients but people give me food without thinking. That’s when it will get me.
Daughter in law made cake with sesame oil recently and gave me a piece. She knows very well it will get me but just didn’t think. It did get me but antihistamines kept it at bay.

Anyway, I was talking to someone recently about it and the first thing they asked was “do you use pesticides?”

 

[Farmer Roy]

Food allergies have markedly increased in the last generation or two . .
It HAS to be linked to our lifestyle & industrial food production

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

@Blaithin found a nice boyfriend for you Dads cousin called in today on there way to Queensland. One of his sons started an on line Lego business and is turning over that much he bought a ferrari several years ago. His single brother who used to be an electrician at Murray Goulburn ( now Saputo) , then was working on Esso off shore platforms, started his own business selling NBN ( broadband internet) wireless technology stuff.He recently built a million dollar warehouse, and is now turning over $25 million and also took up body sculpting. His first comp he came first in the 40 to 50 year old category and 4th overall. He bought his parents a brand new ferrari red mustang for xmas I've spent the entire day feeling less than adequate

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Be a nice boyfriend for you?


Your in-laws already know each other, that's a bonus

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Not in laws....hes my 2nd cousin.....I was nearly going to ask if they would consider adopting me......old boy was driving a $270 000 landcruiser and caravan package....has a heap of cars including a very rare Ford cougar.....

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Not in laws....hes my 2nd cousin.....I was nearly going to ask if they would consider adopting me......old boy was driving a $270 000 landcruiser and caravan package....has a heap of cars including a very rare Ford cougar.....

Invite them to donate to your GoFundMe page

 

[Karliboy]

Don’t worry cows it’s not all bad, looks like you have a stalker on here

 

[Yale]

My nemesis!

Flat tyre on topper last week,sent it to tyre shop as I hate these forklift tyres as a they are gits to repair and we had no spare tubes.

The repair with new tube lasted 1 day!

So wet day today and have put one new tube which split on inflation.

Had a second spare which has been fitted and as I type now it gave a random brief fast hiss.

Friggin tyres!!!!!

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Don’t worry cows it’s not all bad, looks like you have a stalker on here

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That's friggen awesome @Karliboy suddenly my day of inadequacy has passed

 

[Kiwi Pete]

What happens on here when you "follow" someone?
Does anyone follow me?
Do I follow everyone?
How do you check?