Always amazing to see how complicated modern farming is. I don’t think these stupid politicians appreciate how much we rely on you guys to produce our food. As long as people like you are about there’s hope. Thank you so much!!!!
Nala looks so cute resting on your back seat. I did see the sprayer being started in the shed early Wednesday morning on my way back from Warrington. 👍🇬🇧
Another great video Andrew, good to see a farmer with patience to wait for the right conditions, patience is a virtue, that 8rx is just something else, what an impressive bit of kit that is, why is Nala always climbing in poo 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Hope the weather stays on your side Cheers Lee
Great video. Love your comment "using a bit more fuel as we're going up a hill" need to come down to the south of Wiltshire to see real fuel variations. Same down here with the weather, going to be a busy Easter weekend!!. Happy farming Andrew and a Happy Easter to you all.
Cracking video again Andrew absolutely brilliant video. Lots off information and the technology theses days is amazing, if only more townies if you like would take time to look into where and what goes into food production and not listen to the politicians and do gooders. Keep up the good work.
Another great video. Getting busy now, looks like a nice few days over Easter to keep you busy getting spring crops in. Happy Easter to you, your familly and staff.
Wow the sprayer is really economical! I take it the new one will be even better! I did a few seasons in Australia many years ago, the big artic 8970 john deeres were doing 14 -16 gallons per hour seeding!!!
Hi Andrew just to say I drive past your farm every week and today and I was amazed with all the cowslips in flower around headlands just shows your doing a great job not something you see ever day In fact I could not tell you were to find another field with cowslips growing naturally
The farm looks well nice clean fields. That Solo might be old but it’s still doing a good job have demonstrated many competitors over the years. It never ceases to amaze me how some machines are “fashionable” but not necessarily doing a better job. Thanks for great video and info.
Like the Barometer Update (possibly a regular item). The light ground is looking good, always good to see tractors back in the fields. Is the iron work to hang pots and pans from in the kitchen ! 😂. Railings at the top of the stairs on first floor landing would be my guess.
Pity that Simba sold out to Great Plains(?). I used to see alot of Solo's in my old neck of the woods in Suffolk. Hope you can keep it going chap. Replacement could be a headache.
Hi Andrew. Really enjoying your videos, your doing wonders for agriculture. Wish you all the best for the future with the channel, I hope you continue to grow. On the finding land drains topic, were going to try using a metal detector, once we've found the drains were planning on driving in a length of re-bar underneath the pipe ends (so it doesn't get caught in the mowers) then using the detector next year to hopefully locate them quicker. Fingers crossed it works 🤞 All the best Jonny
Andrew well done on another interesting video. Regarding, using daffodils as drain pipe markers. It sounds like a great idea. However, you are not going to see them for 40-odd weeks in the year. So I suggest using painted metal pipes banged into the ground. On the other hand, you could use plastic daffodils!. (LOL)
Sorry to hog your comments. But having just watched your impressive spring cultivation set-up and listening to you explaining the science behind your husbandry techniques, I have a wry smile as I live in Thailand and I would genuinely estimate that agriculture here is at least 100 years behind the UK. However, when the government impose legislation on the farmers, it becomes something that the farmers think about and still carry on with what they have been doing. So nothing changes.
Our government is horrendous right now and proposing all sorts of things. I only hope we don’t end up like the Dutch, what they are having to put up with is just not right.
Hi Andrew! Thank's for information, wery interesting! Do you have a cultivate association who negotiation for you, against the sugar compani? The swarming earth, look good for seeding. Happy easter!
Great video going into depth on your farm operation. Changing from a quadtrac to the 8rx did you look at a wheeled 400hp tractor, as tyres have come a long way and the running costs are less?
We didn’t, mostly because with growing beet and a lot of our soils being difficult with a lot of silt and clay, we aren’t always in ideal conditions and it’s those where I think a wheel tractor will struggle.
I don’t think it does. It seems to make too big a turn compared to what i would do manually and not do a big enough swing one way, before it goes the other.
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard Thought sludge shouldn't be spread on crops used for human consumption . . Cant use it for growing malting barley in Scotland .
I’m coming past your yard in my way home in like 10 minutes 😂
Thowd simba will have covered some grund in it's time I'd say!! What a good video Andrew!!👍👏🙂🍻
Some setup with that deere on the front, doing a great job.
Always amazing to see how complicated modern farming is. I don’t think these stupid politicians appreciate how much we rely on you guys to produce our food. As long as people like you are about there’s hope. Thank you so much!!!!
You’re right, they’ve no idea what’s involved and the intensity, pressures and complexity. Thanks for your support.
Nala looks so cute resting on your back seat. I did see the sprayer being started in the shed early Wednesday morning on my way back from Warrington. 👍🇬🇧
She is a cracking dog! We’ve been out with the sprayer a fair bit last week.
You have a bit of good going there on your ground for Beet, Great clip showing your outstanding John Deere, 10/10.
Thank you. That soil is only a small proportion of the farm unfortunately.
Another great video Andrew, good to see a farmer with patience to wait for the right conditions, patience is a virtue, that 8rx is just something else, what an impressive bit of kit that is, why is Nala always climbing in poo 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hope the weather stays on your side
Cheers Lee
Fantastic tractor.
Vous surveillez tout de A à Z! Perfectioniste?
Excellent that's some machine.
That John Deere 8RX pulling the samba looks fantastic what a machine 👌👍
Great video. Love your comment "using a bit more fuel as we're going up a hill" need to come down to the south of Wiltshire to see real fuel variations. Same down here with the weather, going to be a busy Easter weekend!!. Happy farming Andrew and a Happy Easter to you all.
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Rain tonight so it’ll be a weekend off I think unless we can get the beet drilled on the light land.
Cracking video again Andrew absolutely brilliant video. Lots off information and the technology theses days is amazing, if only more townies if you like would take time to look into where and what goes into food production and not listen to the politicians and do gooders. Keep up the good work.
Thank you. The politicians are horrendous. I saw Jacob RM talking today, totally clueless, saying the trade deals will not harm farming. 😖
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard that bloke is an idiot 🙄
Another very interesting update thankyou, two lovely sunny days with us then back to rain all day Wednesday😢. 👍
Same here. Becoming quite serious.
You didn't mention how well the new lawn has established. It looked really well in your intro. Another good video thank you Andrew.
I’ll cut it first and then show the lawn!
Another great video. Getting busy now, looks like a nice few days over Easter to keep you busy getting spring crops in.
Happy Easter to you, your familly and staff.
Rain tonight so I’m not sure.
Wow the sprayer is really economical! I take it the new one will be even better! I did a few seasons in Australia many years ago, the big artic 8970 john deeres were doing 14 -16 gallons per hour seeding!!!
Hopefully.
In the scheme of things and the ac per hour you’d be doing, your fuel figures aren’t too bad.
Nice to see you on the land again! This weather is becoming stressful! All I seem to do is moan about it on your channel 🤣
What a fantastic video Andrew it made me smile when Nala running round on the poo any way Happy Easter to all off you see you on Sunday .
🤣🤣 Luckily it was dry!!
Hi Andrew just to say I drive past your farm every week and today and I was amazed with all the cowslips in flower around headlands just shows your doing a great job not something you see ever day In fact I could not tell you were to find another field with cowslips growing naturally
Hello Neil, thanks for that, they are just coming into flower so look fab! I’ll do a bit on them. 😊👍
The farm looks well nice clean fields. That Solo might be old but it’s still doing a good job have demonstrated many competitors over the years. It never ceases to amaze me how some machines are “fashionable” but not necessarily doing a better job.
Thanks for great video and info.
I know. With the price of newer machinery, we need to keep the older kit going.
great stuff no better site than land geting worked
Like the Barometer Update (possibly a regular item). The light ground is looking good, always good to see tractors back in the fields. Is the iron work to hang pots and pans from in the kitchen ! 😂. Railings at the top of the stairs on first floor landing would be my guess.
🤣🤣🤣
Guess again!
Thanks re barometer, I’ll try include more.
Another great update.
Ra railings for the balcony french doors and is Tom our ruban any relations to you great video keep them coming
Bingo!!
Pity that Simba sold out to Great Plains(?). I used to see alot of Solo's in my old neck of the woods in Suffolk. Hope you can keep it going chap. Replacement could be a headache.
Still a great machine so need to keep it going as long as poss.
Thanks, for all info ref tractor and GPS , which i find very interesting..
Great stuff once again with detailed explanation, guessing the steel work is going to be for a balcony perhaps
Great Video great job Andrew 💯👌👍
Hi Andrew.
Really enjoying your videos, your doing wonders for agriculture. Wish you all the best for the future with the channel, I hope you continue to grow.
On the finding land drains topic, were going to try using a metal detector, once we've found the drains were planning on driving in a length of re-bar underneath the pipe ends (so it doesn't get caught in the mowers) then using the detector next year to hopefully locate them quicker.
Fingers crossed it works 🤞
All the best
Jonny
Thank you.
A good idea re finding the drains. 👍😊👌
Andrew well done on another interesting video. Regarding, using daffodils as drain pipe markers. It sounds like a great idea. However, you are not going to see them for 40-odd weeks in the year. So I suggest using painted metal pipes banged into the ground. On the other hand, you could use plastic daffodils!. (LOL)
I had thought of that, re-the daffodils, but I thought you might be able to see them by end of January.
Not a bad idea re-the metal and metal detector. 😊👍
Just started following your channel i am really enjoying the content very interesting and informative. Thank you
Welcome Adrian. Did you see the links to the 3 farm tours?
Excellent video Thankyou for posting
Perfect video Andrew good to see some field work starting at last hope all goes well.
Raining tonight. ☹️
Raining here in East Norfolk too. Looks like it is set in for the day
We had 7mm last night/this morning undoing the 2 good days. 😖😡
informative video, enjoyed it thankyou
Sorry to hog your comments. But having just watched your impressive spring cultivation set-up and listening to you explaining the science behind your husbandry techniques, I have a wry smile as I live in Thailand and I would genuinely estimate that agriculture here is at least 100 years behind the UK. However, when the government impose legislation on the farmers, it becomes something that the farmers think about and still carry on with what they have been doing. So nothing changes.
Our government is horrendous right now and proposing all sorts of things. I only hope we don’t end up like the Dutch, what they are having to put up with is just not right.
Great update Andrew
Great waffle as usual, with the 8RX being 410HP what would the minimum HP be required to pull that press etc. Hope you all have a great Easter.
I would of said the hp we now have is as low as I’d like to go on our heavy land. On the light soil, it might get away with 350.
New bed frame!!!!
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Great video
Almost 10k! Get in!
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Good video 👍
Evening Andrew,can you tell us what weather station you use,as it seems to be seeing a lot of action unfortunately.
We use 2. Sencrop and Agrii. I’ll mention them in a few weeks when I’m short of content.
To do with the snooker table is my guess?
No!!!!
Hi Andrew!
Thank's for information, wery interesting!
Do you have a cultivate association who negotiation for you, against the sugar compani? The swarming earth, look good for seeding.
Happy easter!
Our National Farmers Union have a sugar team who do the negotiations.
Need windy days dry the clay
I bet that sludge stinks when being spread? Just what ya don’t want on Nala’s feet in the Disco lol 😨😨😨😜👍🇬🇧
It does whiff a bit when it’s spread but the stuff is very dry so it doesn’t stick to her paws!
Great video going into depth on your farm operation. Changing from a quadtrac to the 8rx did you look at a wheeled 400hp tractor, as tyres have come a long way and the running costs are less?
We didn’t, mostly because with growing beet and a lot of our soils being difficult with a lot of silt and clay, we aren’t always in ideal conditions and it’s those where I think a wheel tractor will struggle.
When conditions are good I should think it would be as good as tracks.
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard would make a good video to compare 😃
I have a friend with a Fendt 940 and offered to do come over this autumn and do a comparison against our 8RX so watch this space!
When you say eight inches of soil, what’s under that soil?
Limestone.
Juliet balcony?
Bingo!!
What age is the Solo? The Simba equipment was built to last
2004
Is it something todo with your stairs maybe! Or a balcony!
2nd one!
How does the JD 8rx fuel consumption compare to your old STX535 on the Solo?
535 solo & press 33.7 lt/ha
620 solo & press 33.4
8RX solo & press 19.0
Now you can see why we changed to the RX!
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard
Impressive ! Does soil type make much difference to fuel economy with the 8RX?
It does, about 15 %
02:02 Right there. That's why it's called a headrest, then. 😀
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Does the auto-steer in the tractor allow you to make smaller headlands as it can turn tighter? And does this help to reduce headland compaction?
I don’t think it does. It seems to make too big a turn compared to what i would do manually and not do a big enough swing one way, before it goes the other.
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard understood thank you :)
Something to do with the snooker table?
You’re not the first to say that.
Who’s drilling your beet this year Andrew
Same as last year, Pete! Have (Sludge) to spread first, but it’s now raining again.😡😡
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard Thought sludge shouldn't be spread on crops used for human consumption . . Cant use it for growing malting barley in Scotland .
Sugar beet is fine.