oil barron
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- Aberdeenshire
California San Joaquin valley. Best cotton you will ever see
Today at work
- Thread starter Penmoel
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California San Joaquin valley. Best cotton you will ever see
oil barron
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Do you know if Boswell has a cotton operation near you. I think they farm somewhere in Australia.
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
Yeah, Boswell's founded Auscott in the early 60's, originally based around Wee Waa in northern NSW. There were a few Californians ( Paul Kahl & Bill Finlay being 2 notable ones ) came over here at that time, looking for land, water & the right climate. They basically started the modern cotton industry here, although it had been grown since the late 1800's ( with little success )
Auscott are a major player here as growers, processors & marketers.
They have farms & gins in all the major cotton growing irrigation valleys . . .
glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
Must be summer!
glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
I remember when i told folks back home i was working on a cotton farm, they broke out into the "pick a bale o cotton " song
More a few pics of the recent weeks, last year got snarled up in the lanes with my roller so true to form, left it a whole year before deciding to do something about it...
Did a bit of doodling..
Then a bit of metal bashing...
Goodies back from the platers...
Build up..
Ready to roll (sorry I'll get my coat!)
Offending lane from last year
Did a bit of doodling..
Then a bit of metal bashing...
Goodies back from the platers...
Build up..
Ready to roll (sorry I'll get my coat!)
Offending lane from last year
Lincs Lass
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- Location
- north lincs
Whos pump was it,
In between whiles a bit of lambing and attending to sheep as needed
Drew a couple of Christmas born lambs for the local butcher..
Chucked a bit of fert about classic spreading style
Off we go again for another year..
Dog had a small litter as well
Drew a couple of Christmas born lambs for the local butcher..
Chucked a bit of fert about classic spreading style
Off we go again for another year..
Dog had a small litter as well
I'm not sure how some of you get through so much in a day. Admittedly I'm a lazy sod, but even if I put my mind to it I doubt I could achieve half as much.
It probably doesn't help that in my mind half an hour of work deserves to be rewarded with a half hour tea break.
It probably doesn't help that in my mind half an hour of work deserves to be rewarded with a half hour tea break.
DaveJ
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- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I can't go wider than an 8ft conventional ballast roll because of some of the lanes and gates around here. So every year around this time I get covetous about an end tow. Until that is I find out how much they are.
A Trebor
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- Location
- Isle of Axholme
Always used Chubby before as went to school with him but he let friend down then couldn’t fit him in so went with these
Two brothers from Wakefield ( I think) really good lad and would recommend them, 10 cube and never broke sweat
- Location
- Breckland
Irrigating wheat this last few days.
It's scary how dry it is. T1 will go on tomorrow and other irrigated fields still showing promise. No fungicide on remaining fields which is over half my winter corn. Its practically dead and I've written it off as it won't get irrigated now as pots and onions take priority.
It's scary how dry it is. T1 will go on tomorrow and other irrigated fields still showing promise. No fungicide on remaining fields which is over half my winter corn. Its practically dead and I've written it off as it won't get irrigated now as pots and onions take priority.
oil barron
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Boswell still big around here. Grow a lot of field tomatoes aswell. Although they are converting a lot of land to pistachios.
glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
In aberdeen?
oil barron
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
No, Bakersfield.
glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
Lets see the dead stuff?
glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
Thought you
were aberdeen based?
- Location
- Breckland
Will take a photo later.
Fraserb
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
Big day on this yesterday after a part delivery.
Which meant finished last night and away to this today
Which meant finished last night and away to this today
I can't go wider than an 8ft conventional ballast roll because of some of the lanes and gates around here. So every year around this time I get covetous about an end tow. Until that is I find out how much they are.
It's definitely a blessing around here although once you're down the lane and in the gate it's still the most boring job in the world!