Notes from the field
Things worth knowing
Practical advice on paddocks, weeds, kit, and seasonal jobs — written from the seat of a tractor.
Practical advice on paddocks, weeds, kit, and seasonal jobs — written from the seat of a tractor.
One last cut, hedge season opening, the final ragwort window and the autumn overseeding slot — the six-week list that decides what your field looks like in March.
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Harrowing is one of the most common jobs carried out on paddocks and grassland, but it is also one of the most misunderstood. For many landowners, harrowing simply means driving over a field with a set of chain harrows in spring. Done at the right time and for the right reasons, however, harrowing
Every day a machine sits in the yard it costs you money. How the Emmerdale Agriculture network fills gaps in the diary — what we need to know about your kit, your radius and the jobs you want.
Topping, overseeding, subsoiling, full renovation — the machinery matters more than the tractor. What to ask for, what to tell a contractor, and how to find one who actually has the right kit.
If your field or paddock needs work and you’d rather someone else handled it, tell us what needs doing.
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