aga man Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Just got back in from working on top of the yorkshire wolds [beautiful weather this morning] Plenty of tractors working land and the farmers say they hope to be drilling spring barley next week Keep your eyes open folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody walloper Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 done my rounds yesterday saw five tractors ploughing.. between the midlands and newbury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 peas in april I was told of by one farmer ground still wet under foot but everybodys ground is different . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Saw my first drilling today in Norfolk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) I've been drilling barley today, trouble is its a field that you can't shoot as to many houses round it. Got another 75acres to do but needs a lot more drying yet. Edited February 24, 2016 by johnny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchdickason Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Ploughing here today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireSam Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 No sign of drilling round us (Shropshire) ..... expect the barley will be early March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Two fields of drilling finished today North East Durham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 was out today on one farm and and the peas are going in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 was out today on one farm and and the peas are going in. That really is early! speaks volumes about the mild winter weather and soil temperatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 rape duty yesterday, same round here the tractors are getting active now Worcester area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Peas in February. That must be a first. Drilling is well underway round here too on the very light and quite poor stoney ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 One of my permissions has peas and they are couple of inches high, no birds on them as of yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 One of my permissions has peas and they are couple of inches high, no birds on them as of yesterday Are you sure they aren't winter beans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 That is early for peas, would not think the soil temp is high enough yet. First or second week of april here we are on harvest peas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Are you sure they aren't winter beans? Agreed. Have another look Belly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Peas in February. That must be a first. Drilling is well underway round here too on the very light and quite poor stoney ground. been out the farm today and another field of peas are going in, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 When I shot for a pea contractor, he was known to drill peas in the last week of February, but not before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 Barley was drilled 12 days ago here at the top of Cambridgeshire, I got called out by a farmer this morning because the crows and rooks have found the chitting seeds. I will be placing shooters around it for a week or so. Next to be drilled will be sugar beet in two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 I'm free on Wednesday Dave if you need an armed guard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Jim you have a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Well that's Wednesday covered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Are you sure they aren't winter beans? Pretty sure yes as I phoned the farmer who is friend, and he said keep an eye on the peas as some birds have been seen on them. I've looked two or three times but not seen anything worth a mention as stated previously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Pretty sure yes as I phoned the farmer who is friend, and he said keep an eye on the peas as some birds have been seen on them. I've looked two or three times but not seen anything worth a mention as stated previously Seems very early. To be a couple of inches tall, those peas must have been drilled a month ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) Well after today I've got one dead rook for the flapper! Attending to the fenn traps at one of the pens and one heck of a flightline of rooks and jackdaws started coming over me, but high up over the trees. Thought to myself it's only a matter of time before one gets a bit cocky. Stood up against a tree trunk, sure enough only waited 5 minutes for a lower flyer, down it came Funnily enough they started flying round me after that. Went and stood in a favourite little spot for 10 minutes to flight a pigeon or two in, dropped one at the first attempt. Shooting the 12g hushpower which feels about 12 feet long it's easy to let the surge of adrenaline swing through too wildly, thought I'd missed in front for a minute before it hit the deck. Picked the bird up and it had one pellet wound - entry 5mm below its eye and exit out the back of its head! Then I went and ruined my 100% average One came in and sat up in a tree about 50yds away. Just for a giggle I had a go at stalking up to it, got to about 30yds before the inevitable twig snapped under my foot, took a wild swipe to no avail! I only went up there to check the traps. Seems I'm easily distracted Edited February 29, 2016 by Jim Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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