Harvest 2019

[bankrupt]

adding up the cost of remedial cultivations to repair the damage by the straw crews and the loss of OM and K and straw needs to be a good price.

Being 80 miles or so West of you, Brisel, the numbers here usually stack up.

The most difficult thing always to remember here is to re-invest that portion of one's straw income necessary to replace the nutrients lost, rectify the damage, etc, etc (typically 50-60% here) and not to allow one's accountant to divert it all towards a new combine.

 

[Steevo]

Wish we'd sold all the straw standing, this year.

Selling by the bale, or by the ton baled, with us still responsible for all the baling, has made this weather into a triple whammy instead of just the inevitable double (the combines and driers).

Well said! It's nice having sold standing straw to just be able to concentrate on the weather for getting the grain in. If it's due to rain that evening, or the next day the customer can clear it 10x quicker than I ever could.

 

[Wombat]

4mm so far today, so that's a grand total of 3 days so far in August with no fecking recorded rainfall

 

[Two Tone]

Being 80 miles or so West of you, Brisel, the numbers here usually stack up.

The most difficult thing always to remember here is to re-invest that portion of one's straw income necessary to replace the nutrients lost, rectify the damage, etc, etc (typically 50-60% here) and not to allow one's accountant to divert it all towards a new combine.

Blimey!
Who’s your accountant?

I’d like one like that.
Mine keeps telling me that doing things like using straw income to justify new equipment is “back of fag packet” accountancy!

 

[Steevo]

Being 80 miles or so West of you, Brisel, the numbers here usually stack up.

The most difficult thing always to remember here is to re-invest that portion of one's straw income necessary to replace the nutrients lost, rectify the damage, etc, etc (typically 50-60% here) and not to allow one's accountant to divert it all towards a new combine.

Blame the accountant...!

 

[Phil P]

Looks like it may be a nice day tomorrow do you think this straw will bale

 

[Wombat]

Looks like it may be a nice day tomorrow do you think this straw will bale
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What's straw? Is it that weird bye product when you actually manage to cut something this year

 

[Phil P]

What's straw? Is it that weird bye product when you actually manage to cut something this year

Something like that, I’ve got about 100ac of barley straw I wish I’d chopped!

 

[Wombat]

Something like that, I’ve got about 100ac of barley straw I wish I’d chopped!

Out of the grand total of 1.6 acres we have cut so far this year I am glad that was chopped

 

[bankrupt]

4mm so far today, so that's a grand total of 3 days so far in August with no fecking recorded rainfall

12mm so far today here, and we've had 2.

 

[Wombat]

12mm so far today here, and we've had 2.

Now you are just bragging

 

[Wombat]

It’s days like this that make you realise how good 2018 harvest was

 

[Lincsman]

It’s days like this that make you realise how good 2018 harvest was

2018 was by far the best for me and will never ever be bettered.

 

[Wombat]

2018 was by far the best for me and will never ever be bettered.

Agreed, wonder if I will ever see one as good again

 

[bobk]

Agreed, wonder if I will ever see one as good again

Depends how old you are ... seems to be one good year in 40 .

 

[bankrupt]

Blame the accountant...!

I do.

In her defence, however, it seems that the annual investment allowance has at last caught up with the price of a decent combine -

Temporary increase in the Annual Investment Allowance

www.gov.uk

- whereas the Agricultural Valuers' Association still accepts that P&K inputs have to be adjusted down to allow for several years residuals.

 

[Zippy768]

It’s days like this that make you realise how good 2018 harvest was

2018 was by far the best for me and will never ever be bettered.

Three cheers for harvest 2018.
Hip hip.........

 

[Wombat]

Depends how old you are ... seems to be one good year in 40 .

Haha so I need to live to 80, great

 

[Zippy768]

Looks like it may be a nice day tomorrow do you think this straw will bale
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Oh yes it will, there is plenty of water, and winds seem strong. Should be good.



I assume you did mean to write Sail and not bale??

 

[Phil P]

Oh yes it will, there is plenty of water, and winds seem strong. Should be good.



I assume you did mean to write Sail and not bale??

Sorry, yes I meant I’ll be able to sail on it by tomorrow