Livestock/General Farming photo thread ***READ MOD NOTE IN POST #1***

Midlandsman80

Midlandsman80 wrote: »

Too far away and hope to get betters ones but pic 1 is great bb cow and pic 2 is last years calf both grazing in Southern Belgium this evening

Not this one, I done my best karate kid chop to ask if it was side door and farmer done his best quick crap with fart noise....and told me 3rd calf is hidden in trees but is v v good

Reggie.

darragh_haven wrote: »

My dad mowed while I was in England. Most of it was knocked yesterday and the rest around mid day today. Raking and pit tomorrow. ...... and I'm back just in time to cover the pit.

I think he missed a bit

darragh_haven

Reggie. wrote: »

I think he missed a bit

You can tell him. .....

Reggie.

darragh_haven wrote: »

You can tell him. .....

sheebadog

Finishing planting !

againstthetide

Seeding just started around here this week
Bourgault 8910 cultivator with a 6550 Aircart towing a liquid fert cart as well

Mad4simmental

sheebadog wrote: »

Finishing planting !

Is the climate good annof to grow canola over there sheepdog?

sheebadog

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Is the climate good annof to grow canola over there sheepdog?

Canola = oilseed rape. Yes we grow it here and grows well yielding around 4.5t/ha.

Our problem with oilseed rape this year was that there wasn't enough moisture in the ground at planting time to sow.

What we are planting now are Sunflowers.

sheebadog

againstthetide wrote: »

Seeding just started around here this week
Bourgault 8910 cultivator with a 6550 Aircart towing a liquid fert cart as well

Where you at? Presume Canada.

bogman_bass

sheebadog wrote: »

Canola = oilseed rape. Yes we grow it here and grows well yielding around 4.5t/ha.

Our problem with oilseed rape this year was that there wasn't enough moisture in the ground at planting time to sow.

What we are planting now are Sunflowers.

What yield would you get for sunflowers? What would you get per ton for them?
Are they a demanding crop to grow?
Can you harvest with the normal combine header?

Sorry for all the questions, just I retesting to learn something new.
I bet they are mighty impressive when in full bloom!

againstthetide

sheebadog wrote: »

Where you at? Presume Canada.

Yep in St Brieux Saskatchewan. Here
I work for the company that build these seeders

sheebadog

bogman_bass wrote: »

What yield would you get for sunflowers? What would you get per ton for them?
Are they a demanding crop to grow?
Can you harvest with the normal combine header?

Sorry for all the questions, just I retesting to learn something new.
I bet they are mighty impressive when in full bloom!

About the same yield as oilseed rape, maybe a bit more.

They are tricky to grow. Ground conditions must be perfect at planting.
Heavy downpours after planting would ruin them, so only suitable for dry free draining soils.
Crows and pigeons go crazy for them and before harvesting smaller birds love them as they can land on them without the stem breaking.
They are called "tournasol" as they have the amazing habit of following the sun across the sky, you can tell where the sun is on a cloudy day by looking at the way they are facing.

Harvesting is done with a standard cereals header with a few attachments.
Harvest is done around October.

I'm in two minds do I love them or hate them!
On how they look, again I'm in two minds, when in flower they look nice, fields of big yellow flowers facing the exact same way. But from the onset of ripening they look like the devils garden, black as the ace of spades.

Edit. They demand months of strong sunshine. That's why they are only grown south of the Loire.

sheebadog

againstthetide wrote: »

Yep in St Brieux Saskatchewan. Here
I work for the company that build these seeders

Plenty space out there !

Nekarsulm

bogman_bass wrote: »

mm
I bet they are mighty impressive when in full bloom!

like this?

Damo810

Was just about to take second cut, but we've had a major breakdown. **** of a thing.

darragh_haven

Done and dusted!

Reggie.

darragh_haven wrote: »

Done and dusted!

Very nice darragh. Bit of weight off there now

mahoney_j

Damo810 wrote: »

Was just about to take second cut, but we've had a major breakdown. **** of a thing.

Main dealer job!!!!

Reggie.

mahoney_j wrote: »

Main dealer job!!!!

Maybe scrapyard

sea12

darragh_haven wrote: »

Done and dusted!

Beautiful views there darragh.
Lovely tidy job on the pit. Contractors do it or your self?

munkus

Damo810 wrote: »

Was just about to take second cut, but we've had a major breakdown. **** of a thing.

That's a mighty blade you've attached.

darragh_haven

sea12 wrote: »

Beautiful views there darragh.
Lovely tidy job on the pit. Contractors do it or your self?

Mow ourselves. Contractor did the rest. Gave a packing for an hour after with 2 tractors and then cover.
We usually get the contractor with just the wagon and put it in the pit ourselves but didn't have the time this year.

Damo810

mahoney_j wrote: »

Main dealer job!!!!

Nat at all at all. She'll walk through that stuff tomorrow evening!

Muckit

darragh_haven wrote: »

Done and dusted!

Is that your front lawn behind the post and rail? I'm very very jealous if it is!! Wow what a view, lovely to be looking out at the sea

Username John

Muckit wrote: »

Is that your front lawn behind the post and rail? I'm very very jealous if it is!! Wow what a view, lovely to be looking out at the sea

Yeah - nice views, fine house, and lovely rolling farmland...

Sure you has it all Darragh :P

darragh_haven

Muckit wrote: »

Is that your front lawn behind the post and rail? I'm very very jealous if it is!! Wow what a view, lovely to be looking out at the sea

I'm standing my brothers lawn. He built on the farm but doesn't do any farming. (He helped covering the pit tho). Great sea view alright, never appreciated it growing up but I do now. Being so close to the sea has its down sides, one year the salt burnt 5 or 6 acres of grass and it had to be re seeded

darragh_haven

Username John wrote: »

Yeah - nice views, fine house, and lovely rolling farmland...

Sure you has it all Darragh :P

Some of it is a bit to "rolling"....

sheebadog

For heavy metal addicts. This is their main factory. In fact it's quite small.

Muckit

I can almost feel the heat through the screen!

REAL shorts and T shirt weather not like here!

GrandSoftDay

A limousin that looks like a jersey :rolleyes: