chris.watson Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 4 hours ago, dave the farmer said: Thanks Chris.really like her,a step up from our new Holland tx 36.also nice to have our own combine again after share ring one with two other farms.i was raking rape stubble .we properly won,t be doing that again as we have a few plies of straw and weeds about,need a spearhead star cut batwing topper me thinks.how your yeilds in barley and rape over your way doing Chris. Rape has been hammered by flea beetle, the stems were full of them at combining around here. It's going to be a struggle to get it away this Autumn I think. Yields are below average, and some farms have topped 100's of acres as it just wasn't worth combining.barley yields are well down, with a thin looking sample and low weights. Ours did OK on weight but was down at least half a ton an acre on last year. All barley up this way has been poor, even the six row varietys have been thin. Ours just made retention and went for malt which took the sting out of the tail a bit costs wise. We have got a spearhead bat wing topper, a 5 meter. Great bit of kit. Just be careful when you turn on the headlands, you very occasionally get a stone get through the chains on the front of the bed and they hit the tractor. Our jd 6125r has had two new doors in the last three years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 10 hours ago, chris.watson said: Rape has been hammered by flea beetle, the stems were full of them at combining around here. It's going to be a struggle to get it away this Autumn I think. Yields are below average, and some farms have topped 100's of acres as it just wasn't worth combining.barley yields are well down, with a thin looking sample and low weights. Ours did OK on weight but was down at least half a ton an acre on last year. All barley up this way has been poor, even the six row varietys have been thin. Ours just made retention and went for malt which took the sting out of the tail a bit costs wise. We have got a spearhead bat wing topper, a 5 meter. Great bit of kit. Just be careful when you turn on the headlands, you very occasionally get a stone get through the chains on the front of the bed and they hit the tractor. Our jd 6125r has had two new doors in the last three years. It's not just your rape that's full of flea beetle, the rape where I'm working is too, the heap in the shed is clicking and moving around with the damn things!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 Ah,they are in our rape but not to bad.didn't need to reseed any rape last autumn,year before lost 30acres to flea beetle. our game covers with wild bird mix got hammered though,3reseeds needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.watson Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 8 hours ago, Gav836 said: It's not just your rape that's full of flea beetle, the rape where I'm working is too, the heap in the shed is clicking and moving around with the damn things!! Our heap was the same last year Gav. Funny thing though, our neighbour had bad blackgrass on a field that had been continuous wheat for 25 years. He put rape on that field last autumn and the seed raced away so fast that the flea beetle damage was only minor. It has been the best crop of rape in Essex all year, it was so tall he had to have it swathed. Not much flea beetle in his store, but there are a few. It done just a smidge over 2 ton acre. Perhaps, as we all know with the rape, we are all too close in the rotation with the crop and should go back to 1 in 7 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 I'm sure that is what the answer is going to be to several of the issues we are suffering with in the arable industry at present Chris. We need to go back to looking at and utilising rotational and cultivational methods of pest/weed control instead of looking at chemicals first. Some of the problems we have, including black grass, could have perhaps been avoided if we'd used them in the first place instead of reaching for the sprayer first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.watson Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 51 minutes ago, Gav836 said: I'm sure that is what the answer is going to be to several of the issues we are suffering with in the arable industry at present Chris. We need to go back to looking at and utilising rotational and cultivational methods of pest/weed control instead of looking at chemicals first. Some of the problems we have, including black grass, could have perhaps been avoided if we'd used them in the first place instead of reaching for the sprayer first. Your right mate, chemicals have got so expensive and people havnt been using full rate to save money and thus resistance rears its ugly head. You won't get the big acre boys late drilling, you can't expect it with a 4 week drilling programme, but we never start intil October and that lets us spray off before a shallow pulling down. Wet winters on badly drained land havnt helped either Gav. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 59 minutes ago, chris.watson said: Your right mate, chemicals have got so expensive and people havnt been using full rate to save money and thus resistance rears its ugly head. You won't get the big acre boys late drilling, you can't expect it with a 4 week drilling programme, but we never start intil October and that lets us spray off before a shallow pulling down. Wet winters on badly drained land havnt helped either Gav. Agreed on the wet winters but certainly in some areas the bad drainage is being caused by using minimum tillage techniques on land that doesn't suit them, I've seen the resulting mess first hand unfortunately. I know Lemken have been doing some research into various establishment methods and techniques with interesting results where black grass is concerned, Spring cropping certainly seems to be a valuable weapon to use now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 Into the wheat.sunset.flat springbarley 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 into the nite.storm coming 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 Ferti on wheat a couple of wks ago,our newish merlo loader.demo jd 6155r. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 Spraying wheat and new loader,spraying osr.loading pinioned. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 Harvest 2017 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 More harvest pics 2017 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dave the farmer Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 Combine washed off.a bit of carriering .spraying roundup.and hedge cuttin 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share Posted September 23, 2017 A bit of subdiscing in chicken muck.and spraying herbicide/insecticide on osr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 A bit of spraying .felling a willow tree.hedge cutting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Some new pics 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smithy Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 19 minutes ago, dave the farmer said: Some pics from this year 20210815_143501.mp4 I like your combine ,i presume it was the fresh one you was telling me about when we meet up at Spalding toy fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 Yes.She is great,had her 6 seasons now,a 2009 model.got Trimble auto steer for this year.was great especially in the flat spring barley.got all drilled up ,rolled and pre em on before half term.last day of hols tomorrow.think I will have a busy wk next wk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Had the chicken mucker crew in today.and got to sub disc it in.and a few other pics to. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 Harvest 2022.on the osr.had a go today on some spring barley,not fit yet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 New tractor at work 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 Went to toytrac on Sunday and into work to do a bit of rolling behind the drill,and then got one load of pre em on. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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