Ashley Rowe

Great start to the Autumn Show season

@JCBagriculture 420s floating over the ground loading @Rowee_Trewint today, ahead of another week of rain. Spreader on with @JeremyOatey, to quote Jeremy this spring is becoming about prioritising the priorities! But it's good growing weather.

@ThrimbyFarms @cvfarming we often say the same 🤦🏻‍♂️

We were invited to this today but unfortunately we couldn’t make it. As farmers in our 30s i find this photo incredibly depressing. Where are the youth? why are they not attending these meetings?

@Jonesthejourno @FW_Awards @robddennis 👀

Thank you Farmers Weekly Awards 😏 #superspreader Anyone else pick up a little souvenir @FW_Awards ??

@cvfarming Not sure about that 😆

@Rowee_Trewint Top farming Rowee (again!)

Suckler producers running everything to finish, how many head are you running and on what area? Been doing some calcs today & interested to know what people are running at inc silage area. Grass based systems not intensive finishers. Pls RT, get a bit of a conversation going!

@cvfarming Yes I was about to say I reckon 2 is the magic number

@Rowee_Trewint And yes just Hepwell, Browda is at about 1.4 so much lower, but also a lot less stressful to manage! Sweet spot somewhere in the middle, probably where you are 👍

@cvfarming I assume that’s just Hepwell , and how do you take into account for bought in forage ?

@Rowee_Trewint We work out as 2.7, definately a bit heavy.

Very fitting picture at the wedding of @Rowee_Trewint given the family history breeding top quality South Devon cattle

For the first time since the herd was founded ,new female bloodlines were purchased last week from the renowned Lumbylaw herd dispersal sale . It was a fantastic sale an incredible day for the breed with new records being set. It was an opportunity not to be missed #Southdevons

@Longwool No thankfully we’ve got plenty …hidden away 😅

@Rowee_Trewint You’ll be needing replacements then 🤣🤣🤣

Clearing out an old corner and found this useful nest of Granite Saddle Stones. Ideal for a garden feature 😉

@cvfarming you on for loading again in the spring ?

All this FYM was hauled 7 miles from the main holding for less than the cost of 1 ton Fertiliser #spreadingfertility #spreaddungnotfert #valueformoney

@cvfarming @robddennis @Longwool @kiwikitltd Yea the boy takes some keeping up with 😅🤣💰

@robddennis @Longwool @kiwikitltd @Rowee_Trewint looks like @robddennis spends some serious cash on his going out rig, this true? And he goes out weekly! 😂

It's been asked a thousand times before but what would you go for? I've got @kiwikitltd kaiwaka bib and brace which are great, but need to sort out a jacket. Which is my best bet please? Must last, not too heavy, waterproof and breathable. Thanks

@Tamblyn_Ben @cvfarming Especially pig slurry 😉

@Rowee_Trewint @cvfarming FYM wil be worth it’s weight in gold this year 😂

Haven’t changed cropping plans this year and don’t believe in being too reactionary , But if Fertiliser doesn’t settle down we will have no choice but to reduce arable area and extensify the livestock . #regenerativeagriculture #change

@cvfarming Yes was offered a special deal on some fert yesterday £20 ton cheaper than start of the week 🙄

@Rowee_Trewint Wholesale gas price coming back a bit from what I gather

@cvfarming @LIttleBigFarm You buy the baler il buy the grab…..😉

@LIttleBigFarm @Rowee_Trewint 💪

DIY this evening. Everyone is starting to feel the grind and tiredness that working so hard brings.

@edd_hosking @cvfarming @Matthew09933252 Pleasantly surprised how well it combined

@cvfarming We grow the same here organically. Rightly or wrongly go with a very high seed rate to smother weeds. Dry cows love eating the straw too, but as said I do big shout out to the combine driver for putting up with it @Matthew09933252 not an easy crop for the combine!

Something a bit different today, culmination of our combining peas & barley for crimp experiment. Pleased with the results, nice looking feed. 90kgs of N/ha, 1 herbicide and nothing else so cheap to grow. Bit of fat hen tho. Yielded 2.5t/ac & a useful bit of straw. #harvest21