Today at work

[Bob lincs]

After yesterdays failed attempt with the discs we have got out the last resort cultivator , 10ft 9 leg c tine from the 60s . We have just got to level it enough to be able to plough the field . In an ideal world this needs fallowing and sorting out in the summer when it’s dry but unfortunately that is not an option . This is not my land by the way all this ex cabbage land is contract work for a neighbour.

 

[Nearly]

 

[Lowland1]

Valarium harvest. It’s a medicinal root a sort of natural sedative we are growing for a Swiss company. It takes ten months. The bed sets hard so after topping it we have run the subsoiler through to loosen it then lift it and load into trailers to be taken to a wash plant

Then we are putting a bit of Urea on some wheat. A week of 30 degree centigrade weather is drying things up.

 

[Nearly]

do you include an inhibitor.

 

[Lowland1]

do you include an inhibitor.

We were using some with but usually we just follow straight away with the centre pivot.

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

do you include an inhibitor.

It's before the 1st of April....so alls right in the world

 

[GOODYSMATE]

Was spraying yesterday till wind picked up, supposed to have had rain today but wind dropped and sun come out at lunchtime so filled up and got last 25 acres of blackgrass sprayed of today

 

[solo]

Sprayed off a few brome patches before making a start on scratching the subdisced ground. Decent day for a change and drying nicely.

 

[TomB]

Nice to have some better weather. Sold some straw and worked some sticky ground.

 

[Hesstondriver]

Vintage crop spraying demonstration tho evening

 

[glasshouse]

Remember this from nov29th?
And today

 

[David.]

Nothing too exciting, few from lambing shed.
@farmer james lads done their job.

 

[Just because]

Best get it drilled before it blows away

 

[A Trebor]

Couple of days on bowser for my spray contractor trying to beat the weather
(Bowser library picture)

then today getting rid of the last autumn drilled crop at home

Think this is the first year we will be all spring drilled crops

 

[Just because]

Told him to plant it the right way up

 

[benny6910]

Started ploughing for barley today,dont normally plough but land is wet so I thought I’d better turn it over. Hopefully it won’t rain much next week.

 

[Muddyroads]

Todays bean planting was scuppered before it even started

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

Told him to plant it the right way up
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I say the same to our contractor, his usual answer is "I opened the bag at the top so should be ok "

 

[Just because]

I say the same to our contractor, his usual answer is "I opened the bag at the top so should be ok "

 

[Dman2]

Joined the bandwagon and got the plough going today
Never thought it would plough as well as it has.
Not sure what next field will be like though