Robert Raven

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@Wyefarm Def some cheaper ones out there. I saw several c.£15-18K at the Suffolk Show. I test drove a diesel one and couldn’t stand the noise!

Been doing a little research on Electric UTV's. I've always thought our Mule is crying out to be electrified rather than a noisy diesel. Was told the Polaris Kinetic is an absolute animal so had a quick Google... I think I'll put up with the noise! 💸💸💸

@Wyefarm You are definitely not alone. And SFI schemes stuck in approval since September! Not confidence inspiring

Anyone else still waiting on Mid Tier money? Or am I the only one left in the "Claim Validation" abyss. 🙄

@RTKfarmer Will you use the disc drill to sow it through standing barley?

Over seeding spring cereals with companions for SFI. Moisture for germination won’t be a concern.

@makesoilgreat That looks amazing 😍

Can't wait for drilling to begin! Structure has been prepared through the winter, no it just have to dry and warm up. #covercrops #soilhealth #ConservationAg #KarbonAgro

@cutlerstom @ArableSam Excellent thanks Tom, great info 👍

@robbyraven @ArableSam Hi Robert, yes it will go on as a foliar application if we run into a dry spell. Usually go with 100l/ha, early in morning or late evening when stomata are open. Plan to apply around 10kgs N, chuck some Mg in too, Mn if needed

1 jacuzzi, 2 jacuzzi, 3 jacuzzi more! Urea and humates on the bubble

@cutlerstom @ArableSam Tom do you apply through normal sprayer nozzles? At what water rate?

@ArableSam I think I’ll apply no more than 10kgs N per ha at a time? It Displaced water to 900l or so, and I’ll probably add some molasses and top up water to make it a round 1000l in the tank.

Few days away in Paris, with an unexpected cameo from the French farmers. Massive police escort, passers by throwing them kisses, and a hog roasting on the front linkage of the last tractor- they know how to spend a Friday night!

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@TWBFarms @ukeastcoast @CarolineJCulot @farmerkit @Mark_Spencer @caw_brown @Brownandcorural @RNAAuk Agreed, having a £ or Ha cap would still allow smaller holdings to go 100% SFI, whilst stopping larger holdings making full use of the rotational options. This would also encourage splitting holdings artificially. 49% of area sounds good to me

@ukeastcoast @CarolineJCulot @farmerkit @Mark_Spencer @caw_brown @Brownandcorural @RNAAuk personally i wouldn’t cap payments as that discriminates/ causes market inequities BUT I would cap max % of area at 49%

Interesting news line about potential for capping SFI revealed by @Mark_Spencer today as a reply to a question from @caw_brown @Brownandcorural following the Minister’s address @RNAAuk Norfolk Farming Conference. #NFC24

@ArableSam @FredVLarsen @ArableSam do you use regular spray nozzles or fertiliser jets?

@FredVLarsen On spring wheat last year we did applications at GS 25, 32,37 and late flowering/grain fill. Barley I’m thinking more Gs13,25 32 but that could change

New improved shape for 2024! No dead corners. Seems to dissolve much faster also.

@cutlerstom @FarmerSimonC @TuomasJMattila @FredVLarsen @CropsCover Funnily enough I generally find the top 3" is quite nice, then 4-6" can be a bit "slabby", so we run the wing just below that. Only done a few fields so unsure of long term ramifications, but early indications are encouraging anyway

@FarmerSimonC @robbyraven @TuomasJMattila @FredVLarsen @CropsCover The weaving LD topsoiler is what I have. It’s designed to work shallower, ideal for where I get my problems in the top 3-4”

Winter barley direct drilled after moling in August. It is obvious that if I had subsoiled as well, it would be a much better crop.

@FarmerSimonC @TuomasJMattila @FredVLarsen @CropsCover We've converted two old subsoilers. We have Tillso Sabre lite on one at 600mm centres (would be better at 500), and tillso ultralight at 400 centres on the other for shallower work. I hear the weavings are good too

@robbyraven @TuomasJMattila @FredVLarsen @CropsCover What make of machine or legs do you use, Rob?

@FarmerSimonC @TuomasJMattila @FredVLarsen @CropsCover Us too. Can confirm, now there is three inches of black mulch on top, we can LD subsoil in dry conditions and keep the nice crumbly stuff on top for a concrete-block free seedbed

@TuomasJMattila @FredVLarsen @CropsCover Making concrete blocks and being unable to convert them into a seedbed was why I went to no-till all those years ago. Maybe now with the soil in much better condition, I could just roll and drill straight after, no problem?

@Al_Pawsey No

DIGITAL GRAIN PASSPORT Question to farmers & hauliers - are you in favour of the proposed DGP ? The costs with setting it up are yet to be quantified. Eventually it looks like it will be the grower who pays for it. In favour of it respond with a yes, against it please reply no.

@mikewporter @Pxfarms @no1sunkfarmer @sunkfarmer We've had the same thing, right where the clay meets the sand. 2023 moles won't last long but I think they've paid for themselves already

@Pxfarms @no1sunkfarmer @sunkfarmer Exactly, where the mole travels through a sand gall then the sand drops and fills up the void and washed down the channel. It only happens where the soil is mixed and seams of sand amongst the clay

This shows the problems with a lot of rain after mole drawing this last Autumn. Where had the soil gone to ⁦@Pxfarms⁩ ⁦@sunkfarmer⁩

@No1FarmerJake @russbmckenzie 55tgw here, not what we needed when tonnages are tight! Nice barley though

@russbmckenzie Looks good-we’ve just got our results back for planet, TGW 57 😳

Happy with that lab test result, r/c only!

@Jes_Squirrell @ukeastcoast @rashidsuffolk @hertsfarming @Wilkster_ @gordonfarming Apparently it is possible to Bluetooth the passport to the driver without Internet, and then "it is imagined" that the driver will get 4G whilst on route, so the passport can be uploaded for checking before tipping. What could possibly go wrong..... you should meet my printer!

@ukeastcoast @robbyraven @rashidsuffolk @hertsfarming @Wilkster_ @gordonfarming There are areas where we don’t get 4G. When 3G gets switched off, one of our bases where grain is stored will not have a decent signal at all

“Not being listened to” There’s a theme developing here… #GFC

@ukeastcoast @rashidsuffolk @hertsfarming @Wilkster_ @gordonfarming Every centralised IT system is prone to outages, which would paralyse deliveries, the cost would be huge. Lorry drivers and loader drivers needing to sync the passport across by Bluetooth is bound to cause problems too. This is a white elephant and a vanity project for someone!

@robbyraven @rashidsuffolk @hertsfarming @Wilkster_ @gordonfarming Given that my #TASCC licence was “almost” suspended this week because “they” had my shed as store 4 when in fact it’s called G2s 4 I can see all sorts of computer says NO scenario with rejections coming at farmers cost

@rashidsuffolk @hertsfarming @Wilkster_ @gordonfarming Totally opposed to this, seriously hope @NFUtweets and @Minette_Batters don't let us down on this as well

@rashidsuffolk @hertsfarming @Wilkster_ @gordonfarming We already get instant feedback if there's a problem, and by then the cost has already been incurred, so the business case suggesting money will be saved by avoiding delivering out of spec loads is completely overstated.