FARM UPDATE 252 Maschio power harrowing for beet, spraying & fert, Polaris sprayer to Lishmans

[@jamesbrown7794]

Good to see your farm it's wet here as well the new sprayer boom height seems to be uneven when going across the field

[@colinwaters2725]

Nice update Andrew. Congratulations to Emma and Henry 😊😊😊

[@johnhyde8892]

A great video Andrew, congratulations to Henry on his new baby. I managed to get most of my fields apart from two field chain harrowed. My neighbour cut and baled some grass here in Cornwall.

[@robdavis5711]

Great update, lovely gesture from the Tonight team, enjoy! Congratulations to Henry and Emma! Hope they’re all doing well!

[@peterwilson-qj2ds]

Congratulations to Henry & Emma , another very interesting video Andrew. I must say the RX seems to make light work of the power harrow, and your sprayer is a nice piece of kit.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

The RX and power harrow are a great combined.

[@DaveAndrews-d6l]

Another fantastic update used to use a little spreader like that for feeding our lawn at home hope Henry and the family are doing well

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

They are thank you.

[@johnhyde8892]

A great video Andrew as always, sorry you couldn't get all your crops drilled. I chain harrowed most my fields apart from two fields. My neighbour cut and baled some silage.Congratulations to Henry on his new baby, i did see Henry on countryfile.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Yes I knew he was going to be on. It can’t of been too wet for doing silage!

[@jondeer-ce7if]

I religiously watch your updates Andrew, and enjoy them very much. Thank you for the time and effort you put into them. I have no axe to grind whatsoever but feel the old sprayer's boom was much more stable and therefore accurate.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

It wasn’t brilliant at times. Househams are coming out Tuesday

[@adrianlayen4119]

Another good update Andrew. First, congratulations to Henry and his family. Good to see you getting some spraying done. It was good to see the piece about the company in Bourne with the small sprayers, they are local to me. I hope you get the drilling all done without the weather affecting you too much. Looking forward to the next video.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

17mm overnight and it’s still raining so not ideal. ☹️

[@GrahamWP58]

Plenty of work going on this week not before time. Great content as always until Wednesday Stay Safe Andrew

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😊👍

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Thanks Fer explaining everything that is going on as it helps us that aren't farmers.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Please ask anything you’re not sure about, no matter how daft you think your question is.

[@jonstephens682]

Hi Andrew. Cracking update again. Gone are the days off the bucket under your arm and chuck the fertiliser on buy hand 😂😂that power harrow has been a god sent for you this year. Glad Henry has had some good news with a new baby because boy he deserves something good after the year he’s had and nice to see you back in the fields finally 😊😊

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Too right re Henry, he’s had a lot to put up with. I’m going over to do a video with him for next Sunday.

[@jackiewatson3789]

Great video again. The heavy land is proving to be a proper nightmare this year - like it did a few years ago. All these new tined cultivators with their fancy names and fancy prices are only pimped up pig tail drags with some sort of crumbler roller on the back!

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😂😂👍

[@treve2627]

Good morning Andrew. Hotel Chocolat I believe are the best Chocolates you can get! Also very interesting how that business evolved.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

👍😊

[@Scotty10-4]

Hi andrew, seeing you apply fertiliser give me a thought back and wondered if you posted a video with the results of the fertiliser trails from last year on the wheat, ive found the harvest one but not the results, thanks for the content

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

I have mentioned them but this Sunday I’ll be doing an update on this years trials so I’ll go through them on Sunday.

[@Scotty10-4]

Thanks for the update

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

@Scotty10-4 This Sunday is already long enough so it will be next week.

[@julianchambers8372]

Hi Andy, thank you for explaining how you use your machinery. Please excuse my ignorance but wouldn`t it help if you ploughed some of the land which is still wet below the surface. ?

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

No problem. A few people have said that, why would we be better?

[@b14clg]

Like the spray nozzles, does the sprayer boom have bounce control? Great blog, just travelling back to north west from the Isle of Wight seen many fields of osr in flower, & mazie under plastic protection covers,

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

At £11 each they need to be good!! Househams are coming out to the sprayer on Tuesday.

[@philipmetcalfe6289]

Great update Lawn fert looked expensive! Polaris sprayer update looks very user friendly. We could probably utilise the bits you've removed if you want to sell them. We have similar setup but it needs improvements.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

I don’t think we need it, I’ll check with Tom and Reuben and get back to you.

[@philipmetcalfe6289]

@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard OK thanks

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

@philipmetcalfe6289 I’m not sure what we’re going to do yet because it’s going to cost more than I thought. It might make more sense to spend a bit more and have a new one. If we do that the tank, engine and pump and the whole subframe would be for sale. We’d keep the boom though.

[@philipgraham6980]

The new sprayer is great, but I am surprised you didn't have individual nozzle shut off added to it. The saving on chemical must be worth the extra cost. If the lawn comes up stripy next year put half required amount in one direction and second half in other direction, I know its twice the work but it is only once a year for a nice green lawn.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

From memory it added about £25k to the price

[@1ADP]

Hi just a though watch lifting the small sprayer,might it be and idea to have some box section fitted for the forks

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

We usually lift it with straps because sometimes we take the tank off but leave the boom on.

[@1ADP]

Yes good idea to use straps,the video showed the forks to close for comfort next to the cab

[@paulmoore8520]

Question What's the units of nitrogen per hec For the spring barley For use old school lads Thanks for the pod cast

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Units per hectare? You’re mixing metric with imperial, or do you mean units an acre?

[@paulmoore8520]

Units a acre

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

@paulmoore8520 100 kg a hectare = 70 units an acre of 34.5% nitrogen.

[@markyoull6744]

great stuff andrew

[@richardbaker22]

Great video Andrew

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video God grand dad, the power harrow is a bit disappointing, the micro sprayers are very interesting, thanks for sharing

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

The PH had done what I wanted, it’s wet underneath so needed pulling up and leave the soil in a state for something else when it dries after this rain.

[@laytonphillips6667]

Great video andrew, wash that tine off before you use it, drill that land it a be okay for harvest by september, put some liquid nitrogen on the lawn that a get it shifting.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

👌😊👍

[@Gearoid35]

Great content Andrew, that's a loss leaving fields until September, congratulations on new arrival

[@geoffreymoore2204]

Martin has a great soil testing kits, U should demo one an see how good it is,if u spray Epson salts on lawn it will help dark the green colour causing better photosynthesis, maybe try on barley too

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

The grass is sports turf, same as used at all the premier league footy clubs so grown in sand and lacking nutrients. Might try a bit of salts though. 👍😊

[@craigdoig9486]

0:09 great content again

[@thomasmacpherson5236]

Andrew great video again thanks could we possibly see and hear more from Tom and Rubin about farming and a career in it would be interesting if they are agreeable to be on your you tube channel. Thanks Tom

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Tom might be ok but Reuben runs when he sees me videoing!!! I’ll ask though!

[@bobcrawford2105]

Andrew if you don’t meet your tonnage contract for sugar beet is there a penalty to pay or is there a weather / conditions cause that can come into play ?

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Depends on results of other years but no, we’re fine.

[@paulbuckberry7683]

Well that’s ‘Wardyswaffle’ done, I’m off into the workshop now to get on with the rest of Sunday. Thank you Andrew, good informative video that one!!

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😂😂👍😊

[@brycekirby1567]

Good job

[@davidcollingwood1262]

Great video

[@Twidile1]

Sprayer boom is a bit seesaw . The land you haven't planted is it owned or contract farmed

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

A mixture.

[@JonoLeeke]

With single disk spreaders you need to go round and round in one direction

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Hadn’t thought of that.

[@CyrilMorrin-h5f]

Could you grow maize for an AD plant on the land not yet planted with Spring crops?

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

I could but it would be late to harvest and put us in the same boat as growing spring cereals. The fields need a lot of extra work to repair from the rain.

[@ChristopherBach-v4s]

Have you ever left so many fields undrilled? What happens on the rented ones?

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

No, never. We still have to pay rent even though there’s no return for us.

[@AndyChetwood-j1z]

Hi great video, how much is your loss for no crop, and how much is paid by the government?! Than you,

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

It’s very difficult to explain in a message, I’ll go through the costs in a future update in a week or two so stay tuned. Thanks for the question.

[@richyfenners9663]

Been looking at some dog proof boot liners for my Disco, where’s yours from?

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

This is where mine is from. It is strong and fits well and they are helpful on the phone. www.mudd-e.com/

[@raymondcarroll1670]

I find the power harrow on that heavy land when it's wet is a waste of time. I think that Weaving tine grubber or something similar to allow it dry out and then a pass with a disc cultivator works best for us on that type of land.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

For sugar beet?

[@raymondcarroll1670]

@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard I had forgotten it was land destined for Sugar Beet. Will you have to give it another pass before planting? Heavy showers here today, no land work being done

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

@raymondcarroll1670 definitely but not sure what with yet. The power harrow did a cracking job, just what I wanted. Need to be patient now, let it dry before we go on with something else.

[@davidstowncontractinglands8457]

Make sure you blow off any fert broadcast onto the paving or you could get rust stains from the iron content .

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Thank you, I fetched the leaf blower we use in the grain stores and did it straightaway!

[@jimxyz8150]

U may try a plough ....it make a good video😊😊❤

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

As would the resulting 6 passes with different machines to get the soil in a good enough condition to plant sugar beet!! 👌😊👍

[@jimxyz8150]

Must done sum very bad ploughing back in day to want 6 runs of a power harrow ...jas😂😂😂 mith be 3 runs at best ...next time iam over i call in and show you how to plough 😂😊🙈👍

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Only 1 with a power harrow. What % sand silt and clay soil are you talking about?

[@RICHIE87622]

Thats a big hit you took on the spring barley last year!😬 Going to be alot of late harvesting this year!! And it continues to be a bit chilly!! The cattle in the valley where l walk the dog (on a lead) are still in!! Thanks Andrew

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Well done for the lead! You know to let the dog off if the cattle do start to chase or look interested? Safer for you and your dog would get away too. Yes, a big hit on the barley.

[@RICHIE87622]

@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard don't worry Andrew! I always send the children in first!

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

@RICHIE87622 😂😂😂👌

[@MartinClayton-n1b]

Think snooker should move Green bays to Lincolnshire If stays dry

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😂😂

[@Shaunalexander.99]

Bloody weather, just started to dry. We got a house to build at Green Lane Farm when we can dig the footings without filling with water. Frustrating.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Exactly. 😡😡

[@relaxed.farmer]

You need a heavy duty spingtine like a kuhn prolander or amazone cobra to open it up. Then power harrow better for pass after that to create seedbed

[@relaxed.farmer]

Oh wow I was a bit early with that comment 😂 hadn't watched the whole video

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

😂😂

[@michaelglover1968]

I think one matter that the public to not understand is the up front costs of putting in a crop with no idea of it's value in 9 months time. A factory would not produce a product for sale in 9 months time without knowing the sale price. Your posts on the EA and there failure to protect farm land from floods is a disgrace and they are not fit to operate and the goverment should step in and take more control. If it was factory that kept flooding it would soon be protected. Keep up the good work

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Too right.

[@andrewriches506]

Probably wise to give the demo machines a good pressure wash before risking potential contamination of your soil as you spend so much trying to eradicate nuisance weeds.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Might do that now it’s rained on it as it’ll come off easily.

[@robertadey4961]

Food Don't bank on it.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Exactly

[@stakman78]

Flock your pond mate.

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

Sorry, don’t know what you mean?

[@stakman78]

@@WardysWaffleAndrewWard it will clear up the clarity of your pond. You put it in your water. It is called flocculant where I'm from..

[@WardysWaffleAndrewWard]

@stakman78 the water is cloudy because there’s a lot of carp in it and they are stirring up the clay. What you’re on about, will it help that?