ElmsFarm

Merry Christmas from the Elms Farm Gang!!

Getting out and simply digging a hole with Ottilie. #FarmingwithOttilie #farming #soils #digging

Super frosty morning!!! 🥶 🧊 Check out that steam!! #farming #chilly #frostymorning

@Tom_Eggleston It will turn a valve which allows cold water to be added to the system rather than warm. It’s not something you can use immediately so you have to begin the cooling process in advance to give it time to cool the pad. @bavenhillenviro will be able to explain it better than me lol

@Elms__Farm How does the cooling work with the heat pump?

Here at Elms we also have the ability to cool the floors of our poultry sheds. Currently it’s 39.9c outside, yet we are able to cool the concrete pad to 27.5c with litter temperatures around 29.5c. #smartfarming #poultryfarming #backbritishfarming

@Tom_Eggleston Yesterday it peaked at 37.9c outside, inside we kept it below 32.5c. Humidity didn’t go above 40%. We can adjust misting on time to suit our birds temp requirements.

@Elms__Farm What temp drop you getting? Any issues with humidity?

It’s absolutely imperative we do everything we possibly can to keep our livestock alive during this hot weather. Investment in our misting system allowed us to maintain comfortable in door temperatures even in the peak heat of the day! #smartfarming #BackBritishFarming

Making use of our misting system to increase humidity levels prior to chick placement. #backbritishfarming #smartfarming #poultry #poultryfarming

@willoliver88 @Tried_Tested You’re welcome 😉 🐓 💩

Poultry Manure. One of the best bi-products going. Especially with current fertiliser prices. But what’s it worth? Destined to be spread in front of grain maize 🌽 💩. @Tried_Tested.

Christmas, a great opportunity to get our small (but brilliant) team off the farm. @roryoliver1998 @Elms__Farm

Thank you to @iwatergroup for our Xmas hamper! Merry Christmas to you all from all of us at Elms Farm!!

Good evening to everyone from all of us at Elms Farm. #autumn #sunset #farm #agriculture #poultryfarm

@willoliver88 @OOOfarmer That elms wheat will tip you over 😉

@OOOfarmer Into our last day. 9.158 average so far. But hoping it will increase slightly!!

Wheat harvest finished last night, final result 9.18t/ha, which is the best since 2015. It’s also EXACTLY what my yield projection model predicted after our first field, which is an amusing piece of luck.

@willoliver88 @willpenrievans You must have ate mine 😉

@willpenrievans I took fish and chips to them all the other day 😊

@FarmgirlNicoleS How do you find it using straight straw bedding?

Great to meet Rory & John today @Elms__Farm & a big #Thankyou for allowing @DesignToby to take images for future use across our member communications 📸🐔An impressive set up of 4 @Powell_Ltd sheds with bird welfare & the environment = key areas of focus👍#ProudOfPoultry #NextGen

@NFU_Poultry @DesignToby @Powell_Ltd It was great to have you guys visit.

Farming with the environment. #bees #butterflies #wildlifehaven #bumblebird #vetch #phacelia

Elms farm blending in to its surroundings!! #BackBritishFarming #agriculture #poultryfarming #mixedfarming