@FarmerRobin

Farms manager at Charlton Park Estate. Cirencester @niabtag tech committee chairman. Love the outdoors. Views are my own!

 Malmesbury, Wiltshire
charltonparkestate.com
Joined October 2011
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What a time line
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Four SFI’s submitted and started rye drilling. Not a bad day
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It’s raining in the Grainstore
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11.8% before and 13.8% after. Perfect
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Weather is looking moist
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Numbers of Gout fly about is scary
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Maize 2025 over and out
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Here we go again. Only 6 weeks early
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Remember, spring tines and combines don’t mix
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Remember, spring tines and combines don’t mix
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First meaningful rain for six weeks last week. Seeds planted 6 weeks ago finally emerging. Interesting to see the growth where there was a lack of crop and still some moisture
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Off we go. This is going to be a depressing operation.
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Standard. Start combining it rains
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Knee high by 4th July. Maybe not this year
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It’s ok there is no disease about.
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Sprayed three and half weeks ago. Rust moving now.
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Maize starting to get a shift on.
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Getting some digestate on the maize.
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Robin Aird retweeted
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@Ruralpay7 May 2025
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2025 opens for applications on 29 May. We’ve published guidance to help you prepare. Read the blog to find out more 👇 defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/202…

Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2025: guidance now available

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) opens for applications on 29 May, offering grants of up to £25,000 to help cut costs and boost efficiency on your farm. To help you prepare, we’ve...

defrafarming.blog.gov.uk
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Maize planted ✔️ Fert on everything ✔️ Happy Days
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