Very dry autumn.

[Bruce Almighty]

I've never known it so dry for the time of year, never had both milkers and dry cows out this late.
Never sown wheat this late either. Usually mid October is the latest.
A complete contrast to the last 2 years.
If we don't get some serious rain over winter we could be in trouble next summer.

 

[7616]

We drilled into dust in December 2016, we couldn't drill any earlier as we were waiting for a green up in the pasture we were spraying off.

This year has been a bit damper than that in the autumn but we are on the back of 150% of normal rain in the 12 months to October 1st.

 

[icanshootwell]

What’s the point in doing that

The cows had left small holes where there feet had sunk in, when it does rain they will fill up with water and the ground will stay wet in the spring, rolling it flat will allow the water to drain through the soil.

 

[goodevans]

The cows had left small holes where there feet had sunk in, when it does rain they will fill up with water and the ground will stay wet in the spring, rolling it flat will allow the water to drain through the soil.

Is it not better to lift the hoof prints as opposed to pressing the rest

 

[Old apprentice]

I've never known it so dry for the time of year, never had both milkers and dry cows out this late.
Never sown wheat this late either. Usually mid October is the latest.
A complete contrast to the last 2 years.
If we don't get some serious rain over winter we could be in trouble next summer.

Don't be to pessimistic, fed up of rain to date but today very nice and dry.
When I do autumn sprays if I go of tramlines lines it can kill crop with rain as it has compacted the ground.

 

[Yale]

Is it not better to lift the hoof prints as opposed to pressing the rest

Saturday I managed to get one of the kids to spike aerate about 10 acres where the cows had been fed,before we had some showers late on.

Ground conditions were OK but I wouldn’t want to go on after.

 

[Bruce Almighty]

Don't be to pessimistic, fed up of rain to date but today very nice and dry.
When I do autumn sprays if I go of tramlines lines it can kill crop with rain as it has compacted the ground.

I like it dry too, but without rain we'll be in the sh!t.
It was the rain in May this year that saved us.

 

[MrNoo]

Busy drilling beans with the Vaddy today, never done so before at this time of year, a few tender spots still about but reckon I could roll what I've drilled, thought I even saw some dust! Lovely

 

[Yale]

I like it dry too, but without rain we'll be in the sh!t.
It was the rain in May this year that saved us.

Funny,it was the cold and wet in May which slowed our grass growth.Caught up after a bit.

Silage yields were lower because of it.

 

[Bruce Almighty]

Funny,it was the cold and wet in May which slowed our grass growth.Caught up after a bit.

Silage yields were lower because of it.

The frosts & lack of rain in April stunted all crops here, then the wet May saved us

 

[The Ruminant]

I've never known it so dry for the time of year, never had both milkers and dry cows out this late.
Never sown wheat this late either. Usually mid October is the latest.
A complete contrast to the last 2 years.
If we don't get some serious rain over winter we could be in trouble next summer.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I’m off out spreading tomorrow.

I walked the land and sampled it last week, all 150+ acres in my boots, no wellies required.

Lovely.

Just had 200 ton of lime spread today. Not left a single mark….wish every back end was like this

 

[Kidds]

It seems pretty normal to me.

 

[Spear]

20 dry days since 5th September of which 14 days were in second half of October so hard to say it’s been a dry one here

 

[idgni]

I live in Ireland. The West of Ireland - In fact The North West of Ireland.

It’s not dry……..

I drove down to Navan and back up through Kingcourt yesterday
And was amazed to see three milk herds still out grazing!.
Thats unheard of any further north than Cork at this time of year

 

[icanshootwell]

Is it not better to lift the hoof prints as opposed to pressing the rest

No, don,t think so, the worms will do that job.

 

[robs1]

Was pretty wet here through mid oct till two wks ago, ground tender still but better than normal for the time of year at least we can tip muck in the fields instead of on hard standing, first decent frost this morning a month like this would be great or even three.

 

[farmerm]

Its utterly marvelous

 

[chaffcutter]

Our local reservoir is very low. It’s fed off the Peak District and north Staffs moorlands, so much less rain than usual in that area.

 

[Cropper]

Looks like we’re in for a dry winter too!

K