Growing interest in agriculture. Out & about columnist, BBC Countryfile winner 22. HAUni ๐พPYO ๐ ๐พFB Insta
@berkshirefarmgirl
Air Ambulance Fundraiser ๐
Yesterday we had an angry member of the public jump out in front of the combine around the headland because his sandwich was covered in dust. He then came out again and stood in front of the combine. He was so lucky not to have been hit by a vehicle. Thanks mum for de-escalation
Very humbled to have won the BBC Food & Farming Countryfile Young Countryside Champion Award this is for all young farmers who work tirelessly to provide food for the British people.
See more behind the scenes on my YouTube channel
#bbcfoodawards
Now the combine has done itโs job for this year. We now turn to the baling and hauling part of the harvest and one baler fire and one stack fire is adding to the pressure.
We expect to move in excess of 20000 bales in the next few weeks
THINK TRACTOR FACTOR & No Farmer Drama !
The country is just about to undergo Harvest 2023 where you will see almost every farm worker, tractor, combine, trailers and large farm equipment mobilizing on Britainโs roads. Travelling farm to farm to harvest crops that will then
It is like bale city down here !!! ๐
These bales are being stacked in the shed with the JCB Agriculture 560.80 Telehandler, look how excellent it handles the weight.
The telehandler does weigh 12 tonne though.
This is the wheat straw going into our shed which will eventually
I have totally lost track of days, during the harvest all you think about is work.
I even forgot it was a bank holiday untill it came on the radio this morning.
Take a look of what I have been up to today,
Starting the day off with a bacon roll, strapping trailers and still
HARVEST 2023 has officially started.
After a slow start and being rained off this morning we are back out combining the Winter Barley this evening.
Our
#johndeere
S785 is a beast with a 35 foot header and plenty horse power (785).
Send in your harvest pictures I would love
Combine Maintenance;
Itโs not always driving about ๐
Blowing off the combine is an very important task, the biggest reasons we do this is to prevent fire and to keep the combine running as cool as possible, dust/ chaff can build up quickly when these machines are out all day
FINALLY !!! ๐ !!! a tiny break in the weather has given us the opportunity to plant our spring barley.
We have had 6 months of rain and most farmers are pulling their hair out as they canโt plant their crops due to the wet weather.
Perserverance, determination, the team
Today I have been out rolling the spring wheat in the
#johndeere
#6155r
.
The purpose of rolling the wheat is to give it a little kick to wake it up to encourage tillering.
Tillering is important for wheat production; the more tillers the more green leaf area to absorb PAR
Greasing machinery and implements is a daily job on the farm.
Grease acts as a lubricant to reduce friction between moving parts. It forms a m layer between surfaces, minimizing wear and tear, and preventing metal-to-metal contact. Therefore, this is helps to extend the lifespan
Winter wheat waiting to be turned into
#bread
.
Due to the dry conditions, drying costs have been kept to a minimum luckily, whilst the energy prices are high.
#buybritish
#yourharvest
What a great bit of kit.
This is a 4100 Big Bale Transtacker.
The machine is capable of picking up 5 different sizes of large square bales.
Our stacker is picking up 8 string
@KroneUK
bales.
The Transtacker can re-pick stacks, allowing us to move them when we need, for
Thank you to
@jamesingham
& Bradley from the BBC for spending so much time today to understand the problems farmers are facing in the UK. Brilliant footage guys thank you for including my sister Lucy.
@BBCSouthToday
๐พ18th August 2022 harvest was finished๐พ
Farmers are the best group of people to understand the effect of changing climate, we have to adapt change and work with the weather. Each year brings different / new challenges, last year it was extremely dry, with fires in the field
Big blue sky to bring in the
#wheat
.
The moisture is high but we will do anything to get the crop through the combine.
The Johndeere s785 is storming on.
#combine
#weather
Potatoes (tubers) ๐ฅ
Potatoes can either be grown for the pre pack (fresh) or processing (crisps or fries).
Storage is a key time for potatoes if they are stored wrong it can have major effects to quality also affecting taste and texture.
Potatoes can be stored in either
Delighted to say I have been shortlisted for the BBC Food and Farming Countryfile Young Countryside Champion award.
Thankyou very much to all those who took the time to nominate me.
#bbcfoodawards
Merry Christmas and Happy New year.
I am delighted to say I have raised ยฃ2,600 for
@TVAirAmb
in 2023.
Shoutout to
@IAgrM
for supporting this.
Donโt forgot to thank a farmer when you are eating your yummy Christmas dinner.
Thankyou for supporting me on my journey in the
What a different harvest to last year !
Harvest 2022 was so dry we couldnโt drill our crops due to the lack of rain.
This time last year we had nearly finished our baling and combining, but this year it feels like we havenโt even started.
We all feel exhausted from working
Hay making is a great time of the year.
Hay is grass which is cut, dried and baled.
This will be used for
#animal
feed.
Have you been making hay or seen any action in your near by fields ?
If so comment below ๐
Thank you all for your support during the very long days and nights of
#harvest21
I am off for a rest and back to uni this week.
Oh and to try and find some petrol for my car!
British Wheat ๐พ going to Belgium ๐ง๐ช for biscuits ๐ช. 3,900 tonnes loaded onto the ship at
#Shorhamport
. Being loaded at 300 tonnes an hour through the shoot.
Shift change at the wheel,
We are combining spring barley (laurette) fingers gets crossed it will make malting so we can get the premium price, if it doesnโt make malting it will be sold for animal feed.
#buybritish
#beer
The Johndeere 8370r with the
#krone
baler is out baling the hay whilst the sun shines.
Hay making it a great start to build up into harvest.
Itโs all a rush this year as itโs going to
#rain
.
Comment below if your have seen hay being made or you are making it yourself ?
Tedding in the
@JohnDeere
185.
We are spreading the straw out after having a lot of rain here in
#berkshire
.
Hopefully ๐ค we get some sun soon, I think everyone is in the same situation with the rain ?
We finally made it on to the Wheat here at
@rookeryfarms
๐พ
Our s785 Johndeere combine is storming along now the sun has decided to come out.
Fingers crossed ๐ค we miss the rain ๐ง๏ธ.
Are your combines running or can you see them near you ?
Comment below ๐
๐พ๐พ๐พ๐พ
The
#johndeere
4955
@agricontract
is ready for todays fertilising with the new
@AMAZONE_Inc
spreader we will be applying 0:24:24 N, P,K meaning no nitrogen 24 phosphorus and 24 potassium and 60 MOP (potash).
The sheep are out grazing the stubble turnips (Samson). Turnips are called a catch crop, they are fast growing and are easy to eat also highly palatable. As the late summer nights become cool, sugars increase in the bulbs providing a, high carbohydrate diet. leaves = protein.
I wish all the fantastic finalists good luck.
Thank you
#Cardiff
for such a great welcome.
The results will be going live on
@BBCCountryfile
tomorrow evening Sunday 13th November at 6.15pm.
#bbcfoodawards
We are on to the
#osr
(oilseedrape) now.
The
#johndeere
#s785
combine has the rape extension on the front of the header. The silver knife alone the edge cuts through the rape as itโs a bit like walking through a jungle.
Without it would just drag and bend parts of the combine.
Out in the
#johndeere
#185r
and the
@KUHN_UK
rake making hay whilst the sun shines.
I am being chased by the
#johndeere
#8370
and
@KroneUK
hdp2 big pack baler.
Currently I am ahead but I am being chased fast ๐ I best get a move on without hitting all the trees ! ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
#hay
A change in power today,
#8370r
#johndeere
is on grain cart today. (The only tractor available)
This tractor is a 400hp tractor, command pro joystick with the 16t Richard western trailer.
We are combining oats porridge
@quaker
Is this too much power ?
Comment below ๐
I am tedding hay with the
@johndeere
#6185r
and the
@KUHN_UK
Tedder.
I am flicking the grass out to help it dry, this hay is used for animal feed.
Normally hay is made in June but due to the bad weather this year we never completed it, hence why we are doing it in September.
We are cutting the last of our cereal crops today using the T670i combine with a 25ft header. This combine is a straw walker meaning it favours straw quality over grain collection, this is partially down to the smaller cleaning drum.
#combine
#johndeere
Throwbackโฆโฆโฆ. Black John Deere best tractor ๐ do you agree ?
This time last year we were into the main crop of wheat and this year we have finished, it is crazy how the weather can change each season so much.
#lateharvest
#earlyharvest
#seasons
#dustysandwich
The yellow tint to the fertiliser is a urease inhibitor this allows us to continue using urea, a base supply of nitrogen, whilst preventing volatilisation. This happens when nitrogen is lost to the atmosphere as ammonia (NH3) gas; driven by urease enzymes, in soils and plants.
๐๐๐๐**Thrilled to Announce: The Pumpkins Are Planted !**๐๐๐๐
This year I bought myself a small vegetable drill and adapted it to drill pumpkins, ready for my second year of my first business venture in the agricultural industry.
Our trusty Zetor tractor, which normally
First night out with friends since lockdown. There is no time for anything else when it is harvest time and you have to say no to all socials just to get the job done. So I look forward to seeing all my gang tonight. ๐๐๐พ๐ฌ๐ง
This morning my sister and I were invited to meet with
@RichardHRBenyon
.
We gained some interesting insights into the most challenging topics that farmers face.
โAs a minister we follow the scienceโ
There are certainly a few interesting developments coming for agricultural
Harvest 2024 has started !!
I am out drilling with the
#amazone
cirrus, planting OSR (oil seed rape) I am using a hybrid variety
#Dekalb
#exStar
@Bayer4CropsUK
which has a seed dressing on called Integral Pro
@BASF
this is a bio fungicide which improves plant establishment and
This is how grain in this case barley is imported and exported in and out of the country. This is British barley going for beer in Belgium on a 3,300 tonne ship.
#buybritish
#barley
Heading home after spending the day with โฆ
@agricontract
โฉ and his wonderful family.
What a huge privilege to be given the opportunity to drive the black beauty home.
#liverpool
Great to see the trial plot combine in action.
Unfortunately due to the rain they have had to stop like we have but hopefully we can get a dry day soon.
The trails are looking at oat varietyโs and different fertilisers and rates.
Thankyou to
@OxAgTrials
for letting me see
Today is
#BackBritishFarming
day.
Buying British supports UK farmers and the whole agricultural industry.
We all need a farmer 3 times a day ! ๐พ
We appreciate your support, so thank you for supporting British farmers.
๐๐พ
I have been combining grain at home over the weekend.
I am now back
@bartsagri
working in the seed plant dressing and bagging seed, ready for farmers across the country to drill their crops for
#harvest23
Drills/ seed planters deliver seed at a metered pace and evenly distribute crops throughout the soil, lightly compact the soil to improve seed to soil contact. With this drill
@sumo_uk
depending on the conditions we can cover 100-120 acres a day.
Absolutely brilliant night at
#NAGAwards
with
@PatrickJMonahan
We were all looked after so well.
Thank you to all the sponsors and organizers ๐
Congratulations to all the finalists and winners ๐พ
#oilseedrape
๐โ Berkshires Best Pumpkins โ ๐
Put the dates in your diary 21st, 22nd , 28th & 29th October for pick your own pumpkins here at Rookery Farm.
This is my first ever business venture in the agricultural industry.
I hope you can follow me on this journey.
More info to come