FARM UPDATE 175 CULTIVATIONS START AND NO COMBINING FOR A WEEK
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
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Update 64:
FARM UPDATE 64 FARM TOUR PART 1 of 3, DETAILS OUR HEATHLAND FARM WHERE I LIVE, GRAIN STORAGE & CROPS
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Update 65:
FARM UPDATE 65 FARM TOUR PART 2 of 3 LOOKING AT THE MAIN FARM LAYOUT & SOME MACHINERY HISTORY
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Update 66:
FARM UPDATE 66 FARM TOUR PART 3 of 3 LOOKING AT THE CONTRACT FARMING SIDE OF THE BUSINESS
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It's so important Andrew that you continue with the message about food production. You are spot on with your analysis that trade deals do nothing for agriculture in this country and is not a guarantee of a satisfactory supply of quality foodstuffs for our national consumption. Keep it up, well done.
Thank you for explaining all the little things. As you say, a lot of things you take for granted, us non farmers don’t necessarily know what they mean 👍🏻
Great video Andrew, love looking at the machinery working the ground
Andrew, well i received your share of the rain last friday night. So much so that we had to empty the grain store and dry the bottom 3-6 inches of grain. Weather forecasting, a bit of a dark art. thanks Andrew.
You could of done without that, hope it’s ok now.
This is very informative. This has rapidly became my favourite channel love the content.
Fantastic, thank you. 😀👍
This is why I like watching your video's, you explain things so well. I will agree they would rather do trade deals, than support the British farmers. The RX is making easy work of pulling the solo, with a few dry days that will break down nicely to a nice seed bed for the next crop .
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I would agree with your comments about the current weather forecasts, despite all the advances in meteorology we seem to be going backwards. Whilst I appreciate we are an island nation I thought our forecasters could do better.
The forecast is like playing football with moving goalposts
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Forecast has never been any good since the hurricane in 1987, since then they overplay everything so they can’t be accused of not warning us.
Have been trying to make some hay,with limited sun and wondering if its going to rain.Your S Barley looks to have suffered from the heavy storms,need the Macdom header to scrap it off the floor
@philipsankey988 you’re right, we do need that Macdon back and we are hopefully for the baked beans. So might tie in.
I’ve lived in South Lincolnshire all my life and I’m learning so much about the farming I witness by watching these videos, so thank you for that!……………I don’t suppose I’m supposed to understand the thinking and policies of UK government when it comes to the best and most appropriate use of good fertile arable land but I guess it is probably the nett result of allowing idiots to make decisions.
As an aside…………’when I were a lad’ we used to go bean pulling in the summer holidays. Use to go into a big hessian sack (can’t remember the weight) which we used to get 10p for……….I though I’d done really well when I earned £1 in a day!!
Great memories of your childhood. 😀
This gov really has damaged farming and food production.
Folks forecasting doesn't use magic. Forecasting organisations like Met Office and ECMWF use collections of models that are frequently re-initialised using real-world weather reports and regularly re-run. The required compute power is enormous. The 5-day forecast now is as accurate as the 48 hour forecast was a few years ago. I agree that the forecast has been inaccurate recently, but remember "Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get." The models are developed over years by comparing weather observations with the weather forecast, and improved using a range of techniques. As climate changes, the weather we get will change, and the models will, for a time, become less performant. So, we need to adapt to this. The work that Warwick Uni is doing is a part of it. Business planning and risk management is another. Blaming the Meteorologists might make you feel better, but the criticism is misplaced.
Great blog again Andrew very interesting the bit on imports people need to be informed and educated
Absolutely agree with you Andrew about your comments on uk food production . The people in charge in the various government departments haven't got a clue .
More on this sort of subject please . You put it so well 👍🏻
Cheers Steven. 👍😀
Great video as usual. You certainly know what cultivation system works for your soil type. And incidentally 10 tons/ha is 4 tons/acre so you did better than you thought!
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brilliant , thankfully some dry weather , great for the updates and thanks so much for sharing
Thanks for the update Andrew. The new Discovery looks great especially the white leather.
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Great update andrew, did you see harrys farm video hes putting half the farm into stewardship, great to see the solo out , do you not ever subsoil the tram lines out before the solo ? Nice new motor to get about in, thats why you cant afford a new combine !!!!
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The solo has the same legs as the subsoiler so does the same job with the bonus of discing and pressing in one pass! 👍😀
Your right about the weather forecast Andrew, met office forecast dry day here Monday and it rained 3 times, even their radar pictures showed it dry when it was actually raining
Unreal. How can they get it so wrong.
Great educational content as ever Andrew thank you
Down near Bath, I have seen test fields of quinoa grown, I didn't think weather conditions were suitable in the UK.
Cracking update Andrew, that field did look wet that was being worked bloody nightmare isn’t this year, the new discovery looks lovely there nice vehicles 😊
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Nice to see the NEW sprayer out working Andrew 😂😂😂
I thought you’d like it Pete. As you can see by its outside appearance, it’s done some acres this week!!! 😂😂🤥
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard Andy you're not enjoying the forecasts, weather or delivery!
When’s the new sprayer due Andrew ?
@richardhartley8755 update Sunday morning!!
Nice truck Andrew you seem to like buying them with low mileage and a couple of years old sure it makes good financial sense Hope you’ve got a extended warranty with it
Certainly did. 👍😀
Totally agree about unnecessary imports. Great video 🚜🚜
Another informative video many thanks, hope youmanage to get the harvest finished without too many problems.
Thank you
RX. Earning her keep there, certainly doing a grand job, I know you won't agree but you can't beat the plough and rotator Andrew but time has moved a!ong, as usual a brilliant video
No need to apologise about the wind Andrew!You just need to keep off those bake beans!
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The stewardship scheme must be presenting such a dilemma. Presumably, protecting the diversity and proliferation of wildlife, especially pollinators, has to be a vitally important factor in managing our agricultural assets? But as you say, that limits our abilities to be self-sufficient in terms of food production - which considering the impacts of the situation in Ukraine should be ever more prevalent in our national agricultural strategy. Then when you add in the iniquity of our regulations on chemical use and environmental restrictions versus foreign competitors, with the implications on price competitiveness, it's a wonder the whole Farming community doesn't "pack it all in "! Your videos deserve a far wider audience, so that the realities of government policy are subject to far greater scrutiny, challenge and modification.
Thanks, you’re not wrong in us wondering why do we do this. There can’t be any other industry which starts to produce something while not knowing production costs or selling price.
I totally agree. It's bonkers.
Producing a higher quality product with higher than most regulation, should command.
Our government really hasn't got our interestsÿ at heart.
They won’t be getting my vote……..
Having a great week, our last in France this trip, it has been brilliant in the Alps. I love the French supermarkets, promoting local produce, not just French but Savoie produce, there is a whole section in our Super U for local produce. It shames the UK
I was also wondering about your views on Polyhalite. It looks awesome stuff, but I just wondered if it will be cost effective?
They are fantastic.
Will see how effective it is.
I have no confidence in the competency of the UK politicians and civil servants. A simple example, 45-years ago I wanted to take my driving test. It was very hard then to get a test slot. Today it is exactly the same. Nothing has improved in 45-years. Applying that to farming I am most alarmed that farmland is being taken out of production to provide food for wild birds. I enjoy seeing wild birds but where is the evidence that this has all been carefully thought through? I doubt it.
Food security is important to me, and should be to the Government. Please go in to more depth on the issue of farmers being asked to stop farming and become wild bird keepers.
Great videos I really appreciate the time and effort you put in to making them.
Thanks Charles, I have no confidence either. I could go on for hours on the subject but everyone would be bored! I’ll keep bringing it up from time to time,
Thanks for explaining the stewardship scheme Andrew, people out there need to know what a mess the government is making out of farming.
It’s unreal they are pushing for us to grow flowers and food for insects and wildlife and import inferior quality food.
Good afternoon another great video is that still your old sprayer or the new one I agree the weather forecast is terrible never seems right
Old sprayer, hopefully new one is imminent
great update andrew
A very good video as usual Andrew, it would be nice to have someone to explain why the tax payer pays to plant wildlife areas rather than grow more our in the UK.
Because we can't eat the tree or wild birds mixes.
It's simple it keeps the green lobby happy, don't get me wrong I don't have a problem with it, but the system is broken
I’m not sure they know the answer!
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard it would be great video content if you could get some on your channel from Defra to explain!
@johnhyde8892 I’ll try!
Simba seemed to be extremely well technically advanced when they designed their equipment 20 odd years ago.
A big loss.
Hi Andrew
What’s the situation with your new sprayer,we’d like to see it going
I was going to give an update today but forgot! We’re going to see it on Tuesday, it’s about ready, update will be on Tues or Wed.
Been to see a farmer who is still in the 70s tractors and combined a 188 biggest tractor and a mf 515 1972 ,and has 1500 to combined
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2questions in the beans the headland is very yellow compared to the middle why is that?
And any update on the new sprayer looked a touch breezy rounduping the barley
The headlands and the other side of the field were drilled first so are starting to die off. Sprayer nearly ready, we’re going to see it Tues so update on Tues or Wed.
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard that would make sense I was thinking you drilled the middle then headlands
@timwestworth6518 We left an area in the middle not drilled and drilled half 10 days later and half with the Amazone precision drill
Hi looking at doing some continuous wheat here in New Zealand. What is the PH of your field. Great videos, very interesting.
Quite high, 7-8.5
I have two questions if you can answer me please, first how much is the diameter of the discs in the solo? second, do you direct drill the wheat and barley or you first cultivate it with solo and the drill?
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Apologies, I missed your question. The discs are 28” diameter but the outside ones are 26” to stop so much soil throw.
We solo most fields then drill with the Freeflow after letting the weather break some of it down. We have direct drilled some fields with the Freeflow but it’s those fields which are now the wettest.
no need for apologies, thank you, and wow thats huge compared with what we use@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard
Another absolutely brilliant video, really informative! What do you change on the combine when you transition from a wheat crop to barley etc, is it ‘just’ software and speed settings, or do you have to change any of the hardware, different headers or something?
Only sieve and concave clearance, drum and fan speed, maybe put lifters on the front of the header to pick ears off the floor in laid crop.
How would we manage without glyphosate ?!
Did our spring barley at 3 lits/ha also, so I've got something right !
Good bit on stewardship and food production standards.
You mean I got something right if you did it at 3 litres!
Will you have the new sprayer soon ??
Hopefully!
You really like heavy cultivation. Have you tried and compared what happens if cultivation depth is reduced ?
Are you a new follower? We had a direct drilling day April 2022 with 10 drills running on the same day. Look back at the videos to see the results. Last autumn we did most of the farm 3” deep with the express and direct drilled some, this harvest the results speak for them selves, the solo worked ground yielded best and drilled Oct 20th after sugar beet. All shallow worked ground laid wet all year with some areas total crop loss.
Ok! Also would be interesting to see what penetrometer shows if you get a chance to hold of one@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard
@@class185 we’ve used one a lot and get very good results. Philip Wright comes a lot as well and often uses our soils and results as an example of how high clay and silt content soils should be. These soils need metal!
Hi Andrew
The stewardship payment is that per month?
And just want to say great channel and very educational
Thank you. Per month? I wish! It’s per year!!
Hi Andrew, why was there so much regrowth in that area of the field.
A lot of later drilled barleys have regrown around the country. I think its the dry May and June and very wet July.
The weather forecast isn’t as accurate now as it was in the 70s and 80s when Bill Giles used to stick symbols on the map, they’re trying to forecast hour by hour, they’d be better week by week like the older days
Will you direct drill into that or go over it again if it’s too wet now??
We’ll leave it untouched until just before drilling, a week or 10 days, then drill straight into it.
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard would good old ploughing help?
No! You couldn’t plough and drill this land without 2 or 3 passes of something in between. It’s 80% silt and clay and would leave the soil as level as a mountain.
The Stewardship Scheme doesn't make any sense for the reasons you state and compounded by the Ukraine Conflict. It really does beg the question if Ministers understand the bigger picture. I guess you watch Harry's Farm where in the Cotswolds there have had a bad OSR harvest. Large acreages could be given over to various Stewardship Schemes. I hope that in a couple of years time they will realise the errors they have made. Farms though can't ramp up production or change their "products" on a whim so it will take a further year or to to get us back on track.
Harry and I have been in contact about doing a joint video. The sooner this gov go the better but I wonder if we’ll ever recover from the damage they’ve done.
i dont understand the powers at the top want you to produce food we cant live on nettles and weeds