I know there's always a place for change, but sometimes, the old ways are the best. Things always look better when you're starting with a clean canvas. You are never going to be able to get rid of the plough. Great video Rob.
Back in the 1970s, my father experimented in a 30-acre field. Half min-till and half ploughed. On Sunday nights, my grandparents would visit and come for tea. My grandfather would catch up on weekly farming operations. My father said to me, "Go and show your Grandad the min-till and plough comparison." (Winter Barley) We duly went and had a look. I said, "It looks good, doesn't it?" My Grandad was a man of few words and a great thinker looking at the comparison whilst puffing on the customary Manikin cigar and said, "The plough was around a long time before me, and it will still be around for a long time after your gone." All these years later, I consider he was right.
Why did they plough all those years, to get a better start for the next crop. I have seen more ploughs out this year , so that say it all . There will be a place for a plough no matter what new ideas they come up with, keep up the good work Rob .
Rob every field as its own requirements and only the farmer knows its needs for future cropping Believe we are only 66 % sufficient in food production so in future every one is going to want a farmer as there best friend. Hopefully returns for your efforts will be rewarded better in the future
Great interesting video as usual Rob and like me you can't understand this country's food and farming policies we should be growing food on every inch of land possible. In years to come we will regret these stupid decisions we have the best farmers in the world this country should be supporting and backing them in every way possible not kicking them in the balls .
Why do you think they used to plough the fields back then,so they could get a good seed base.Pen pushers don't know shit they don't know how to farm every thing looks good on paper,but paper doesn't grow crops.
Can I ask why the top link is not in the floating position on the plough? Just curious and do you think a bigger combine might be on the shopping list for next year?
I remember when I use to work for a agricultural contractor back near Skegness did a lot of ploughing on a track Marshall 155 the bloody plough was forever missing the press
Why have you still got the narrow wheels on the sprayer tractor, surely normal wheels would reduce compaction. Ploughing was always my favourite job, gives great satisfaction.
I know there's always a place for change, but sometimes, the old ways are the best. Things always look better when you're starting with a clean canvas. You are never going to be able to get rid of the plough. Great video Rob.
Thanks Andy , we are ploughing everything now it’s Been raining non stop
Back in the 1970s, my father experimented in a 30-acre field. Half min-till and half ploughed.
On Sunday nights, my grandparents would visit and come for tea. My grandfather would catch up on weekly farming operations.
My father said to me, "Go and show your Grandad the min-till and plough comparison." (Winter Barley)
We duly went and had a look. I said, "It looks good, doesn't it?"
My Grandad was a man of few words and a great thinker looking at the comparison whilst puffing on the customary Manikin cigar and said, "The plough was around a long time before me, and it will still be around for a long time after your gone."
All these years later, I consider he was right.
Hi Rob , you are right in your approach ,do the opposite of everyone else ,the soil needs air in it.
Very true words said there Rob,
Why did they plough all those years, to get a better start for the next crop. I have seen more ploughs out this year , so that say it all . There will be a place for a plough no matter what new ideas they come up with, keep up the good work Rob .
I think with the ergot problem this year a lot of ploughs all be coming out. Great video Rob.
Thank you 👍🏻
We ploughed all the wheat land last year but still got ergot mainly in the fields with black grass , cant beat ploughing.
Great video thanks.
Yep I’ve noticed blackgrass produces a fair amount of ergot , 👍🏻🌾
cracking video Rob 👍 that was some fantastic bit of ploughingyou done without using the gps
It's still nice to see the plough working Rob, i used to enjoy ploughing.
Best JOB IN the world you lucky devil, doing more good then all people talking about work ,the press save a pass of the cultivator
Loved that video! Enjoy the down-to-earth mentality. You're clearly not a champagne socialist farming type! Proper job!
I appreciate that!
hi rob great video nice to see you ploughing at the end of the day you cant beat it !!!!!
Rob every field as its own requirements and only the farmer knows its needs for future cropping Believe we are only 66 % sufficient in food production so in future every one is going to want a farmer as there best friend. Hopefully returns for your efforts will be rewarded better in the future
Hi rob ,thanks for the photo on the end, enjoyed the chat whilst dad loaded me ,keep up the good work 👏
Keep farming every bit you can you'll make a fortune 😂😂
@philipranyard2931 The best way to make a "small fortune" out of farming is to start with a large one!
Great interesting video as usual Rob and like me you can't understand this country's food and farming policies we should be growing food on every inch of land possible. In years to come we will regret these stupid decisions we have the best farmers in the world this country should be supporting and backing them in every way possible not kicking them in the balls .
Min till causing most weed problems back in the day we never put on half the chemicals they do now
Why do you think they used to plough the fields back then,so they could get a good seed base.Pen pushers don't know shit they don't know how to farm every thing looks good on paper,but paper doesn't grow crops.
Can I ask why the top link is not in the floating position on the plough? Just curious and do you think a bigger combine might be on the shopping list for next year?
I remember when I use to work for a agricultural contractor back near Skegness did a lot of ploughing on a track Marshall 155 the bloody plough was forever missing the press
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Weve never had ergot in the uk for years. Its an an old skool desease. I wonder if its imported seed.
I believe there has !
Hi rob you could do with an extra furrow or 2 on the plough 😮
I reckon we could pull another furrow easy , but now all this rain we probably won’t 😂😂
Why have you still got the narrow wheels on the sprayer tractor, surely normal wheels would reduce compaction.
Ploughing was always my favourite job, gives great satisfaction.
We kept the narrows on because that tractor is going on the spud harvester , plus not worried about compaction as we are going to plough the field