Soil debate at cereals?

[SilliamWhale]

Wasn't there one? anyone go to it?

Did John Baker say anything interesting?

 

[Gregory Mac]

Bet he said the plough is the invention of the devil.

 

[SilliamWhale]

Bet he said the plough is the invention of the devil.

Good lord - your still alive! Where have you been Greg?

 

[shakerator]

I popped in late

Easy to talk a good game with stock enterprises returning, more pasture, longer term agreements with agents looking after soil etc....but when it comes to the crunch........??

Basically the opinion was we have to market our own produce if going such a route ....

 

[combineguy]

Hi

I doubt Dr Baker was there, I would say he was at Mystery Creek
@FonterraFarmer @ReidyNZ might be able to confirm?

 

[FonterraFarmer]

Hi

I doubt Dr Baker was there, I would say he was at Mystery Creek
@FonterraFarmer @ReidyNZ might be able to confirm?

Umm , I don't know if he was there, was more interested listening to the guy in the blue shirt talking Taka and fodder beets.

 

[combineguy]

Umm , I don't know if he was there, was more interested listening to the guy in the blue shirt talking Taka and fodder beets.

Who was that?

 

[ReidyNZ]

Who was that?

 

[FonterraFarmer]

Who was that?

ReidyNZ

 

[combineguy]

ReidyNZ

Thought it might have been. Looking in to FB atm, but numbers better wintering cows on them rather than finishing cattle. Cant wait till CS have their singulator sorted

 

[ReidyNZ]

Umm , I don't know if he was there, was more interested listening to the guy in the blue shirt talking Taka and fodder beets.

And it's TAKA

 

[ridger]

Plenty of ploughs for sale, Kuhn dealer reckons they are making a comeback

 

[ReidyNZ]

Thought it might have been. Looking in to FB atm, but numbers better wintering cows on them rather than finishing cattle. Cant wait till CS have their singulator sorted

Yes are very popular fer wintering cows......had a guy from Invercargill in, has cows on grass, kale, & FB..............says you can walk past cows on FB & they don't bat an eye, yet disturb others & they over at fence bellowing

Silver Fern are paying a premium fer beef fattened on FB

 

[combineguy]

Yes are very popular fer wintering cows......had a guy from Invercargill in, has cows on grass, kale, & FB..............says you can walk past cows on FB & they don't bat an eye, yet disturb others & they over at fence bellowing

Silver Fern are paying a premium fer beef fattened on FB

Their was a farmer further up country who finished cattle over winter and were on from Feb till Sept and averaged 800grams/day and 2.2kg when back on spring grass. But they said genetic play a big part in growth rates

 

[combineguy]

@ReidyNZ biggest issue i see in harvesting is lack of logistics taking beets away from harvester. Seen two going recently, and spent too much time stopped for my liking

 

[ReidyNZ]

@ReidyNZ biggest issue i see in harvesting is lack of logistics taking beets away from harvester. Seen two going recently, and spent too much time stopped for my liking

Other than on you-tube not seen harvesting (may do later this month as Seed Force are taking us South )........but all up here so far are just grazing..........had one hand pulled 4.5ha to put in mixer wagon fer feeding in his fattening barn........had a few staff tho

 

[combineguy]

Plenty of ploughs for sale, Kuhn dealer reckons they are making a comeback

Hi

plough/tillage manufacturers always say that.

had a salesman rung the other day, asking how we are dealing with compaction under DDing, and others asking how can we drill with so much organic matter being put back in

 

[SilliamWhale]

Hi

I doubt Dr Baker was there, I would say he was at Mystery Creek
@FonterraFarmer @ReidyNZ might be able to confirm?

Ah possibly I'm wrong. Thought it was someone called John Baker. I would have thought having debates like this at what is essentially a look/see show would reduce the impact of them.

 

[JNG]

Wasn't there one? anyone go to it?

Did John Baker say anything interesting?

John Baker was unable to come from NZ, he was supposed to come but had to cancel.