Tractor - yes. Have I ever mentioned how much I hate tractors . . .
Planting - unfortunately no. The falls of rain we have received have not done anything for the subsoil moisture, which is still bone dry ( & subsoil moisture, a "full" profile, is what we rely on to grow our crops, we grow on stored soil moisture rather than "hoping" it will rain on the crop ). No, the moisture is very shallow & has just germinated a lot of aggressive & "succession" weeds, which at this time of year use a lot of moisture & have little benefit . . .
Recent falls have just cost people a lot of money from controlling these "weeds", without presenting any planting opportunities or giving any hope of it . . .
This is a neighbours block that I lease & there is a serious issue with glyphosate resistant ryegrass ( have I mentioned I hate ryegrass ? ) It is shallow rooted & particularly aggressive at using moisture & causing issues with soil structure, seed soil contact & germination of following crops . . .
Anyway, I am running a Blade Plough through it, to take out the ryegrass with minimal disturbance of the soil surface. A Canadian machine that used to be popular here in the min till days before cheap glyphosate & full on zero till
The other option is big rates of paraquat, but I don't like doing that & this is cheaper ( although a lot slower )
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Never seen one of those.
Looks a good tool to use in your environment.