Today at work

[Welderloon]

Having spent out on myself in the form of a great gun I thought I ought to spoil the OH so I'm mowing the lawn
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The jobs a goodun

That's how they all started
Ploughing, Cereal crops, Greasing, Topping Grass.
Before long it will be direct drills & new kitchens ..............

.........................Skiing next I tell you

 

[Just because]

A good friend of mine was trying to persuade me that i should be trying to grow some spring barley so I went and had a look at my fields.View attachment 1175712View attachment 1175713View attachment 1175714be awhile yet.
About half of this 11 acres might go in a fortnight.
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Rice

 

[Adeptandy]

Another afternoon cutting it into the top crust. Patched 4ha out of the 8ha. Hopefully the LL will finally consider this for drainage

Found some random items again, the joys of farming next to the village

Thought I was done patching, then remembered on the way home I had this bit to do. Far to wet to drill ( had to use diff lock on the other field in a few places ) so stirred it with the subby. Hopefully get it drilled tomorrow afternoon

 

[sticky]

Rice

Your type of ground doesn’t half appeal to me right now.

 

[mrs mtx]

Spuds?

Love spuds

 

[Levelsman]

That's how they all started
Ploughing, Cereal crops, Greasing, Topping Grass.
Before long it will be direct drills & new kitchens ..............

.........................Water Skiing next I tell you

Sorted that for you - never get snow in Herefordshire, do they?

 

[Bob lincs]

Ladum spring wheat

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Another afternoon cutting it into the top crust. Patched 4ha out of the 8ha. Hopefully the LL will finally consider this for drainage

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Found some random items again, the joys of farming next to the village

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Thought I was done patching, then remembered on the way home I had this bit to do. Far to wet to drill ( had to use diff lock on the other field in a few places ) so stirred it with the subby. Hopefully get it drilled tomorrow afternoon

Do you think if you had ploughed/ deep cultivated and combi drilled you would be doing this today !!??

 

[Adeptandy]

Ladum spring wheat

Do you think if you had ploughed/ deep cultivated and combi drilled you would be doing this today !!??

Yes, this field would do this on a normal wet winter when ploughing and combi drilling, only difference was you had no warning when you sank and went in a lot deeper.
Its needed draining for years, just can’t get it done
Bit like the bungalow roof, that’s leaked for over 20 years, they even put solar panels on it and didn’t mend it, now the timbers are giving up. The joys of renting
Half of my patch really wants to be wetlands, on winters like 2019 and this year it’s has basically reverted to it.
I’ve done a mix of deep cultivars leaving untouched stubble, both ways have resulted in lakes, just the stubble ones are easier to deal with.
I’m not saying DD is the panacea, I still have doubts about continuing.

 

[Just because]

Your type of ground doesn’t half appeal to me right now.

drilled today will remind you of that comment in a heatwave

 

[Fiveospades]

Ha , kitchen has gone mysteriously quiet!

Meanwhile I'm getting a bit more done before breakfast !
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How many times a day does that top link pin nearly come out.

 

[solo]

View attachment 1175736drilled today will remind you of that comment in a heatwave

Looks like it’s your turn to feed the local corvids now. I hear it’s good to share.

 

[Pan mixer]

Decided that some of this field isn't ready for roling yet despite the 'drought'

The next field to the left here is even further off.

Tried out the new grassland subsoiler in a very messed up gateway.

 

[Robert K]

Things are changing at Hfd Towers
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....not sure what to do with it though

Put a G coupler on the end otherwise you will struggle as that’s a long handled gun

 

[Pan mixer]

Put a G coupler on the end otherwise you will struggle as that’s a long handled gun

Don't tell him that, he won't want to use it if it might be difficult.

 

[Robert K]

Don't tell him that, he won't want to use it if it might be difficult.

Should have got an electric one they are top notch

 

[Just because]

Looks like it’s your turn to feed the local corvids now. I hear it’s good to share.

Thanks hopefully neighbours will start soon then leave mine alone

 

[JP1]

30 cattle turned out on the East Suffolk marshes the last couple of days

Jeremy Perkins

21 mainly Belted Galloway cattle out to Stanny Reserve , Iken Derwentdale Red Campbell went out today to see his girls

www.facebook.com

 

[Flossie]

Having spent out on myself in the form of a great gun I thought I ought to spoil the OH so I'm mowing the lawn
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The jobs a goodun

How many bales do you think you'll get off it?

 

[Flossie]

As far as we go, when we're playing at lambing, today was a massive day. 14 lambed, and as it goes this year, full of fun. Our old friend Mr. Stripey had snacked on a new dropped twin in the night. I have a picture but I'll spare you Pulled twins after breakfast that were coming on top of each other (both dead), another set of twins with heads back but alive, pulled one coming feet and head together, but an easy fix, and this massive hung lamb. You can't tell from here, but his head is twice what it should be. Amazed he's alive, but he's had plenty of colostrum tubed into him, and his mum loves him, so he'll be supping himself soon

 

[Muddyroads]

Things are changing at Hfd Towers
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....not sure what to do with it though

It will be the bane of your life soon. There are few things that I curse more!