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FARM UPDATE 48 - N SCORCH & DELIVERIES, SUGAR BEET EMERGES, QUADTRAC DEPARTS, DRILL DEMO PLOT UPDATE
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- Опубликовано: 30 апр 2022
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Even as a dairy farmers it’s still the most interesting weekly video I watch, informative, honest and easy watching
Cheers Mark, glad you find it interesting. I can’t see the point I’m not showing/telling warts and all, too many people drive past and know what’s going on before I do!!
What a Sunday morning Bacon Rolls (British Bacon of course) mug of Tea and 30 plus minutes of Great Waffle 👍🐾🐾🐶🐶
Thank goodness it’s British bacon! A long waffle this week so hope you managed to get 2 rolls and mugs of tea!!
Andrew I must admit that I look forward to your posts on a Sunday very interesting and informative .thank you
Apologies for it being a bit long but I didn’t have anything to post Wed night so I couldn’t post a mid week vid.
Great video Andy. Looking forward to seeing what the replacement will be. Thank you for your in-depth discussions really insightful. Keep up the great work
Only just discovered your excellent video's - certainly things have changed since I farmed not too far away on the heath at Wellingore more than forty years ago.
You’ll probably of known my father.
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard Yes, we were tenants of Henry Neville until 1978. My sister and her husband Celia & David Bell still farm on the heath.
David used to take our beet into Newark!
Another great update Andrew, great to see the drill plots and looking forward to the new tractor and sprayer. 👍
Cheers Martyn. 👍
Another great to watch video, very interesting crop walk and trial plots, plenty of slurry parked in fields by us as well, I bet there was some sadness when the quad went but you'll enjoy the RT.!!!.
Yes, I was sad, they have been great tractors.
Interesting and informative comparision on direct drills,showed heavier disc drill conserved moisture in a dry spring,butin a wet backend could be totally different results.just done the same as you,and got rid of crawler ,quattro,cultipress and vaderstad,to wheeled tractor,grange,heva discroller,weaving sabretine,two pass system and crops look alot better this year.Not bought any fert and just put digestate,pig fym and cake down tramlines and crops look well. Another cracking video as usual Andrew
Sounds like you’ve had a lot of changes. We’ll done. 👍
Very informative Thankyou very much for posting.
Interesting about the plots difference’s Andrew
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Very interesting stuff. I've worked on dairy farms,( with some arable) for over 25 years. Wish I was young now to get into arable farming. I'm hooked and subscribed! 👍🏻
Thanks Peter. 👍
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard Very good of you to reply. It'll take me a while to catch up on your backdated video's but much better than watching our boring TV channels 👍🏻
It will as most are 30 mins long!!!
Also I hope it does rain soon for you guys. You have all invested so much this year with inputs into crops, and they just need some 💦
A few spots last night and that’s it. The light land is getting desperate.
Very Good Video...............Thanks for the in depth info. Harvest will be interesting
Thanks for the update Andrew very interesting as usual looking forward to seeing the new machine arrive in September and see it at work during autumn cultivations.
Brilliant update thank you Andrew sad day but yes big horsepower isn’t needed anymore, We’ve had a couple of mm of rain in the night in Shropshire just got the maize planted in time.
Thanks. Only enough to damp the Conrete here. 🤦♂️
Brilliant, seems closing of the slots is the most important part really, 👍
It is, a lot of drills struggle on this soil type but some farmer members of the No till taliban say it doesn’t make a difference and slot closure or lack of is because I don’t know what I’m going!!
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard lol taliban gang will struggle without roundup
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Interesting on the plots. Could perhaps surmise that in wetter conditions the pressure on closing wheels needs to go up and maybe a slight increase in seed rate to allow for establishment, perhaps based on potential slug pressure or seedbed condition??
The sky drill has done the best job up till now, following with great interest 👌
It looks the best here I will admit. 👍
1st the sky, 2nd the horsch? ( for now and on that heavy soil). The older simba still up to compete.
Freeflow on a par with the front runners!
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard it’s amazing a drill as old as the Simba can be on par with today’s technology, mind they were always ahead of the game.
I know but it just shows how good their designers were,
It is amazing how things have gone full circle. With farmers historically needing big horsepower to cultivate land, now lesser power being the need. It’s certainly more environmentally friendly using these lesser powered machines, and hopefully more efficient money wise.
You’re right, big hp needed 10 years ago and now not! Frightening to think how much water fuel and labour we’ve funded in that time!
Excellent video very useful to see the difference.
I’d have watched sooner but really have had a hectic week. P.S. I really love it when you sometimes put this up late Saturday night as it appears just as I’m considering going to bed, instantly change my mind and put the kettle on 🤣
Careful. You’ll be getting into trouble preferring to watch the waffle instead of time with your loved one under the duvet!!! 🤣
Great video Andrew, brilliant update on the plots, the old simba free flow done a great job as usual. New tractor I bet its ollys 1200 you been and bought.
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Thank you Andrew, another good update!
Another brill video Andrew as already mentioned in the comments the rain on the DD day wasn't a bad thing really was it 👍I would have liked to have seen a JD750A in the line up for comparison and I'm surprised they didn't with the new Farol's so close to you. Looking forward to see what the replacement sprayer is 😁
The rain gave us a headache in the day but it’s only highlighting the issues we have to deal with on clay soils. Anyone dd’ing on sand won’t ever experience it.
We tried a 750 4 years ago and didn’t get on with it, slot closure was terrible and it had guttler press wheels fitted.
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard The slot closure doesn't look too good on most of the demo drills to be fair but I suppose unless the conditions are ideal it will always be a problem with direct drills
@@Farmerphil500 thats why if you want an all conditions drill you buy a combi. we run ours as up to 12k/h in stale seed beds with the power harrow in not much more than an inch and the coulter biting into the ground underneath, likewise in a wet year we can pull right back and leave a lovely job behind the plough. people seem to forget combi drills versatility. thats why we built our own so we can have our own spec machine. our output is also good we comfortably do 80+ acres a day, the record is 110 doing a double shift to beat the rain on some heavy ground.
Interesting video on planting post emergence update. I am from USA so it would be great if you could post a thumb nail picture of each seeders opener/packer closer area for those out of country viewers not as familiar with couple of the vendors/models. Especially liked you having dry and wet condition plantings.
I’m afraid the machines all left the farm the day after the planting day so I can’t. If you look at update 42 and 43, you’ll see the machines running. If you watch on a tablet or phone, pause the video at the correct moment and then zoom in you’ll see most of what you’re looking for.
Certainly a surprisingly big difference in plots, the Sky did a fantastic job. Hope you've got yours ordered 🤣
Also surprising the scale of the slug damage guess that's the result of all the surface trash from direct drilling. In our area it's pretty much all ploughed and cultivated.
There is a big difference. Some of the plots are evening out now but still a difference in others. Sky does look good.
Sad to see the quadtrac leaving Andrew, but I think it’s safe to say these fuel prices will really kill any motivation to farm in a way which requires this level of power. Excited to see its replacement.
I was sad too, they have revolutionised how we farm and the crops we produce.
Great review so far , it’s looking like your drill and the sky drill are in front so far
Spot on!! It’s amazing how some of the others are catching up but finals yield data will be very interesting!
Nice to see eptons wagon on fert tank there local to me.
They often bring the fert.
excellent! Many thanks Andrew. On the point of how the STX improved your soil structure, could you one day walk us thru how you transformed from ploughing to min-till, how you selected the cultivation tackle and did you go "all-in" or piece by peice? I assume the soild takes a few years to adjust to the new system
I’ll do it in 2 or 3 weeks, i’ve things planned for 2 or 3 weeks.
Thanks for update
You have had good service out of your quad track.
We’ve had 3 and they gave all been brilliant.
Another honest and interesting vid Mr Ward,I really thought Tom and Reuben would have sabotaged the electric gate though to stop the truck taking the Quadtack! On another subject i remember in the 1970s Lindsey and Kesteven delivering liquid fertilizer into Derbyshire,did Omex take them over etc?
🤣🤣🤣 They both wanted it to go!! Not sure re Omex, I e only been working with them for last 6 years.
Fantastic, informative video Andrew! Brilliant to see the DD plots growing and the rain on the day has given you an added bonus of info re: wet / dry abilities! Are you every concerned about heavy metals from the sludge? I know it’s tested but…?
Thanks John, we’ve been using sludge for nigh on 20 years and it’s saved me a huge amount of money and improved our soils beyond belief. I have to take Severn Trent’s word on heavy metals, they say it’s fine and have tests to prove it.
Great review
Cheers Geoff
Great video once again Andrew, interesting to see the establishment behind each of the different drills. having attended the day both the sky drill and the weaving i thought were the most impressive in each of there categories so was interesting to see the results. the slotting that appears to have resulted i think is just an inevitable with the conditions we've had this year and the strength of your soil. however i do remember you mentioning that you quite liked the weaving drill for its simplicity, but you also said you think drills with rear packers have an advantage for you, as well as you love affair with Simba.
would it not be a low cost simple solution to purchase another Simba freeflow (probably a 6 meter) remove all the leading tines, build a sub frame and replace the coulter tines with weaving sabre tines. this way you get a direct drill built to your spec on a budget and it could also be handled by your puma with the duals on leaving little compaction. just an idea.
Keep up the good work, Jack
That’s not a bad idea but it would be good to have a drill without a full width packet for when conditions are not brilliant, that’s why I like the Weaving. It also runs in lots of trash/straw
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard yes i did think that what i would say thou is go for a front hopper meaning you can have the sabre tine and then build/buy different drills for specific jobs at minimal costs, we run a front tank combi and were looking at a sabre tine frame. one of neighbours had something like 7 drill units for his 2 front hoppers at one point!
Wow!! He’s not short of options!
Another brilliant video Andrew, on the test plots did you notice any difference on compaction because you were concerned about the size of the rear wheels on some drills. Shame to see the Case go but I am sure 410hp will do everything you need 😉
410 hp??? 🤣🤣
There is some compaction from some of the tractors, our quad probably the worst in the area drilled after lunch, after that rain.
HI Andrew, I saw a video the other day from farmers weekly featuring you talking about James Dyson , I believe it was from 2013, you don't look much older in all honesty.
I remember doing that. I was at a conference and Dyson was just starting buying land all around me. Quite a lot of farmers had real issues with it but I didn’t and still dont. I know most of the guys running it, they do things correct, big on environment stuff and being in the public eye is great for our industry.
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard Thank you for replying.
I really think you might be saving a few Bob with the new direct drills but slug pellets are expensive and not good for the worms. I thought your own system worked the best.
Our system is really good, our spring crops are really good, we just need a drill which will cope with trash and cover crops.
Thanks you for explaining about the stock pile and cost you lost on growing land. Did the truck with Quadtrac leave your farm over 44 ton?? Am 44ton trucker I never leave overweight off the weighbridge its my licence and living
Yes it did!
Hi Andrew,
Did you notice any issues with wheel marks from the drills? I seem to remember you were concerned about potential compaction.
Our Quad track marks showed on the after lunch plot as did Sumo and a couple of others. Yield data is going to be very interesting!
Hi Andrew. I always thought that a bridlepath in field was 3 metres and a footpath was 1.5 metres.
In field is 1m, field edge is 1.5m. Or so I thought!
Bet the Amazone rep is a bit embarrassed by the tramlines on every bout. Reminds me of a MF 30 drill that we sold many years ago. I went out to set it off, but the farmer had already started using it, and the markers were miles out. About a foot undrilled every 3 metres, beside a road, looked a hell of a mess!!! Sky drill looks to be good in wet and dry conditions. Hope DVSA weren't on the A17, didnt know Quadtracs were quite that heavy. Assume it didn't go away with a full tank?
I’m really disappointed because the Amazone plot looked the next best after the Freeflow when it emerged. It looked a good drill and there is plenty of 2nd hand ones available at reasonable money.
The quad weights about 29 tons and the tank was empty, it holds 1,800 litres!!🤣🤦♂️
Sorry Im back. Will you have to do a slug damage rating on each plot, maybe a score between 1-5 to use as part of any harvest inconsistencies
That is a good idea. 👍
I,ve seen more scorch this year with OMEX N30, even at lower rates. Is it the season or the formulation this year?
It’s the first time in 5 years we’ve had it. It’s not bad but I just don’t like to see it. We’ve had nearly a month of wind and some at 40mph (as you’ve heard in my videos!🤦♂️), coupled with no rain I think is the reason.
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard The wind can definitely make a difference, however this year I think we have had the least amount of scorch ever on the rape.
I was sure in my head you had an Agrifac sprayer, am I imagining things or did you swap it for the Merlin?
We’ve never had an Agrifac, one of my relatives used to.
Hello Andrew, just wondering what routine you have in place for cleaning the sprayer before you spray your sugar beet? Thanks
We try to make sure we’ve put done fert through it or been spraying fungicides. If that’s not possible, plenty of All Clear Extra. Cereal SU’s are a real headache.
Did mzuri and triton were not invited for the demo? Seem 2 interesting machines...
There was 7 drills I wanted but did t have room, might have to have another day!
Why don’t you roll your beet in.you would crush the clods and seal the moisture in
Now then Andrew, hope you have a nice new pair of slippers of that new toy!🚜🚜
What's the Horsch sprinter drilled ground looking like?
Moving up to 36m on the new sprayer or are you going to keep us in suspense 🤣🤣👍
Hello Ro dry, I’ll post update on the sprinter this week, maybe even Wed! Staying at 32m with new sprayer!
Is the new tractor similar size/hp to the first Quadtrac you had,you have got bigger machines and wider so needing more HP then,some reminisce about the 9280,although cant compare with a 620,Did you go to the Quadtrac gathering a few years back at Rainthorpe ,I think
It’s funny how HP was small, then increased and now back down. Yes, we were at Helen Rainthorpe’s event.
30 years ago a case 1056xl was looked upon as the big tractor.I was looking at a video on Thurlow estates using 2 quadtracs on 12 furrow ploughs and 350hp JD working ground and drilling,on a different scale
Just wondering, what if there had been heavy rainfall after drilling, especially with the slotting. Possible waterlogged and rotted seed?
I don’t think it would of done that as the field is drained well and in good Nick generally. Slugs might of been more of an issue than they are.
Great video as always 👍 is their a reason why you go that far into the field to drop that black stuff (sorry can't remember what it was called)
Sewage sludge, the stuff you flush down the loo!!!! We can’t go within 10m of a water course. There is always a fair bit of compaction around the heap after it’s been spread and if you tip in the corner of the field, you can’t get around the heap to remove it properly with a subsoiler.
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard thanks for the reply 👍makes sense now
your farm and your RUclips channel is top quality 👌
@@kevinrobson7836 Cheers Kevin. 😃👍
Bet interesting to know what you are replacing the quadtrac with. I’m guessing after you had a demo not so long ago it’s got tracks and is green and yellow?
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You’ll find out in September! 🤣🤣🤣
Fancy new green dealerships only opened down the road... perhaps an rx? 👀
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Why don’t you roll your beet in.you would crush the lumps and seal the moisture in
We don’t roll the light land because it caps very easily. I made that mistake a few years ago, we had an inch of unforecasted rain and had to re drill it. This year, it’s been so dry, it might of been ok.
@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard I can understand that,we can never win can we.obviously I’m not familiar with your soil.
Good video. £10 on a 8RX coming?
As much as that???! 😃
8RX 370 or 410?
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Should be #wardysmidweekwaffle
All this weeks content happened Thurs, Fri and Sat, hence the long one today!