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Is the ‘Big Drill’ going to happen?

neilo

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
I wasn't planning to drill this month anyway. March cereals into "only just dry" clay is never as good as when it's actually warm and no "iffy" bits.

Same here, but it would be nice if some of the fields started to look like they could be traveled on by now. Still water sitting on all of mine every time we get another top up from above.
 

Brisel

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Midlands
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Started this morning in the most critical crop on the farm - the game covers!

2mm rain over the last 2 days, so it will be a while before we see much dust. Clay fields still have ducks swimming in the puddles. Luckily, I’ve got some chalk like this to start in.
 

Hindsight

Member
Location
Lincolnshire
600 acres in so far. Not great conditions but stuff drilled last Friday is chitting well. Photo taken yesterday morning.
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Looks good. Is that your Hanslope clay? Looks to have some friable top soil and well structured.

I must get you a photo of some Denchworth and Wallasea series, if you were cutting into it today round here.
 

ajd132

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Suffolk
Looks good. Is that your Hanslope clay? Looks to have some friable top soil and well structured.

I must get you a photo of some Denchworth and Wallasea series, if you were cutting into it today round here.
Yeh that’s hanslope. It looked a lot worse before we rolled it. The sprinter drill leaves lumps everywhere when it’s like this but give it a day to gaze off and the crush down okay with a quick roll (no double rolling areas)
 

Hindsight

Member
Location
Lincolnshire
Yeh that’s hanslope. It looked a lot worse before we rolled it. The sprinter drill leaves lumps everywhere when it’s like this but give it a day to gaze off and the crush down okay with a quick roll (no double rolling areas)

I kinda assumed it was Hanslope. Your in Suffolk, do you have any Beccles 2 on your holdings? A bit of Denchworth might be interesting too.

But it looks good, so crack on.
 

Hindsight

Member
Location
Lincolnshire
Amazing what a bit of breeze and sub 70 percent humidity can do. Might get excited and book the seed dresser!

Whoa, steady there old fella. I almost sense a feeling of excitement, anticipation - that will never do. First thing to do though, as a matter of urgency, is telephone your agronomist and at least one agrochem distributor, two if you can find time, to allow them to come of suicide watch.
 

teslacoils

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
Whoa, steady there old fella. I almost sense a feeling of excitement, anticipation - that will never do. First thing to do though, as a matter of urgency, is telephone your agronomist and at least one agrochem distributor, two if you can find time, to allow them to come of suicide watch.

Agronomist was round yesterday probably as I sent him the seed test results. In reality there is no way I would plant yet. But I did order some roundup.

To temper the excitement, it's too windy to spray the stubbles anyway!
 

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Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

Farming and Countryside Programme Director, Janet Hughes will be joined by policy leads working on SFI, and colleagues from the Rural Payment Agency and Catchment Sensitive Farming.

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