celtis man
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Bit of rain this morning 
Has anybody mentioned the summer of 1976 yet?!
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Bit of rain this morning
Not quite arrived here yet but dark as a dogs g**ts outside
Paddington
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- Location
- Soggy Shropshire
Hoping to Heptavac today but lambs are soaking wet and my boots are leaking.
- Location
- Northumberland
Still dry here.
I've got some spring barley that could do with a drink, but generally I'm enjoying not paddling about in mud for a change.
If it turns into a long dry summer, sure we'll struggle for grass but it would do us good for years to come. Dad always reckoned that the best thing for drainage on this farm was a long dry summer, letting the ground dry out all the way down and the subsoil to crack and let the water away. That hasn't happened for many years now so I try not to take a tractor into the fields for half the year as it makes too much mess.
I've got some spring barley that could do with a drink, but generally I'm enjoying not paddling about in mud for a change.
If it turns into a long dry summer, sure we'll struggle for grass but it would do us good for years to come. Dad always reckoned that the best thing for drainage on this farm was a long dry summer, letting the ground dry out all the way down and the subsoil to crack and let the water away. That hasn't happened for many years now so I try not to take a tractor into the fields for half the year as it makes too much mess.
- Location
- Cheltenham
Maybe showing my age but I remember when Gramozone ruled the roost!! ahead of the Bettison 3D drill!
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Courier
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- Location
- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
And it worked [emoji36]
casemx 270
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- Location
- East midlands
Should bring it back in to use in this country
- Location
- SG9
How many farms also show there age with the Large Concrete weights that use to hang on the back still being used around the place
Netherfield
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- Location
- West Yorkshire
Twas a very good summer for things not work related
Breakthru
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
Also did a fantastic job on slugs, nothing on planet earth could imbibe bypiridil and survive.
Used to use a low rate on Osr stubbles 10 days before WW, never saw a slug. Aye the good old days!
Well, looks like another glorious summer.......not.
Will we ever see a 1976 summer again ?
Will we ever see a 1976 summer again ?
Yes, nice today, and tomorrow......Scorchio here today.
And yesterday.
And maybe tomorrow.
But here's the Wiki stats for 1976...2 months Scorchio, not 2 days.
Yes, nice today, and tomorrow......
But here's the Wiki stats for 1976...2 months Scorchio, not 2 days.
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Ah sure by Wednesday won't we be needing a drop of rain?
- Location
- cornwall
Wot you on about, already feels like a long hot summer and we're only in mid July!
Not here it isn't.
- Location
- cornwall
But you're only up in Pembroke, can't be that much different
That's what I thought.
We had a 4 day heatwave 17th - 20th June. Monday and yesterday OK.......That's been about it.
- Location
- cornwall
Most contractors here seem pretty relaxed and stress free at the moment. There have been 3 decent weather windows good enough for hay making alreadyThat's what I thought.
We had a 4 day heatwave 17th - 20th June. Monday and yesterday OK.......That's been about it.