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Collected my leaf samples today to send off to be tested for light leaf spot disease. #oilseedrape #bayer #adas #farming
My October Farming Matters column for the Henley Standard is now up on my website. https://simonbeddowsfarmers.blog/2021/10/18/farming-matters-henley-standard-october-column/ #henleyonthames #henleystandard #nfu #nfucountryside #farmingcan #farming #ukfarming
Here it comes! The first field of wheat sown, breaking cover. Bread on the table next year hopefully. Long way to go to harvest 2022. Farmers are nothing if not optimistic. Best job in the world. #bestjobever #farming #farminglife #farminguk
The maize is all safely ensiled and we are putting the fields into wheat. Thanks to Agriforce the contractors who dealt with the maize. A very professional job. #agriforce #johndeereeurope #maize
Brand new maize header going out on the contractors forage harvester today. The torpedo type fingers guide the rows of maize onto the spinning discs which cut the stalks and feed them into the harvester. This then cuts the whole plant including the cobs in to short pieces. The maize is put into a clamp where the air is excluded. This start to ferment and produces acid which preserves the maize. Just like pickling onions. The result is silage which is feed to the cattle over the winter. #maize #newholland #farminglife #farming
Maize harvest is underway. From field to trough. #farmingcan #farminguk #maize

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