Today at work

[Agriimark]

It is Ragley, yes. My view is from The West Park, I think @Jon 3085 view is from the north.

I have been very fortunate over the years to be asked to spread lime in some really beautiful places. I’ve done the parkland at Packington Hall, Wroxall Abbey Park, Warwick Castle Park, Berkswell Hall, Upton House, Alscot House, North Aston Hall and Arbury Hall, all of which are great places to spend the day, but Ragley is The Daddy of them all.

I know it’s only spreading lime, just the same as yesterday, but in a lovely place it makes the difference. They have decided to lime all the parkland because they need a good sward to make it hardwearing and able to stand a lot of traffic. They have some huge events, one of the biggest being The Game Fair, along with some big music concerts and firework displays. There are tens of thousands of cars per year travelling over the grass.

They’ve spent hundreds of thousands on tracks and roadways too. It’s an incredibly impressive place. I’ve been spreading lime and Fibrophos on the arable for years but have never done the park before.

I keep driving past Charlecote Park thinking…”one day…..one day…”

totally agree, out of all the farms i spread ragley is my favourite, always greeted by a nice setting and wildlife to go with it.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

did see you there last week whilst moving the vredo, saw a jd and spreader also.

Yes, that would have been my lad and Angus on the JD, a cracking local lad who does a lot of work for me.

 

[Agriimark]

Yes, that would have been my lad and Angus on the JD, a cracking local lad who does a lot of work for me.

are you there Monday. would love to see the merc in action before i head up to Warwick

 

[benny6910]

Spraying roundup this morning till it got too windy and had to wait till the moon appeared before it calmed down enough

 

[Adeptandy]

What did replacing the battery achieve? Just fix the clock ? Or any thing else.

Sorted the clock

 

[Cab-over Pete]

are you there Monday. would love to see the merc in action before i head up to Warwick

No, finished for now but more to do when it dries up a bit.

Where do you go to near Warwick?

 

[Agriimark]

No, finished for now but more to do when it dries up a bit.

Where do you go to near Warwick?

Rob Hadley's up on the fosse way and hutsbys to finish off their lagoons

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Going past Robs on Monday morning, about 5.45 if you’re there.

Mind you, if it’s anything like the rest of this season, plans will change several times between now and then!

 

[Agriimark]

Going past Robs on Monday morning, about 5.45 if you’re there.

Mind you, if it’s anything like the rest of this season, plans will change several times between now and then!

i know that feeling, spent more to moving around doing bits as apposed to less moving and being there a while. spreading by the little roundabout just down from robs, will look out for you

 

[JWL]

i know that feeling, spent more to moving around doing bits as apposed to less moving and being there a while. spreading by the little roundabout just down from robs, will look out for you

I've been round and round that roundabout a fair few times in the past and before it was even there. I used to work up on the hill by it when I left college

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Harwoods House roundabout.

 

[sclb]

Last spray before picking next week.

 

[Baling Hay]

Last spray before picking next week.

what crop is that?

 

[solo]

what crop is that?

Grapes!

 

[Adeptandy]

Place your bets, will it make it to a crop of OSR or just a patchy CC before S Barley
Trying to throw it 18m @ 8kg/ha

9m rolls on the back, hence the 18m attempted spread
Next field I’m going to try a tad faster and then spread @ 9m as the winds picking up 🫣

 

[MF CI]

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Place your bets, will it make it to a crop of OSR or just a patchy CC before S Barley
Trying to throw it 18m @ 8kg/ha

View attachment 1139599

9m rolls on the back, hence the 18m attempted spread
Next field I’m going to try a tad faster and then spread @ 9m as the winds picking up 🫣

Are you throwing it on with the windscreen wiper?

 

[Adeptandy]

Are you throwing it on with the windscreen wiper?

I was expecting a comment about that

 

[grainboy]

Day 5

 

[Agriimark]

Day 5 View attachment 1139610

weathers picked up since day 4

 

[grainboy]

No dirty buildings this week