Today at work

[Flat 10]

We haven't even got any land ready, let alone drilling .
Will Wait until October....

If it's too wet.....



We have cage wheels



All the neighbours have drilled up pretty much.

Don’t you @carbonfibre farmer @nick... and @robbie have BG in Norfolk? Is it cos light land? Planning on drilling WB mid week after a bit of ploughing and then onto WW at the weekend. Worried I’m too early but will pick lowest BG fields.

 

[nick...]

No light land here.im not close to the Breckland either.probably at least 10 miles away.i know it’s only late September but if some of our land gets wet we won’t get on it till the spring
Nick...

 

[robbie]

Don’t you @carbonfibre farmer @nick... and @robbie have BG in Norfolk? Is it cos light land? Planning on drilling WB mid week after a bit of ploughing and then onto WW at the weekend. Worried I’m too early but will pick lowest BG fields.

Nope... atleast I don't. I wouldn't say @Nick and @carbonfibre farmer are on light land, atleast not as light as mine.

My total bg spend on average most years extends to one can of straight FFC to add to the PDM for one field with an odd plant.

I've just gone to Norwich and there's hundreds of acres of wheat up in the row and it looks a picture.

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Don’t you @carbonfibre farmer @nick... and @robbie have BG in Norfolk? Is it cos light land? Planning on drilling WB mid week after a bit of ploughing and then onto WW at the weekend. Worried I’m too early but will pick lowest BG fields.

Yes we do (well we don't but the neighbours all do!)
Won't start before 5th Oct. Probably most in around 15th ish probably later.

I'm not an progressive up to date farmer with vaddy drills,sumos and min till so don't need to be getting on yet

After talking being out and about with the neighbours this morning while looking out for hare coursers you'd think I'd hadn't a clue......

 

[Case man]

Bit more zero grazing today. The neighbour was doing something else so I had the machine on my own tractor.

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are you feeding dairy cattle

 

[Karliboy]

Floatation Tyres and a wet greasy track don’t make a good combination,over the edge spreader went and bellied out
Managed to lift it up and pull it back with ratchet strap, block and tackle and a bottle jack.
Luckily no damage done.
I’ve done the same thing before stuck against the same tree with a old landrover discovery.
I should know better really

 

[Breckland Boy]

13 mm this morning. It has soaked in nicely so here I am preparing for wheat.

It was really dry upto this weekend to the point it was blowing badly last week. Its very hard at depth after onions. Will use 4 sets of points on this 50 acres.

 

[Pan mixer]

are you feeding dairy cattle

No, hungry (according to them) beef sucklers

 

[bert]

She’s on a more important job. Cooking my dinner.
I do need to train her up on the ploughing, but she’d be the first to admit, that it’s not really her skill set

I was going to say is she doing the dinner but thought it was too stereotypical for 2018

 

[Pan mixer]

15 mm here so finally got the bud-box exit/race entry gate out of the workshop - after only 5 months - I have had other things to do which never included tea and scones.

 

[Bob c]

15 mm here so finally got the bud-box exit/race entry gate out of the workshop - after only 5 months - I have had other things to do which never included tea and scones.

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you got two manitos

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Finally got around to finishing the pin and cone adapter for the 3cx. It's gone from this (a JD3800 headstock)

To this

I got there in the end @Hard Graft

 

[Pan mixer]

you got two manitos

yes, 627 and 741

 

[DRC]

Despite a few heavy showers, it’s been a good day and that’s my barley all drilled.
Even had a rainbow at the end .

 

[Hard Graft]

Finally got around to finishing the pin and cone adapter for the 3cx. It's gone from this (a JD3800 headstock)

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To this

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I got there in the end @Hard Graft

I am glad to see you have it finished It. Hope to convert mine to hydraulic soon.
I just got to wire up my newest purchase for the 3cx

Thank you @Cuthbert it was to nice to meet you and do business

 

[DRC]

Just saying, but I thought those of us ploughing had killed all the worms!
Plenty here , as the seagulls will testify . I like to think I’m gently folding them over.

 

[Zippy768]

View attachment 720016 View attachment 720018 Just saying, but I thought those of us ploughing had killed all the worms!
Plenty here , as the seagulls will testify . I like to think I’m gently folding them over.

Have you not had much rain over the w/e?
Once it started around noon yesterday it didn't stop til late eve. Then another dose here this morning.

 

[robbie]

View attachment 720016 View attachment 720018 Just saying, but I thought those of us ploughing had killed all the worms!
Plenty here , as the seagulls will testify . I like to think I’m gently folding them over.

I personally don't think it makes sod all difference to worms what establishment/cultivation is use. The best thing for worms and general soil health is regular doses of fym!

 

[Dman2]

One from the other day

And another

 

[Ukjay]

Finally got around to finishing the pin and cone adapter for the 3cx. It's gone from this (a JD3800 headstock)

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To this

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I got there in the end @Hard Graft

Nice modern fleet you got there HCF. Just think of all that CO2 you saved on buying new....