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<blockquote data-quote="Two Tone" data-source="post: 6621957" data-attributes="member: 44728"><p>We all have different farms in different parts of the country and have chosen systems that work for each of us.</p><p>However, it amazes me how so many of us get sucked in to changing our systems which then don’t work when we have a difficult year like this one. So much of it is changing a system because it is following the latest fashion.</p><p></p><p>Some of those who haven’t been able to drill, wouldn’t have been able to no matter what system they use.</p><p>Others wish they had kept a system that would have worked better in these conditions. </p><p></p><p>Some take comfort in the fact that this is an opportunity to let Blackgrass grow and then spray it off. </p><p>Some even thinking that this is a silver lining opportunity to get rid of it.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, I have news for them: I’ve been at war with Blackgrass for 44 years of farming and I can tell them that although you might possibly reduce the burden, you will never ever get rid of it! </p><p>In fact in wet years like this one, in reality, we often end up having gone at least 2 steps backwards.</p><p></p><p>This is farming and our biggest influence is Nature, especially the weather. In years like this, making a decision not to drill is still making a decision. It isn’t a wrong decision. You just have to sit it out and make the best of it when conditions eventually allow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Two Tone, post: 6621957, member: 44728"] We all have different farms in different parts of the country and have chosen systems that work for each of us. However, it amazes me how so many of us get sucked in to changing our systems which then don’t work when we have a difficult year like this one. So much of it is changing a system because it is following the latest fashion. Some of those who haven’t been able to drill, wouldn’t have been able to no matter what system they use. Others wish they had kept a system that would have worked better in these conditions. Some take comfort in the fact that this is an opportunity to let Blackgrass grow and then spray it off. Some even thinking that this is a silver lining opportunity to get rid of it. Unfortunately, I have news for them: I’ve been at war with Blackgrass for 44 years of farming and I can tell them that although you might possibly reduce the burden, you will never ever get rid of it! In fact in wet years like this one, in reality, we often end up having gone at least 2 steps backwards. This is farming and our biggest influence is Nature, especially the weather. In years like this, making a decision not to drill is still making a decision. It isn’t a wrong decision. You just have to sit it out and make the best of it when conditions eventually allow. [/QUOTE]
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