Beet 2024

[Gav]

Finally got going here yesterday, going on well so far.

 

[Flat 10]

Dusty, cloddy mess. Rain required.

 

[Gav]

Dusty, cloddy mess. Rain required.

We’re finding the best seedbeds are behind the Opus/Sumo after a pass of the power harrow, ploughed fields are taking a bit more work with a pass of the press before the power harrow.

 

[robbie]

Plough and coil press still doing the biz here. Give it a day to haze and straight in with the drill.

 

[Breckland Boy]

Not what we were wishing to see.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Finished drilling at 3pm. Now just the spuds to go in

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Not what we were wishing to see.View attachment 1175453

Cruiser treated?

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Plough and coil press still doing the biz here. Give it a day to haze and straight in with the drill.View attachment 1175436

Is that the remains of Mrs robbie's handiwork on the press?

 

[Flat 10]

We’re finding the best seedbeds are behind the Opus/Sumo after a pass of the power harrow, ploughed fields are taking a bit more work with a pass of the press before the power harrow.

Not doing anymore ploughing agree with the above.

 

[Bill Turtle]

I found the opposite this year. Ploughed fields dried and had good filth, one field which was Sumo’d had slumped and gone tight.

 

[alomy75]

All depends on soil type really doesn’t it. Anyone with sand probably responds quite well to a plough as it’s self compacting. Anyone with some clay probably better off with a min till approach as it creates smaller lumps and there’s no sand to make the lumps brittle. I know seedbeds were easier here when we ditched the plough.

 

[robbie]

Is that the remains of Mrs robbie's handiwork on the press?

More than likely. In a previous life I think that could well have been the back porch!!!

 

[Breckland Boy]

Cruiser treated?

No

 

[Flat 10]

I found the opposite this year. Ploughed fields dried and had good filth, one field which was Sumo’d had slumped and gone tight.

Agree if done early, but sumo better than plough if done recently

 

[Bill Turtle]

The Sumo field was done in the summer and originally would not have been sugar beet this year. The field is called Brick Kiln for historical reasons!

 

[Will 1594]

bit more talcum powder 67 acre to go

low disturbance legs at 45 cm and coil .

 

[alomy75]

bit more talcum powder 67 acre to go

low disturbance legs at 45 cm and coil .

Ld legs in the autumn or spring? What was the previous crop?

 

[Will 1594]

Ld legs in the autumn or spring? What was the previous crop?

previous crop was winter barley then stubble turnips and maggot carriers 3 ton hen poop all base fert and half nitro
ld and coil was about 5 hours ago off one tractor onto other

 

[Daniel]

Still grinding away at it, managed to get a decent tilth on these heavier bits and it’s into moisture.

 

[alomy75]

Just getting set out today. Little tractor was squashing the rowcrops too much. Can’t decide if it’s a crazy idea…seems a bit excessive but it’s so dry out there (on top) that any moisture we can conserve has to be worth it