Forums
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New resources
Latest activity
Trending Threads
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
FarmTV
Farm Compare
Search
Tokens/Searches
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
New Resources
New posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
Agricultural Media
Practical Farm Ideas Magazine
Sowing rather than drilling?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="farmideas" data-source="post: 8987624" data-attributes="member: 3653"><p>Do we have a seed drill mindset?</p><p></p><p>Some years ago Clive Bailye arranged a trial of 10 or so different direct drills on a level uniform 50 acre field. There was a spare plot which they seeded with a fertiliser spinner and then scratched over the surface. It performed far better than expected.</p><p></p><p>John Hawkins has been an enthusiast of spinning rather than drilling, and has developed a system to get an even spread seed by double sowing half the seeds at 24 metres. He was demonstrating at this year's Groundswell. Not that he had anything to sell, other than his experience and the set-up, and the way it sowed into a crop of green oats.</p><p></p><p>We feature his methods in the current issue 32 - 2 of <a href="http://www.farmideas.co.uk" target="_blank">www.farmideas.co.uk</a> (pgs 5,6 and 7). John thinks farmers can get fixated on putting all their seeds down the spout when the spinner would do just as good a job at much less expense. A wet season like 2023 lends itself to sowing rather seeding, even sowing into the green.</p><p></p><p>I'd be very interested in reading comments, and maybe your experience of doing the same.[ATTACH=full]1144153[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmideas, post: 8987624, member: 3653"] Do we have a seed drill mindset? Some years ago Clive Bailye arranged a trial of 10 or so different direct drills on a level uniform 50 acre field. There was a spare plot which they seeded with a fertiliser spinner and then scratched over the surface. It performed far better than expected. John Hawkins has been an enthusiast of spinning rather than drilling, and has developed a system to get an even spread seed by double sowing half the seeds at 24 metres. He was demonstrating at this year's Groundswell. Not that he had anything to sell, other than his experience and the set-up, and the way it sowed into a crop of green oats. We feature his methods in the current issue 32 - 2 of [URL="http://www.farmideas.co.uk"]www.farmideas.co.uk[/URL] (pgs 5,6 and 7). John thinks farmers can get fixated on putting all their seeds down the spout when the spinner would do just as good a job at much less expense. A wet season like 2023 lends itself to sowing rather seeding, even sowing into the green. I'd be very interested in reading comments, and maybe your experience of doing the same.[ATTACH type="full"]1144153[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Agricultural Media
Practical Farm Ideas Magazine
Sowing rather than drilling?
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top