Most stressful,lambing or corn harvest flat out?

[fred.950]

I have never been woken in the night because my corn has escaped from the field onto the road! [emoji23]

 

[michael N123]

If you think arable farming is stressful you’d never last a winter doing stockwork

 

[spin cycle]

worst bit about arable is 'having to sit on your hands' when weather is against you...at least with stock you can 'get out and fight'

mind you a bad crop is soon harvested and forgotten about....if you've sickly/poor stock they're looking at you every day

sugar beet boys are in a bit of a 'sticky situation' this year IMO 14 days to drill could be ok....next 7 is 'flip a coin' after that 'oh dear'

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Dairy farming is the most rewarding part of farming I have ever had experience in , growing crops a close 2cd .
Chasing sheep would be well down the list,
And yes the most stress full .why would anyone want to put themselves through that

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Oh @Yale how naughty...I like roast beef for my Sunday lunch not popcorn

 

[yellowbelly]

Oh @Yale how naughty...I like roast beef for my Sunday lunch not poocorn

Let's stir it up a bit more.........

"Up horn....Down corn"

 

[jon9000]

No one's mentioned potatoes yet?!

 

[Yale]

No one's mentioned potatoes yet?!

Definitely arable,goes well on a plate with a roast.........and a Yorkshire pudding.

 

[Clive]

Livestock has to be harder as it’s relentless regardless of weather etc you still have to do it

Arable work gets natural breaks with the weather or if weather is setteled it’s soon over / pressure is off

Having grown up on a dairy farm there was never a chance in hell I would wanted to have done it for a living

Hats off to anyone that does !

 

[Tarw Coch]

Wonder what the arable farming equivalent of pulling a couple of rotten dead lambs is.

 

[bobk]

Wonder what the arable farming equivalent of pulling a couple of rotten dead lambs is.

To be fair unblocking combines isn't much fun ,

 

[yellowbelly]

Wonder what the arable farming equivalent of pulling a couple of rotten dead lambs is.

Crawling in the back of a MF 625 combine, through that little flap on the top, across the straw walkers to un-bung the multi-flow separator
Edit. @bobk beat me to it

 

[Tarw Coch]

To be fair unblocking combines isn't much fun ,

How long does the smell linger on your hands and in your throat afterwards?

 

[jon9000]

Yep you'll all right animals definitely more stressful. Really shut weather and you have to be outhe there looking after them. Arable really sh!t weather and you get to go home early