Over the Farm Gate is kindly supplied by Jo Robinson - Farmer Director
It is frightening how the months are zipping past; my last newsletter being harvest time and now we are mid-October on a blustery day - not ideal for groundwork.
The picture (below) is of volunteer oilseed which we have sprayed off and it just remains to apply slug pellets prior to drilling. I have not used slug pellets since stopping growing oilseed rape and it just proves how they love to thrive in the crop. Another reason negative to growing it again this year!
I am glad to say last week we completed harvesting a good crop of maize, which has gone to a local AD plant. So now all our first wheat ground is ready for drilling when the weather permits next week hopefully.
We must leave it so late one to allow black grass to chit and also to clear the maize off.
Yesterday I attended the risk committee at NAPC which was looking tidy and the Navara building now complete looked very impressive. I hope members and staff can have the chance to see inside soon.
