Potato ridging

Michael is ridging up the potatoes ahead of bartletts planting team in March. 

Transport Manager Certificate

I sat a very well run course at RHA over 3 weeks in February and March with a following exam for two modules for a certificate in International Transport which I received today, thank goodness. 

Spring life

The ducklings on the pond have started to arrive. 

Will have to watch out for the sparrow Hawks which take them away. Sadly each year it goes down to 1 duckling from 14 as a norm. 

Up she goes, shed 3

My master plan of three grain stores is underway. First Bay is Cambridge which will have winter barley stored in July from this Harvest. 

Sugar beet comes up with black grass

The heavy land drilled sugar beet has started to emerge and the spring blackgrass has got a good start as well. Conditions must be good this spring for blackgrass. 

Spreading Fibrophos

We have started spreading Fibrophos 0.12.12 in front of the sugar beet drill at 12mts. 

Sugar beet in Dry Drayton hasn't been seen since the 1950's which was a recorded disaster. Hoping not to replicate when the field was hand dug to get the beet out as the machinery wouldn't travel. 

Cultivations are going well as long as you don't find a wet hole. The precision drill is making a nice job at planting on 49.58 rows and 15 cm seed placement intervals. 

Spring bean drilling on the way

Sammy is getting the spring beans drilled while the rain keeps away.