4k Foskett Farms - 9 tractors planting potatoes in Suffolk. Massey Ferguson - Valtra - Grimme

Kit in use;
Valtra S394 tractor with Kverneland LO85 seven furrow plough
Massey Ferguson S 7719 Dyna VT Next Edition Bat-tractor with ridger
Valtra N175D with Grimme GB 330 potato planter and Bye Engineering BM1700
Valtra N175D with Grimme GB 330 potato planter and Bye Engineering BM1700
Massey Ferguson S 7719 Dyna VT with Grimme Combi Star CS 150 & Jones Engineering bed tiller
Massey Ferguson 7S.190 with Grimme Combi Star CS 150 & Jones Engineering bed tiller
Massey Ferguson 7S.190 with Grimme Combi Star CS 150 & Jones Engineering bed tiller
Valtra N175D with Grimme Combi Star CS 150 & Jones Engineering bed tiller
Massey Ferguson with FL4624 loader
Kirton, Suffolk
22nd April 2023
#masseyferguson #valtra #grimme #suffolk #farming

[@dandaigle4546]

Man these fields are perfect, way to go

[@MalcPearce]

They are a professional crew, that's for sure! 😎👌

[@GreenThumbsMachinery]

Agricultural machinery is a testimony of human ingenuity, demonstrating the ability and potential of human beings to overcome the challenges and limitations of nature and society.☘️

[@MalcPearce]

Very true - helping make food for everyone.

[@gunton21]

Lovely video, some nice machinery. 👌

[@MalcPearce]

Good kit and a nice team 👍👌🙂

[@edwardnorris7911]

The lad on the plough has some presure on him . beautiful looking ground

[@MalcPearce]

Ivan (the driver) can cope!! 👍😎

[@christopherbignell3342]

Good video 👍

[@MalcPearce]

Thanks Chris 🙂👌👍

[@davidcollingwood1262]

Very impressive machinery.

[@MalcPearce]

Yes, there was a lot going on there! 👍👌😎

[@PenDragonsPig]

this is the stage spuds were at when i left farming and the u.k. 34 years ago- only we had zero tech/crap tractors. all the farmers i worked for sold out to town planners and holiday makers, whereas i got a degree.

[@MalcPearce]

The tech used on farms has definitely changed massively in the last 30-odd years! Well done on getting your degree - where did you go and what did you study? 👍🙂

[@themunter4488]

pretty much the same tech my parents were using in the late 70s as well.

[@neverstopexploring7772]

WOW, this is some high level of work.
1. what is the machine doing- CS 100- after the bed forming? 2. What is in front of the tractor who is doing the planting? Some fertilizer?

[@MalcPearce]

The CS 100 is a destoner - basically removes big stones to one side and breaks up hard clods from the bed, this gives 'better' potatoes in terms of shape and condition when lifted.
The BM1700 is a bed mixer with the ability to treat/dress the seed potatoes before planting.
Hope this helps! 🙂👍😎

[@neverstopexploring7772]

@@MalcPearce Lot of work for a good French fries :) Hope we can see the full process to the harvest (spraying,cultivating)

[@MalcPearce]

@neverstopexploring7772 I'll follow the spuds as much as I can - there guys have two impressive harvesters! 👍😎

[@minijuli1]

Hello! Very impressive set up.
Wanted to ask do you do headlands?
If so how do those trailed planters manage?
Many thanks

[@MalcPearce]

On big fields the headers are done, only the corners are missed out. 🙂

[@Fsvids609]

nice what drone do u use

[@MalcPearce]

Hi - I have a three year old DJI Mavic Air 2, a bit battered and bruised but it gets the job done. 😎

[@Fsvids609]

@Malc Pearce does a amazing job

[@conorlooney6391]

Is there two rows of potatoes to the one big row after the planter..?

[@MalcPearce]

The Grimme GB 330 is a three row potato planter, if that helps? 👍👌

[@stewartlouden3708]

Whats the idea of all the bottles on tractors???

[@MalcPearce]

Hi, these bottles are water for hand sanitising and washing. Started with Covid and just stuck around... 👍

[@jonathanray9969]

They farm a lot of acres now

[@MalcPearce]

Loads....! 😁