Thursday 29 September 2016

Beet

Getting ready for sugar beet campaign starting on Saturday 

Thursday 22 September 2016

Sugar beet harvester is on the go.

Freddy and Raymond have started to lift the heaviest farm first and will work backwards. 

Wednesday 14 September 2016

Bought in seed has arrived

Winter Wheat and Winter barley seed has arrived 

Barley drilling and spraying paint

Raymond is busy spraying the headers and combines ready for the winter to be put away in the shed. 
Jason is drilling the winter barley volume 

Sugar beet lifting

Started lifting sugar beet in Dry Drayton on the land that is being compulsory purchased (stolen)for the A14. 

Tuesday 13 September 2016

Germany in a day

Albrecht was kind to pick me up from the airport and give me a tour of his farming operation and take me to view a machine up for sale. 

Monday 12 September 2016

Started winter barley drilling

Drilling volume winter barley after linseed. I hope it yields this coming year!!!!. 

Friday 9 September 2016

JCB repainted

Our JCB was repainted by JCB to bring it back to new. It was only 2 years old and the paint work started rusting. Thank you JCB for having it repainted. 

Wednesday 7 September 2016

Piano arrives

This is my great great grandmothers piano back in the farmhouse for the next generation. 

Fanthom farmet demo

Derry from brocks was kind to bring a demo of the farmet 12.5 mt Fanthom tine cultivator. Thank you farmet and brocks. 

Saturday 3 September 2016

Today

Sammy is mole draining in crafts hill into the new William Morfoot drains. 
Second demo of the 9 Rx John Deere. 
Combine 2 is off for repair as I can't get into gear. 
Michael and the girls come to the restaurant at burghley horse trials.