Today at work

[Hesstondriver]

Newark Sale today . Very pleased with Male champion and reserve overall. He’s the one on the left. (Not @Dafydd ) @Wolds Beef

 

[JP1]

Newark Sale today . Very pleased with Male champion and reserve overall. He’s the one on the left. (Not @Dafydd ) @Wolds Beef View attachment 780110

Brilliant. Well done you

 

[JP1]

A beautiful day to pop across the Fens and deliver the long awaited heifers to Mrs @fenlander . A belated Birthday and Christmas present and whilst R recovered sufficiently from his injuries before Christmas

For me it was clear that N was absolutely delighted and I was pleased for her but what made my day was seeing R walking across the yard to help

 

[Farmer Roy]

Has the drought hit yields much I know nothing about cotton

Yeah - big time
A lot didn't get planted ( mine included ), a lot has been ploughed out ( including my neighbours dryland cotton ) & yes, dryland yields will be down a lot.

For irrigated cotton - a lot of people didn't have water, or ran out of water, so they will be affected as well

 

[Lofty1984]

Yeah - big time
A lot didn't get planted ( mine included ), a lot has been ploughed out ( including my neighbours dryland cotton ) & yes, dryland yields will be down a lot.

For irrigated cotton - a lot of people didn't have water, or ran out of water, so they will be affected as well

Well that’s shite

 

[DaveJ]

Cotton you say?! I thought that was how they harvested sheep!

You should see the Hillmaster versions we use in Wales.

 

[Greenbeast]

Pigs are twits sometimes. Especially when they're large boars that act a bit too keen when you step in to rectify, meaning i had to leave it pouring out to go and get a pig board.

My girl came back from overwintering else where after our 2 last veal calves left in autumn, we bought a steer as a friend for her for the time being. They broke out of their small pen/house within 24 hours of being here and so i've tried to barricade them in the field they ended up in (the steer mooing at next door's dexter heifers )
She's nicely pregnant though and it appears that she was covered by the last Guernsey bull 'calf' before he went to the abattoir in sept/oct, so she'll be dropping a Guernsey/Jersey calf.
These weaners were under the caravan at 6 am this morning and woke the little one an hour early

 

[RmfJ]

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Seems to be a lot of cotton left on the field after harvesting, is that normal?

 

[Adeptandy]

A shower

Broke the end off of this

So some hydraulic repairs

A trip to get 1 of the bitches BVA eye check done

Then darkness came to soon, still what else is there to do on a Saturday night

 

[R.B.H]

Morning parts run to get some narrower levelling board points, wide ones were pushing on our light land.

Third time we have been for a test run, going well enough for a picture. Better get on with the spring drilling now

 

[solo]

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A shower

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Broke the end off of this

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So some hydraulic repairs

A trip to get 1 of the bitches BVA eye check done

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Then darkness came to soon, still what else is there to do on a Saturday night

I was beginning to think I would be spraying in the dark too after cleaning the sprayline nozzles followed by trying to dissolve this gum in water


 

[Steevo]

Seems to be a lot of cotton left on the field after harvesting, is that normal?

Probably an environmental scheme....leaving some for the birds or badgers to make their nests...!

 

[robbie]

Yesterday run round with the sprayer and put some MN on some second and continuous wheats.

Things are starting to move now.

 

[grainboy]

Drill looks good Rene, hope your pleased with all the work you have put into making it functional,

 

[R.B.H]

Drill looks good Rene, hope your pleased with all the work you have put into making it functional,

Thanks. Took a bit of work getting things sorted, always a bit more to do than you think. Looks like we are getting there now

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Working with my brother in law today, feeding the chipper while he is swinging around in the trees. Not a bad view mind.

 

[solo]

Saw three hot air balloons earlier today whilst clearing the last of the willow wood.

Two full 10t trailer loads finally back to the yard ready for processing.

 

[HappyShep76]

One of the pets (ratty triplet) has just come off heat and still looked a bit cold. Got some fleece lined jackets to try this year.

Can’t make up my mind of the coat is too big or my lamb too small.....

 

[wr.]

@HappyShep76
What make are those jackets? They look a bit smaller than the ones we use.

 

[Gator]

View attachment 780414 View attachment 780416 One of the pets (ratty triplet) has just come off heat and still looked a bit cold. Got some fleece lined jackets to try this year.

Can’t make up my mind of the coat is too big or my lamb too small.....

He'll grow into it, that's what they used to tell me