Mzuri ProTill Wheat at Parks Farm

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Hello again Ladies and Gents,

As promised here are some examples of wheat crops drilled by the Pro Till.

This time the pics are from one of our farms on the Essex and Suffolk border just south of Sudbury.
The farm is a nice heavyish clay loam. Wish we had more of this!!
We Flatlifted this whole block (139 acres) this year because we could still see where the combine had been from a couple of wet harvests.

All relay wheat drilled at different times. Some first and some second wheats.
No fert drilled with these.
All residues chopped.

First up, First wheat behind rape.
Drilled 10th September (yes I know that's early but we have no black grass on this field)
Seed rate 125kg/ha
Looked good from the get go!

Next up some second wheat
Drilled 27th Sept
Seed rate 162 kg/ha

And lastly some more second wheat.
Drilled a little later on the 9/10th October
Seed rate 175kg/ha

 

[Niels]

All crops look to be doing very well! I do wonder what is going to happen to the first field in case we get a good frost without snow cover? Would be interesting to graze a little part with sheep to see how it reacts?

Also interesting to read the field was subsoiled prior to remove wheelings. Have not done this in a similar situation (Claydon drilled) and can see the tracks now. Hopefully the roots and worms will subsoil for us. Had the same issue (worse really as no straw taken off this year) last year and in the end the yield didn't seem to be any lower. In fact the field was the highest yielding.

 

[APJ]

Heres ours after a very kind demo from muzuri, second wheat jb deigo sown @160kg/ha on the 23/09/14 drilled in the middle of our normal drilling seemed slow to get going but growing well!

 

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Hello again folks,
I thought I'd put up an update on these crops for you to see how things are progressing at home. I chose video this time and as you will be able to tell it was very much off the cuff!! Lots of urming and ahhring!!

This is part one as I can only post 5 videos at a time.
Any way here you are:

Hope you can see these ok. Never posted a video before.

Come and see us at Lamma. We are on Stand R34.

Cheers

Will

 

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Part 2 on the other farm.

Still wheat though.

Come and see us at Lamma. We are on Stand R34.
Cheers
Will

 

[E_B]

Haha, very good Will! Your crops certainly look well, as do our beans that you demo'ed for us. Not sure if I'll be at LAMMA or not but I hope you have a good show.

 

[Niels]

Good videos, shame about the wind but still understandable! You look remarkably like your avatar!

 

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Thanks Niels!! Got the nickname at college, for obvious reasons, and it just sort of stuck!!

 

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Haha, very good Will! Your crops certainly look well, as do our beans that you demo'ed for us. Not sure if I'll be at LAMMA or not but I hope you have a good show.

Good news on the beans Alex. Show looking to be very busy for us. Do come on and see us if you do attend.

 

[Niels]

As long as your not offended by it it's good right!?

 

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Quite right Niels!

 

[6910]

You forgot ur spade

 

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I know 6910! Was gonna just take some photos but then decided to do some video. I plan to do a more detailed video on what Strip Till has done for our soil structure.