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

[Kiwi Pete]

Always seem to get some cattle that bound ahead of the rest and generally "do" better than their peers and a couple that make up for them, bringing down the average - to the average
Once you get them to about 400kg they just seem to pour it on no matter what you are feeding them, as long as they are full they grow
Will have to work out what they have done this month for reference, they are all out tonight in the frost but meant to dung itself tomorrow morning, so will be up at first light to rearrange things

Imagine these guys have done about 1.5 or so this year, has been "one of those years", onwards and upwards have been tight with the bulls as they may go a bit later than these, not sure yet. Probably about similar all the same.

Here is a worthy contender for a " today at work" success story

Now that is "mixing the soil"
5 inches twice a year is only f**king structure compared to that beauty

 

[Farmer Roy]

You may remember that I was trying to deal with my cotton stalks on the cheap ?
Well, I decided it wasn't working so bit the bullet & brought some contractors in to do a proper job
Mulcher mulches the cotton bush into little bits, the horizontal discs or "root cutters" cut the stalk just below ground level, killing the plant

I won't do anything to this till I get some moisture

If I get, say 100mm, I will plant any seasonally suitable cover crop or green manure in it.
If I get enough moisture to fill the profile ( say 400mm + ) then I will plant a commercial cash crop, whatever is suitable for that time of year. Everything is flexible & adaptable

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Always seem to get some cattle that bound ahead of the rest and generally "do" better than their peers and a couple that make up for them, bringing down the average - to the average
Once you get them to about 400kg they just seem to pour it on no matter what you are feeding them, as long as they are full they grow
Will have to work out what they have done this month for reference, they are all out tonight in the frost but meant to dung itself tomorrow morning, so will be up at first light to rearrange things View attachment 673922
Imagine these guys have done about 1.5 or so this year, has been "one of those years", onwards and upwards have been tight with the bulls as they may go a bit later than these, not sure yet. Probably about similar all the same.

Now that is "mixing the soil"
5 inches twice a year is only fudgeing structure compared to that beauty

What sort of upper Dlwg have you seen from the really good doers when they are flying then Pete?

 

[deena999]

I've been looking for a thread like this all of my life

 

[CornishTone]

I've been looking for a thread like this all of my life

Soon your journey towards the dark side will be complete!

 

[Farmer Roy]

I've been looking for a thread like this all of my life

It's a long, rambling & occasionally confusing read

 

[CornishTone]

It's a long, rambling & occasionally confusing read

Occasionally?!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

But a real Carlsberg of a read

 

[hendrebc]

Here is a worthy contender for a " today at work" success story

am i the only one who thought that the back furrow looked deeper than the front if your going to make a mess you may as well do it properly

 

[FonterraFarmer]

It's a long, rambling & occasionally confusing read

Who started it?

 

[CornishTone]

am i the only one who thought that the back furrow looked deeper than the front if your going to make a mess you may as well do it properly

It’s a skimmer, not a furrow. Helps burry the trash.

 

[Farmer Roy]

all this preciousness in other threads about new pickups / passing MOTs / etc etc, should take a lesson from these fellas . I think they know whats important in life & its not a shiny Navara

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2060355070895747

 

[Farmer Roy]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1859925357362141

 

[hendrebc]

all this preciousness in other threads about new pickups / passing MOTs / etc etc, should take a lesson from these fellas . I think they know whats important in life & its not a shiny Navara

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2060355070895747

Ive got a friend whod get on very well with them. I think they probably went to the same place to learn about mechanics

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Ive got a friend whod get on very well with them. I think they probably went to the same place to learn about mechanics

Prison?

 

[Bury the Trash]

It’s a skimmer, not a furrow. Helps burry the trash.

only one r in bury

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Here is a worthy contender for a " today at work" success story

That's just tickling it

THIS is deep ploughing:

 

[hendrebc]

Prison?

not quite
Hes been tinkering with cars since he was old enough to reach the pedals and drive round an old quarry. Hes never been particularly precious about cars and had gone through 25 cars before the end of the first year after he passed his driving test he had an old rear wheel drive volvo a few years ago first thing he did was weld the diff up so it would drift. Cost him £100 a week in tyres till it went theough a hedge

 

[Farmer Roy]

That's just tickling it

THIS is deep ploughing:

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[Farmer Roy]

this showed up in my Facebook feed this morning as a 'memory' from 2 years ago
not much has changed . . .
although we did have a wet winter that year ( cast your minds back to our discussion somewhere about crops having 'soft' starts & not getting roots down )

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=624142147733272