David Fellows

Winter grazing commences on forage rape and cover crops. Wheat establishment has been very pleasing.

@no1sunkfarmer @theladyfarmer I’m sure James can do his maths for himself, without people taking offence of a phrase

@theladyfarmer I agree Jo. Pecky needs two more drills to drill in October..

October drilling is for… well I don’t know, but we’re about to buy a farm off it, so can’t be all bad!!

Done. No combining maize until Christmas and wet weather drills. What a relief.

Ironically wore my souvenir from @Pxfarms open day, quite fitting really. Wheat planting commences

42mm since sep 1st making good going now. Setting up for maize next spring while broadcasting the last of winter cover crops on in one pass. @VaderstadUK

@HORSCHUK joker proving itself again. 217mm since Jan 1st 103mm since March 1st, on this farm. Yearly average typically 750mm. Can’t get a garden fork in the ground, let alone a tine or subsoiler.

@CDFarming Envious. Joker only cults here. Having to sit on hands to work spring ground at any depth, tried topdown this week and down to 3.5k on headlands. Any faster whole machine starts seesawing.

Old school power

We’re away. Beautiful going.

@Pxfarms You’ll have fun asking them to fit Trimble to it. Was told we would have to have the ‘best gps, greenstar’ in a 8R demo. JD arrogance.

Demo has arrived

Incorporating bio solids pre second cereals. 67mm of rain since March 1st here. Will take that as a one pass seed bed.

Concluded 11/8. Not our earliest, 2018 still holds that crown - 10/8. But this one leaves a more bitter taste. Onwards and upwards.

@flawborough_fms Or internet?

@DRDFellows We have a GAC2500 seems to work well enough.

After a new moisture meter for weigh bridge. Currently use a Dickey John GAC500 and seems to give issues every season. Recommendations?

@flawborough_fms Can you calibrate them on a +/- % basis with them Tom, or do you send it off?This is all backwards with numerous K settings, can’t calibrate from farm with assured samples.

Things at the moment that make you happy…

Topdown and cover crop in August, 12.5mm Tuesday night and pulled down with spring tine. Tucking into plenty of moisture. Love it when a plan comes together

@flawborough_fms Optimistic spin, nice problem to have after last autumn🥴 don’t envy you Tom, relentless

@DRDFellows It’s dry up here. Having to go 3 inch at least to find anything damp.

Spring barley going thorough it’s ugly stage on heavy land, 8.75mm since end of Feb here. Alleged 10mm coming tonight but will believe it when it comes. Manganese going on ready to set eyes on maize planting, soil temps only stabilising around 10 degrees the past 2/3 days.

X2 axiobib 650/65 R34, 10% ish tread. Would get someone out of trouble

Average wheat and strong blackgrass out, spring barley in. Troublesome field, never have regretted making these decisions.