Here we we go again................

[nick...]

Had a dry day yesterday so I thought I’d have a go with drill today after 83mm from last wed to Sunday.Up this morning at 5 and patio covered in puddles with continuous rain drops falling.now raining steady and nothing good on the forecast.luckily all barley drilled and rest all ploughed and disced.hope we are not getting a repeat of last year
nick...

 

[nonemouse]

I had a nice day of cutting beans and drilling barley until 2mm rain at 6pm last night scuppered that one.

Still, at least we’ve got time to unblock the combine which is full of wet weed from a field inside a racing circuit that we have to cut or top off by the weekend ready for a big race meeting next weekend.

I thought you must be local to me now, I guess your farming about 5 miles from me.
Seemed like more than 2 mm to me, 2 balers rained off, I even gave up direct drilling into bean stubble because it got a bit sticky

 

[Gong Farmer]

And yet our fathers and grandfathers wouldn’t drill wheat until well into October , with November being seen as the optimum date .
What’s gone so wrong that people are panicking at the end of September .
I suppose they had livestock to look after as well. All arable farming gives you too much time to think and worry .

I may be wrong but I'm sure traditionally 'winter wheat' was simply a typical spring crop of wheat that you could plant early to spread the workload.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

It’s not over til the fat lady sings

I won't hear it .....I divorced her 7 yrs ago

 

[henry]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1310862157643427840

 

[Zippy768]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1310862157643427840

Cant even see the UK with all that f**king rain

 

[Wombat]

Fingers crossed those numbers are right for us after the screw up of last weeks forecast

 

[Chae1]

As mentioned, there is no slack. Even on my tiny acreage the number of decisions needed to get "right" are high, and you only know if you got them right after the event.

I know there is one days drilling to be done. I know last year we didn't get one drilling day from 23rd September to early April.

It really does sap the fun.

And to add to it, I have a strong feeling that one of my smoke detectors has run out of battery.......and it has been plastered into the ceiling. Couldn't make it up.

I've told you before! Let it out to local contract farmer that will bid highest.

Go drive a taxi. Or school bus.

Lifes too short.

 

[J 1177]

7mm overnight.... no mention of that on the forecast!!!

Came in from working land last night, the wife came outside wondering what the banging was......it was me hoofing the workshop door in a rage and wanting the head of the met office executed. It had started to pee down.

 

[Will 1594]

Exactly. Shock this morning at 5.30.
All revved up to drill the barley today, but I think that was the problem - I put a 430kg hybrid seed into the drill in readiness for an early start. Sorry, my fault!!

Same here sb ,held off yesterday ,did a bit at drill ,and got plough ready,
Knocked off at 7 ,thought have a flyer , in morning, went in umming and arring as to go drilling through night ,
Bloody wished i had now , not stopped all day ,good job mostnof its lighter side , but still bloody spuds on 50 acre and orders slow , so half a field left ,

 

[ajd132]

I've told you before! Let it out to local contract farmer that will bid highest.

Go drive a taxi. Or school bus.

Lifes too short.

Il do it.

where is it?

 

[Chae1]

Il do it.

where is it?

@teslacoils

There you go the answer to all your worries! You will be able to sleep soundly at night.

 

[Hampton]

Il do it.

where is it?

Not sure that has ever worried a serious contract farming operation before!

 

[ajd132]

Not sure that has ever worried a serious contract farming operation before!

That was the point!
I know a few people who will drive 50 miles for a tank of spray.

 

[Hampton]

That was the point!
I know a few people who will drive 50 miles for a tank of spray.

Crazy isn’t it! Good thing they are better at farming than me, otherwise they would be moaning that there is no money in it!

 

[Nearly]

I had a nice day of cutting beans and drilling barley until 2mm rain at 6pm last night scuppered that one. 100 ac of land worked down but baked out so we waited for a shower to moisten it enough to drill. 30mm last week turned it into a pudding and the forecast turns shite tomorrow morning

Still, at least we’ve got time to unblock the combine which is full of wet weed from a field inside a racing circuit that we have to cut or top off by the weekend ready for a big race meeting next weekend.

Did you buy a return ticket when you moved?
Good luck.

 

[Hindsight]

Did you buy a return ticket when you moved?
Good luck.

Thermal underwear I presume - oh and a warm hat and gloves!!

 

[teslacoils]

I've told you before! Let it out to local contract farmer that will bid highest.

Go drive a taxi. Or school bus.

Lifes too short.

Lol. Its all in the hand of contractors now. Bus driving wouldn't help - I'd worry I'd done something wrong.

It's all looking pretty tbh right now. Just a lot of fingers crossed . Pleased I don't have lots to do.

 

[DrWazzock]

We have nearly finished ploughing the really heavy grassland. It’s going over nicely. Years of grass has helped and it was ready for a change. Seed not arrived yet. Not sure it will get drilled but past bothering. Tidying up the farm, so we can travel light. Bit of a reset year. Turning lots of fiddly paddocks back into 3 x 60 acre blocks.I’m sure we’ll think of something to grow on them eventually.

 

[robbie]

There isn't much slack in the system any more. To manage disease, weeds and turn a profit we are reliant upon favourable weather. Any conditions much below ideal hurt now.
If this wet continues much longer we'll be subjected to posts from the beach boys having a go in their "Heavy stuff, but it's working down OK!" the day after 4" of rain

Your quote sounds very much like what I said yesterday on another thread[emoji848] except I diddnt mention heavy land. It was quite kind!!!!

If it's any consolation we lost the dry mid afternoon and by 7.30 the ground was just a little to fresh to carry on, although I wish I had as today it's been peeing down.