As above. Reach issues are understood, are they tough and dependable as a shovel should be or are they jcb toffee and not what you'd expect of an industrial machine that can do 20000 hrs of very hard work as a komatsu or volvo would do? I've not been impressed by quality/longevity in my past jcb...
Frost on the ground in parts this morning and we have 45 acres of maize going in today.
I'll let you know in a fortnight wether it was the right call.
Hope to get a photo up later.
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Being left behind is a frustrating situation to be in, and while many countries have adopted crop spraying with drones the UK and the EU are yet to take this leap. CPM speaks to two firms that are advocating for the adoption of this...
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For this month’s topical cereal disease and agronomy feature, CPM reviews insights from AHDB’s re-run Early Bird Survey coupled with added reflections from agronomists and farmers.
By Janine Adamson
One thing’s for certain – this year...
Ok, so I’ve been invited to go and do some long range shooting at Eskdalemuir range in July (range is over a mile, 1750m ish).
The lad I’m going with said I can borrow one of his rifles but it also looks like I’ll get some deer stalking later in the year so I’m considering trying to get a...
As year 1 of the SLIMERS project comes to a close, we are excited to announce that the first-look of results have been announced by Prof. Keith Walters (@Seralt) of Harper Adams University. Below, you will be able to find videos and resources regarding this years results and we encourage you to...
Rolled 80ac of wheat today, would have liked to leave it another few days dry but forecast is rain for a week now and then by the time it drys it will want a spray probably and end up being too late to roll. Had to roll for stones as we have a lot and header runs on the floor. Do a lot of...
Anyone managed to grab bits? I grabbed some real light bits but any clay and it’s a wet shitty mess. Not sure when to throw the towel in and go for sfi
I farm heavy silty clay with flints. No ditches, no land drains. Good strong wheat land, if unforgiving.
I've been trying to grow cover crops on and off for the last 9 yrs. With one exception, they have all been disastrous.
Summer cover crops in place of a spring crop, on the other hand, can...
We need your wettest trip pictures! We are requesting that all of our Slug Sleuths upload a photo from their wettest slug trap monitoring day below. All who contribute will receive 1.5 points⬇️😃
In the last two nights there has been four attacks around the village. Ewes and even fornight old lambs have been shot and left in the fields. A couple at each farm, but the same each time with some being shot in the head and some being the body.
Spoke to the police about it today and there is...
Hi All, looking at one of these to mount on a 6m harrows, are they any good? It says it comes with a self contained GPS unit, how does that work? Thanks
A little project to fit auto rate control and variable rate control to a Stocks FanJet Plus, this has an electric driven metering wheel,
that at present is controlled at a set speed from a VS-2 control box:
So I'm using an RC11 PCB the same as for my Knight Sprayer,
This has a motor...
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After high autumn slug pressure and a mild, wet winter, growers are encouraged to assess and manage risk of damage to spring cereals.
Keith Walters, professor of invertebrate biology and pest management at Harper Adams University, says slug...
What are people's thoughts on how they will manage Blackgrass and or Rye Grass in options like Wild Bird Food or Legume fallows?
I've been reading through the SFI handbook and have found some options that would be a good fit for us, but I'm nervous of planting something that becomes swamped by...
I’ve just watched a Sky news item on an apparent increase in hedgehog numbers in the UK, after years of decline.
There was no mention of the badger culls for some reason.🤔
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