Jdeere6910 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Nice update Niels, its good to see how farmings done in other parts of the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 what is the state of the beet industry in holland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 Sean: 0181 is also the number for the island Voorne-Putten. Ours is 010. That particular field is 0,4 ha or less. 3/4th of it is potatoes, the rest shrubs. Was all shrubs but we took most out. This is the second year it is growing a crop. Jdeere: Thank you, I totally agree with you. Olly: There are two remaining factory's in Holland. One in the far North and one in the South. Some of the beet is also proccesed in Germany. Beet has been around since the 1800s. Unlike the UK we didn't have as many colony's producing cane sugar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Interesting,is beet the best money making crop in holland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 That depends very much upon the prices of potatoes and onions of course. This year (2011 season) it was with the high sugar prices and extremly high yields. But overall it has been a stable and good income for many farms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Thanks Niels.I've always had an interest in beet having seen them in Holland,Germany and Sweden.In the war years alot of work was done setting a up a sugar beet industry in NZ but for politcal reasons it was decided to be an importer of sugar can from Aussie.Fodder beet are popular here now,a friend grow 50ha this year with an avg yield of 35T/ha of drymatter with no irragation so beet do grow well here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Well, New Zealand holds the record for the highest yielding wheats so sugar beet must do equally well with you you'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 A good read in this thread - our local potato grower is down to under 50 ha to sow - at least yours are all in the ground! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) And up and running as well. However, people that have planted early miss a lot of plants now and the crops are not very happy. I heard of fields where 25% never came up. It took the plants a month to get out of the ground due to the cold and wet. No photo's from this weekend. We graded and packed potatoes as usual. Also the 1294 is on 2.25m track width to spread fertiliser on the onions but with the winds we are having we can't get out spreading. Archive image from two years ago: The rims have since been painted in the correct colour. Edited June 9, 2012 by Niels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 what types of fert do you use in holland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 Depends very much upon the crop and conditions of course. the usual NPK of course with trace elements mixed in sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 (edited) Finally another update after nearly a month! So, what have we been up to in the meanwhile? Not a lot really! Getting machinery ready for the upcoming harvest (potato harvester and onion loader). The last potatoes are now leaving storage but the quality is decreasing every week as the warm weather takes it's toll. It will be another 3 to 4 weeks before we will have any new crop ready. The largest tubers are now about an inch. As with any crop, they are much behind compared to usual. Also a bit later than usual is the second cut of silage which was done today (30th of June). Trusty Case 1294 on the mower as usual. Mower and tedder in the same field. We are only mowing 15 acres as the clamp will be filled and it will last all winter. The remainings will be made into small bales of hay. DB 990 on the Deutz-Fahr tedder. Potatoes (Markies) in the back. Now flowering which mean they have started producing new tubers. These will be used for making into chips. Edited June 30, 2012 by Niels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Like the photo of the 2 browns in the same field. Looks to be nice weather with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 It has been resonably nice. We had some rain though Sunday afternoon which spoiled the game a little. Pretty much rain/thunder and sun forecasted alltogether during July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF-ROB Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Niels your spuds are doing well looks like a lovely crop. That picture of your 2 DB's passing is a nice picture it must be nice working with this older stuff I would like to have a go tedding with that DB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 It is quite a good crop although when you walk through it you are sometimes scared by the amount of plants that didn't come up. Has everything to do with planting early when conditions weren't ideal and the cld weather. It is nice working with the older equipment but when you have to do a lot of hours it does take some strain on you. Can see why we have CVT, suspension, air-con nowadays! But for these little jobs they are fine. Best of all they cost nothing, require little repairs and are, very importantly, very economical on fuel! The second cut went in the clamp yesterday. It rained Sunday, unexpectedly, so rather than at 8 am the contractor came at 2 pm. Sod's law of course. First the swath board and later an arm snapped off the Deutz-Fahr rake. Rather than p*ssing about welding it up we got the exact same machine from a neighbour and used the 1294. Usually an 885 job. Has been shown on here before I believe. Contractors Deutz M620 and Deutz wagon (Schuitemaker really). MF 6475 doing the spreading. 15 acres was clamped and now the clamp is full which will be sufficient for all winter. The rest was baled in round bales and wrapped up but I didn't get any pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 nice to see a farms life from a different country with different crops to we do around here :~) keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 Well what we grow is pretty standard and the same as in the UK. Potatoes and onions, wheet, beet (sugar and fodder), forage maize, grass and some tree's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.watson Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 are you getting much of this bl**dy awfull weather we are having in the u.k niels. our winter barley is about 3 weeks away from the combine, which usualy gives a feeling of excitement, but this year, looking at the forecast, it fills me with dread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 We were spared from the worsed really. Had about 37mm last Friday night and another 3-4mm this weekend. Fair bit but the crops and fields will cope. The forecast however isn't very bright with lots of clouds and mixed showers with a bit of sun thrown in for good measure. We don't grow any barley but the wheat is about 4 weeks away i'd say. I will be coming to the UK in two weeks to help out with the harvest. Hopefully the weather will improve soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.watson Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 where in the u.k niels for harvest? suffolk still? if so, where are you going to be based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Yes Suffolk again. Trusty Suffolk will do for me ;-) And a bit of Norfolk sometimes. Plus Essex and Cambs every now and then! I will be staying near Eye. Hopefully do some combine driving if it ever dries out! Got a bit of barley and plenty of rape to go at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 staying near eye?? where abouts then?? thats my familly haunt , was there not 4 weeks ago , we farmed in a small place called occold, about 3 miles out of eye, and stay now at athelington, about the same again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 I replied to your PM Sean. it is a small world isn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 We have loaded up the last potatoes from harvest 2011 last Friday. A book best closed quickly! It has been a dreadful business. Let's hope this season will be a lot better. The machine we hire from another farmer. Works well, better than a front loader or forklift, as it bruises the tubers less. The crop is put into one tonne boxes and left to dry out for a day or two. It is then graded and packed. When this last load is gone we'll make a start lifting the new crop. If it ever dries up a little that is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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