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

[holwellcourtfarm]

"strange fruit" . . .

No one commented on my last pop - culture reference, wonder how many will get this one ?

Anyone who identifies both can give themselves a ball rub

The Billie Holliday song? Very dark.

 

[Farmer Roy]

The Billie Holliday song? Very dark.

I was thinking the Nina Simone version, but yes. Very dark.

Care to have a stab at chocolate covered Egyptian cotton ? There's a ( self administered ) ball rub for the correct answer

 

[Farmer Roy]

 

[bitwrx]

I was thinking the Nina Simone version, but yes. Very dark.

Care to have a stab at chocolate covered Egyptian cotton ? There's a ( self administered ) ball rub for the correct answer

Catch 22

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Why don't you try it?

 

[Yale]

Slavery is something which has never really been in my psyche but the images in that video are beyond terrible and I know they only scratch the surface.

You have to question who were the barbarians.

What is humanity........what are we capable of?

 

[Farmer Roy]

Catch 22

Give yourself a ball rub

 

[CornishTone]

So, went to Groundswell yesterday. I have to say, it was an inspirational few hours among some very switched on, like minded, open minded, friendly people!

There was so much knowledge to share, my mind was a little bit blown with all the info to take on board.

Allen Savoury and Charles Massy spoke eloquently and passionately. A real privilege to listen to them both, though I wonder if those who are new to Savoury’s thinking might have found his talk a bit left field to begin with.

Great to put some more faces to TFF names too!

All in all, well worth the 5hr trip up and back!

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Nothing is left field after reading our favourite threads on here

Glad you had a good time, looking forward to the videos of what sounds like a great event!

How's life?

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Made me laugh for far too long.

off FB

 

[Farmer Roy]

Not one of ours, another contractor.
If you look closely, you'll see it's torn the pick up off the feeder house on the stripper, as it's still attached to the front

 

[Farmer Roy]

That was yesterday
Wrote off that front & badly damaged the stripper
Anyway, today their other stripper hit another power pole & bent the front

 

[Steel]

Expensive mistake. Are they looking for a new driver.

 

[Farmer Roy]

Possibly 2 drivers

 

[Blaithin]

Those poles sure are sneaky, just appearing like that.

 

[Deerefarmer]

Crazy how they can jump... had one jump out at me so hard It bent a shield on the mower this spring

 

[New Puritan]

I've not dipped into this thread for a while, there was a fair bit to catch up on...

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

I have heard growing mustard between the rows of spuds deters wireworm, as they can't smell the potatoes. Consequently I do this and never get wireworm, but I haven't run any controls to see if I'd get them otherwise. Just wondering if this would help with eelworm too, though I know very little about them.

There's a Japanese run farm in Wiltshire where I think I heard they grow the same crops in the same soil every year.

Edit: here we go: https://shumei.eu/yatesbury/. Quite 'out there'...

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Possibly 2 drivers

Not for a while I'd say

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

If anyone is going to comment about the climate questions, please watch both before you do. First was the science special on the ABCs qanda program last week.

Second is Alan Jones response. And regardless of what you think of him, it's the climate scientist who was caught out lying....

Then theres this one. Also an important watch

 

[CornishTone]

Nothing is left field after reading our favourite threads on here

Glad you had a good time, looking forward to the videos of what sounds like a great event!

How's life?

Yeah, not too bad, thanks for asking. Got to the mid 20’s today. Made me smile listening to everyone complain about the “heat wave”!