Beames
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- Location
- South wales
Checked the cows this morning and come across this little fella!!! She got him out on her own fair play to her.
Today at work
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Bossfarmer
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- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
marco
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- Location
- tipperary, ireland
She knew she was having that
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
Mid Tier Stewardship AB9 Winter bird food going in. King’s Moir mix with Kale should last 2 years.
@Brisel @Clive @SilliamWhale and @Warnesworth will be delighted to here this was DD’d into last year’s residue.Normally would have ploughed, powerharrowed and combi-drilled this in. But spurred on by a DD trial we have done with a weaving GD of Spring Oats, I didn’t want to lose any moisture.
Ideally, the Kale needed planting in 50cm rows, but this seeder couldn’t get the rate on at any sensible speed. Also worried that the trenches left but the seed tine would dry out too much, I decided to drill it twice moving over 25cm on the 2nd run to cover the trench rom the 1st run. My daughter kindly rolled it behind me so as to try to preserve what moisture we have remaining.
Interestingly, It worked best in the heavier bits!
@Brisel @Clive @SilliamWhale and @Warnesworth will be delighted to here this was DD’d into last year’s residue.Normally would have ploughed, powerharrowed and combi-drilled this in. But spurred on by a DD trial we have done with a weaving GD of Spring Oats, I didn’t want to lose any moisture.
Ideally, the Kale needed planting in 50cm rows, but this seeder couldn’t get the rate on at any sensible speed. Also worried that the trenches left but the seed tine would dry out too much, I decided to drill it twice moving over 25cm on the 2nd run to cover the trench rom the 1st run. My daughter kindly rolled it behind me so as to try to preserve what moisture we have remaining.
Interestingly, It worked best in the heavier bits!
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- Location
- Boroughbridge, york
Drone crop inspection, not great
Forever Fendt
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- Location
- Derbyshire
Underfloor heating installers sacked
choochter
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- Location
- aberdeenshire
put fertiliser on silage ground, then it started to rain for the first time in weeks, I was so pleased I went and put on a big pot of soup...
- Location
- pembrokeshire
better get the foam gun out
- Location
- Near Colchester
Bodging some fencing.
second flush of spring barley coming through
second flush of spring barley coming through
Forever Fendt
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- Location
- Derbyshire
Forever Fendt
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- Location
- Derbyshire
I could feel gaps in it when I walked on the plastic sheeting so took some up to inspect and was horrified it’s all been taken up and will be re-laid correctly and the damp proof membrane taped as it should be it seems there are less people you can trust to do a job correctly unsupervised they have wasted some insulation but won’t get paid for what they have done
Why do you need 50cm rows? Worried certain "wild birds" won't fit between the plants?
I won't be sowing my AB9 plots just yet until there's rain in the forecast. 32cm rows on a Claydon is fine, even for a fat pheasant
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Sadly there’s plenty like that around who take no pride in the job at all.
Trouble is the employees are on good money whether they do a good or bad job in most cases. Soon covered up and moved onto the next job.
milton-95
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- Location
- aberdeenshire
Back to drains today, opened up a couple hundred meters, will come back in a few weeks once its had a change to dry out enough to get stone in without making a mess (didn't take any pics of the really wet bits, but even the digger was struggling to move)
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- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
It’s what my chap from Kings recommend apparently. Amazed how much moisture is down there still too. I’ve ploughed these fields in the past and seen water run down the furrow as I did so. Two years ago, it was so wet that I had to use a 200hp tractor pulling just a 4 furrow plough just to get along. Then the top turns into concrete as it dries.Why do you need 50cm rows? Worried certain "wild birds" won't fit between the plants?
I won't be sowing my AB9 plots just yet until there's rain in the forecast. 32cm rows on a Claydon is fine, even for a fat pheasant
That is why most of these fields are in Mid Tier crops, because it is too risky to try to grow arable crops on them.
Yes forecast rain would help, but conditions are good after last weekends rain and I’ve got too many other things in the pipeline to miss this opportunity.
This drill cost £800 as an ex-demo in the 1980’s plus the seeder unit. To me it costs nothing as it actually being to a shooting pal friend in the next door village. He drills his OSR with it and it’s the only decent crop I know around here, if a little short in height.
No-doubt somewhat cheaper to use than a Claydon!
- Location
- our house, Norn Iron
Tyre swapping today, had planned to do it without taking the wheels off to save the paint, but that didn't work.
- Location
- East Central South Dakota
Had some left over oat seed in the drill so planted a little into the grass and lucerne. I see there was a couple of grasses they didn’t want to eat. I’ll see how it turns out...
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Culvert washed out in grandpa’s township so brother and I replaced it.
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
I do enjoy a game of Tetris.
That's ridiculous.
They aren't even good at Tetris, too many gaps!
That is appalling workmanship. I wonder how many poor installs they have completed, customer unknowing ?