I find it very interesting to see that common practice for British farmers like yourself is to use stone in combination with your drain tile and yet over here in the US farmers tile their fields don’t use stone, my background being in earthmoving it blew my mind seeing perforated tile in clay ground without stone bedding in the Midwest being common practice because in construction anything to do with surface or subsurface drainage and mitigation, be it on a commercial building site or a road rehabilitation project, stone and pipe are ubiquitous,one doesn’t go in the ground with out the other. As someone who’s only ever dug open trenches to install any kind of pipe with an excavator I find it very impressive to see a tile plow in operation and I think the GPS auto grade systems featured on your project and others I’ve watched to be very impressive in the way they calculate fall and over all depth, considering 30years ago 8 year old me was getting yelled at by hi grandfather to hold the grade rod straight so he could “shoot” elevation with an optical transit, 20 year’s ago I was blown away with how much quicker grade figuring was with a laser level and one person and now the technology available can ALMOST equal what 30years experience
Very interesting message, thank you. I’m a big believer in doing things properly. Stone nearly doubles the cost of the job but you’ll get the benefit back many times over.
One of the reasons I watch all your videos apart from you are an excellent communicator regarding farming, is for ideas which can be translated across to golf courses. Drainage on golf courses is a huge issue. Hedges is another which is of interest. GPS - for managing your farm is fascinating. Therefore dwelling on how you manage your drainage has a potentially much wider audience than just farmers. Thank you Another excellent video. You are a great ambassador for farming. What a contrast between your excellent content and the BBC farming today on Radio 4.
Wow, this takes me back Wardy! A farm I worked on back in the early 80's had some mole drains put in. One of my jobs was to dig down by hand and put gravel in to try and prevent silt blockage. It was blue clay land and my mate and I suffered from the most horrendous chaffing of our hands due to the clay. My hands literally cracked to the bone and we used to put our hands in udder salve to try and prevent the problem. I still suffer to this day when it turns cold. Would I change what I did? No way!
Reading the comments would like to hear Jeremy interview! I switched off from vine when they had a full 15 minutes of small children in forward facing prams! One lady who rang up with a strong west country accsent said" its like been pushed at 70 mile an hour with no seat belt, these poor kiddies must be scared witless". 🤦♂️ Great up date!
Good to see a drain going in. On a far smaller scale I have successfully dug stone drains (French drains) in parts of my heavy clay garden ( I could run a miniature brickworks with the stuff I have to plant in).Keep up the good work. UA-cam's number one British arable farmer, Mr Ward.
Just to say I heard you on Jeremy Vine’s programme this morning and thought you came across very well, your a credit to British agriculture, well done. Here’s a thought where was the government last winter when you suffered terribly with the flooding, no where to be seen or heard and many issues we all have during their of term of government, perhaps it’s remembering this at the ballot box.
A great video Andrew, and getting them drains in is like a long term insurance policy for your land. And I had some good news myself, I had BPS taken off me because of no fault of mine so I lost out since 2018, it also means I couldn't even apply for SFI. But SFI has been expanded now, and I been told I can apply as well, I am Also waiting to see if I can get help to fund the application as I don't borrow and cash flow is very low. I hope your ok now, with your leg was it.
Bailing hay today and heard you on radio 2 I don’t think any politician of any party in nearly every country is putting food at the top of their agenda because they think it can be imported cheaper from abroad
Andrew, Assuming the back-fill above the drain is a set depth how do you decide how deep to run the mole? Nobody does it around here. That’s a real issue with the seed. Hopefully you’ll see a big uplift in price due to a lean crop or is it all at a pre-set price. You’ll be glad to see the back of 2024!
I’ve checked the drainage plans and they all say how deep the stone is so we set it just below that. I’ll explain all about the moling process when we start,
Interesting on the germination issues. A friend of mine has had issues with his fodder beet. Ideal conditions on light land but it is very gappy and some seed is still sat there weeks after drilling. What happened to the soil from the drainer it just vanished 🤷♂️
Drainage high initial cost but a long term investment that hopefully pays dividends in the future. Sugar beet germination if seed supplied by British Sugar is there a claim for lost cropping ?
Could you explain how the plant breeding works. 25 years ago we were getting sugars of 18.5, 19, 20 +% sugars and £32/tonne. You now say sugars are 17% and lower germination......what is it that they are breeding for.
Andrew are you able to give me an idea of the cost per acre for the trenchless drainer. Got the same problems as you but you seem to have had even more rain than here.
Lincolnshire has been the worse hit in the country and because it’s not many feet above sea level, it’s caused more damage. That drain was about £2,300. The stone is nearly half the cost but makes more than half the difference so well worth it.
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard Many thanks Andrew, this last 15 months has highlighted the vital importance of good drainage. Here we have had 1.5 times our annual rainfall from start of October until end of March. (Perthshire) But we have recorded rainfall in each week since the start of the year. I grieve when I watch the complete mess your river boards are making, its criminal. Best regards and here's to a easy and profitable harvest. PS Take a look at the various Political parties manifesto. Says it all really as regards the importance or disregard the political class has for agriculture. PPS Perthshire is God's own county, Lincolnshire a close second.
I find it very interesting to see that common practice for British farmers like yourself is to use stone in combination with your drain tile and yet over here in the US farmers tile their fields don’t use stone, my background being in earthmoving it blew my mind seeing perforated tile in clay ground without stone bedding in the Midwest being common practice because in construction anything to do with surface or subsurface drainage and mitigation, be it on a commercial building site or a road rehabilitation project, stone and pipe are ubiquitous,one doesn’t go in the ground with out the other. As someone who’s only ever dug open trenches to install any kind of pipe with an excavator I find it very impressive to see a tile plow in operation and I think the GPS auto grade systems featured on your project and others I’ve watched to be very impressive in the way they calculate fall and over all depth, considering 30years ago 8 year old me was getting yelled at by hi grandfather to hold the grade rod straight so he could “shoot” elevation with an optical transit, 20 year’s ago I was blown away with how much quicker grade figuring was with a laser level and one person and now the technology available can ALMOST equal what 30years experience
Did land drainage back in the 60 s just had a site rail at the end of the field and one on the trencher.
Very interesting message, thank you. I’m a big believer in doing things properly. Stone nearly doubles the cost of the job but you’ll get the benefit back many times over.
Learning so much about crops from your channel Andrew. Such a good educator 👍🏼
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Great contribution of the real world of farming on the BBC today. Well done.
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One of the reasons I watch all your videos apart from you are an excellent communicator regarding farming, is for ideas which can be translated across to golf courses. Drainage on golf courses is a huge issue. Hedges is another which is of interest. GPS - for managing your farm is fascinating. Therefore dwelling on how you manage your drainage has a potentially much wider audience than just farmers. Thank you Another excellent video. You are a great ambassador for farming. What a contrast between your excellent content and the BBC farming today on Radio 4.
Thanks Charles, pleased you can relate to the content.
Heard your interview with Jeremy Vine at dinner time, you stiched him up big time. He just hasn't got a clue of the "Real World" 🤔
WELL what do expect from a armchair so called journalist who probably lives on the cyclist planet
Oh I wish I heard it. Unfortunately everyone in power or in an influential position hasn't got a clue about the real world.
I’ll maybe post it on Sunday, if I have space!
If like to hear it too Andrew.
You should post the interview on the channel thanks for the video
Wow, this takes me back Wardy! A farm I worked on back in the early 80's had some mole drains put in. One of my jobs was to dig down by hand and put gravel in to try and prevent silt blockage. It was blue clay land and my mate and I suffered from the most horrendous chaffing of our hands due to the clay. My hands literally cracked to the bone and we used to put our hands in udder salve to try and prevent the problem. I still suffer to this day when it turns cold. Would I change what I did? No way!
What a story!
Reading the comments would like to hear Jeremy interview! I switched off from vine when they had a full 15 minutes of small children in forward facing prams! One lady who rang up with a strong west country accsent said" its like been pushed at 70 mile an hour with no seat belt, these poor kiddies must be scared witless". 🤦♂️ Great up date!
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Phacelia should be looking beautiful in a few weeks and the local beekeepers will be delighted!
Brought back memories of my time working for South Northants Land Drainage in the 70s all clay pipes then
Good to see a drain going in. On a far smaller scale I have successfully dug stone drains (French drains) in parts of my heavy clay garden ( I could run a miniature brickworks with the stuff I have to plant in).Keep up the good work. UA-cam's number one British arable farmer, Mr Ward.
I don’t think Olly would agree!!!
Thought you came across very well on the Jeremy Vine radio programme.
Thanks. 😊👍
Cracking update again Andrew. A lot off the crops look pretty good to be far, bet you can’t wait now to get started on harvest 😊
Well done to another great mid week update Andrew.
Just to say I heard you on Jeremy Vine’s programme this morning and thought you came across very well, your a credit to British agriculture, well done. Here’s a thought where was the government last winter when you suffered terribly with the flooding, no where to be seen or heard and many issues we all have during their of term of government, perhaps it’s remembering this at the ballot box.
Thanks Steven. They need to think about this.
A great video Andrew, and getting them drains in is like a long term insurance policy for your land.
And I had some good news myself, I had BPS taken off me because of no fault of mine so I lost out since 2018, it also means I couldn't even apply for SFI.
But SFI has been expanded now, and I been told I can apply as well, I am Also waiting to see if I can get help to fund the application as I don't borrow and cash flow is very low.
I hope your ok now, with your leg was it.
Really pleased for you, things like that are a real worry, life is hard without extra pressures. Take care.
I know Angus he’s a top bloke use to do all our crop assurance
I think he lives your way Tom, he did my RT too, I missed him when he stopped doing it.
Great content, awesome machine for the drainage
Bailing hay today and heard you on radio 2 I don’t think any politician of any party in nearly every country is putting food at the top of their agenda because they think it can be imported cheaper from abroad
Good weather for making some great hay.
Does food not come from tesco then?
Certainly does, the shelves have great rooting capability!!
Great video Andrew
great update andrew
Andrew,
Assuming the back-fill above the drain is a set depth how do you decide how deep to run the mole? Nobody does it around here.
That’s a real issue with the seed. Hopefully you’ll see a big uplift in price due to a lean crop or is it all at a pre-set price.
You’ll be glad to see the back of 2024!
I’ve checked the drainage plans and they all say how deep the stone is so we set it just below that. I’ll explain all about the moling process when we start,
I thought you said that last harvest was going to be the last year you stored OSR due to the poor rates you were getting for doing it ?
It was but we didn’t have any suitable alternatives of commercial storage so it was a case of get something for the sheds or nothing,
The difference is which some Americans don’t seem to comprehend IS WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT A LOT LONGER THAN YOU GUYS. With the greatest respect sir.
Me?
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard No Andrew your an example to us all. amazing work 👍🏻
😊😊👍 Thanks!
Great vid pleased you mentioned beet establishment because my1915 is gappy in one strip should i report it to them
I’ll keep everyone up to speed with it.
Interesting on the germination issues. A friend of mine has had issues with his fodder beet. Ideal conditions on light land but it is very gappy and some seed is still sat there weeks after drilling. What happened to the soil from the drainer it just vanished 🤷♂️
The soil is there, just on top and to the side, another machine with a snow plough type blade moves it back over the new drain.
Drainage high initial cost but a long term investment that hopefully pays dividends in the future. Sugar beet germination if seed supplied by British Sugar is there a claim for lost cropping ?
Not sure re beet, will keep you all informed.
Could you explain how the plant breeding works.
25 years ago we were getting sugars of 18.5, 19, 20 +% sugars and £32/tonne.
You now say sugars are 17% and lower germination......what is it that they are breeding for.
I wish I knew.
Andrew are you able to give me an idea of the cost per acre for the trenchless drainer.
Got the same problems as you but you seem to have had even more rain than here.
Lincolnshire has been the worse hit in the country and because it’s not many feet above sea level, it’s caused more damage. That drain was about £2,300. The stone is nearly half the cost but makes more than half the difference so well worth it.
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard Many thanks Andrew, this last 15 months has highlighted the vital importance of good drainage. Here we have had 1.5 times our annual rainfall from start of October until end of March. (Perthshire) But we have recorded rainfall in each week since the start of the year. I grieve when I watch the complete mess your river boards are making, its criminal.
Best regards and here's to a easy and profitable harvest.
PS Take a look at the various Political parties manifesto. Says it all really as regards the importance or disregard the political class has for agriculture.
PPS Perthshire is God's own county, Lincolnshire a close second.
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As I’ve just commented to another viewer, the EA couldn’t run a bath. I hope the new government looks at how they operate, it’s a shambles.
IS the BEET hybrid verity`s Did i spot black crass in the Barley
No the beet isn’t. No blackgrass on the barley! The pullers are coming in a couple of weeks as it’s not quite ready yet.
Spraying weedkiller on a food crop !!!
Is that bad?
Where?
Oilseed Rape.
Not sure what you mean because we don’t grow oil seed rape.