The spring that time forgot.......

[7610 super q]

We're used to crap springs in Crapweathershire.
But this takes the biscuit.
Usually manage to maul something in by now.
Ho-hum. Always next year, I suppose........

 

[SilliamWhale]

We're used to crap springs in Crapweathershire.
But this takes the biscuit.
Usually manage to maul something in by now.
Ho-hum. Always next year, I suppose........

Dont be daft. Forecast a bit better after today. You and I will both be drilled up by the 20th. I did 25 acres yesterday which would have been 40 if not had a breakdown.

When the weather is right ill start at 5am and finish at 8pm and be done in 3 days. Its frustrating but not end of the world - yet. Remember last years dry spell?

 

[7610 super q]

Dont be daft. Forecast a bit better after today. You and I will both be drilled up by the 20th. I did 25 acres yesterday which would have been 40 if not had a breakdown.

When the weather is right ill start at 5am and finish at 8pm and be done in 3 days. Its frustrating but not end of the world - yet. Remember last years dry spell?

No.

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

I remember that particular dry spell , it was a Sunday morning between 9.30 > 11.15 .

 

[7610 super q]

I remember that particular dry spell , it was a Sunday morning between 9.30 > 11.15 .

5th July 1976 ?

 

[7610 super q]

Not sure about the long range forecast either.... * glum face *

 

[Lofty1984]

I’ve given up looking at forecasts just get up in the morning and see what it’s like

 

[Danllan]

I remember that particular dry spell , it was a Sunday morning between 9.30 > 11.15 .

That would be a drought here...

 

[nick...]

Dont be daft. Forecast a bit better after today. You and I will both be drilled up by the 20th?

Yeh but what month
Nick...

 

[Surgery]

 

[Clive]

Nature has no calendar and daffodils are only just starting to flower here


50ac in yesterday - lot more to go yet but it WILL get done, it always does

 

[michael N123]

Yesterday was lovely got fert on today’s wet but warm so hopefully grass will start growing now

 

[Nearly]

Now is the time for looking for duals all round ( ) on the combine, tractors and trailers for all this spring barley and beans to be harvested in November.

Oh, and spend all June trying to buy old season straw before people realise that there's going to be bugger all straw length and sod all baled in October.

It's bad enough to finish spring 2018 using £120 worth of straw a day to produce £80 of beef (averaged over year), but to start winter 2018 the same way is a bit of a pisser.

30 suckler cows anyone?

I know a man making bale chasers has more orders than he can cope with before harvest, so everyone is looking to cash in on the straw prices, but the straw is going to be very short in the leg so the bulk isn't going to be there to chase. How long in the (late) season before the choppers go into gear and the next crop needs to be in?

I hope I'm wrong. It has been known.

 

[nonemouse]

Now is the time for looking for duals all round ( ) on the combine, tractors and trailers for all this spring barley and beans to be harvested in November.

Oh, and spend all June trying to buy old season straw before people realise that there's going to be bugger all straw length and sod all baled in October.

It's bad enough to finish spring 2018 using £120 worth of straw a day to produce £80 of beef (averaged over year), but to start winter 2018 the same way is a bit of a pisser.

30 suckler cows anyone?

I know he man making bale chasers has more orders than he can cope with before harvest, so everyone is looking to cash in on the straw prices, but the straw is going to be very short in the leg so the bulk isn't going to be there to chase. How long in the (late) season before the choppers go into gear and the next crop needs to be in?

I hope I'm wrong. It has been known.

Shame you don’t know anybody that has a stock pile of spare wheels

Or you trying to drive the price up?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Hawthorne’s aren’t even in bud yet....sad times

 

[Danllan]

Hawthorne’s aren’t even in bud yet....sad times

That's the rub here, temperature is fine, hawthorn coming into leaf, swallows back, all the flowers coming (even fritillaries), the songbirds getting randy and it's still pis*y wet with more to come.

Barley straw this year ? I bought in about 30% more than usual last time because of a good price and thinking ahead, ; should have filled every last corner with the stuff & tarped a stack outside too...

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Rained all morning.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Dont be daft. Forecast a bit better after today. You and I will both be drilled up by the 20th. I did 25 acres yesterday which would have been 40 if not had a breakdown.

When the weather is right ill start at 5am and finish at 8pm and be done in 3 days. Its frustrating but not end of the world - yet. Remember last years dry spell?

Nature has no calendar and daffodils are only just starting to flower here


50ac in yesterday - lot more to go yet but it WILL get done, it always does

You'd want a hovercraft to drill anything here this week. Or any other week so far this year.


Still, good job you boys can get on, you can sell us some cheap straw for next winter

 

[nick...]

Was talking to someone sunday who was a regular on here,who told me he knew of one farm with 4000hectares to drill.can guess who it is but they must be getting worried
Nick...

 

[nowtofajob]

Rained all morning.

same here,and all night I think