has anyone had problems with the lights on there 7060 not working right. after working on it for a few hours and talking to my new Holland dealer wever narrowed it down to the little breaker box on the inside of the frame right by the pto shaft has anyone else had this problem before? its also the same issue on my 1431 discbine. thanks for the help
has anyone ever applied 30% liquid nitrogen to alfalfa in low doses. like 10 gal/a or less. seems like the cheapest and best nitrogen ive found for my grasses.
I never had a wherel rake but decided to get one last year to cut down on raking time.Neighbors had JD,Gehl,Befco.Iwent to Agri Supply and got an 8 wheel rake for less than $2800.(AGW8).Seems to be as well built as to more expensive rakes.I had no problems with it once I closed it up as far as it would go.Also has to ability to flip and tedder,though my tedder does a better job.Anyone looking for a wheel rake might want to check this one out.
I am wanting to seed bare areas left over from large compost piles and tractor ground damage created from loading manure.
I want to plant O-grass/Timothy mix seed. The ground is pretty roughed up, little growth above ground. I spread compost on bare areas. My plan is to spread seed, then use York rake to cover seed slightly with compost. Each field has a spot like this that's about 1/4-1/2 acre each.
1. Will this be adequate for new seeded areas?
Another idea along thos lines I'd like to discuss is overseeing the fields where fresh compost was just spread. My plan is to broadcast seed, then go over it lightly with 8' York rake to work it lightly into new compost top dressing.
2. Will this be adequate preparation to grow seed?
3. If I do this seeding this week (last week of March) will the seed have taken hold well enough to withstand a first cutting in 2 months (tractors, rakes, bakers) assuming adequate rainfall & warmth. Should be warming up in a few weeks.
4. Will it be able to withstand summer heat as long as it's not a bad drought?
5: (on edit) does this seed mix and price sound reasonable?
14lbs O grass & 6 lbs Tim per acre @ $2.36 per lb or $47.20/acre?
That sounds high to me.
Plan B would be to seed bare areas where compost was stored and oversees in fall. I know that's a better plan, but was wondering if anyone had success planting forage grasses in spring.
Was thinking about upgrading my rake situation to one of those V tandem roller bar rake setups, New Holland(258&260) or John Deere(670&671). Would like to just get one rake this year and and the other one next year due to budget constraints. I really need a rake though this year since I've been using an ancient David Bradley that has seen better days. Obviously the right hand ones are harder to come by so I was wondering if I came across one of those this year maybe I should get that one and get the let hand one next year but can't find any information on using a right hand rake by itself. I think I know how to use one by itself but was wondering if anybody has any actual experience using a right hand rake by itself? I looked through a gazillion hay raking videos on youtube but didn't see a one right hand rake.
Roundup weedkiller 'probably' causes cancer, says WHO study
The Monsanto product – the world’s most widely used herbicide – contains glyphosate, which may also be carcinogenic for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Roundup, the world’s most widely used weedkiller, “probably” causes cancer, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) – WHO’s cancer agency – said that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide made by agriculture company Monsanto, was “classified as probably carcinogenic to humans”.
It also said there was “limited evidence” that glyphosate was carcinogenic in humans for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, said scientific data did not support the conclusions and called on WHO to hold an urgent meeting to explain the findings. “We don’t know how IARC could reach a conclusion that is such a dramatic departure from the conclusion reached by all regulatory agencies around the globe,” said Philip Miller, Monsanto’s vice-president of global regulatory affairs.
Concerns about glyphosate on food have been widely debated in the US recently, and contributed to the passage in Vermont last year of the country’s first mandatory labelling law for genetically modified food.
The US government considers the herbicide to be safe. In 2013, Monsanto requested and received approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency for increased tolerance levels for glyphosate.
It is mainly used on crops such as corn and soybeans, which are genetically modified to survive it.
The weedkiller has been detected in food, water and in the air after it has been sprayed, according to the report from WHO. However, glyphosate use is generally low in and near homes where the general public would face the greatest risk of exposure, the report said.
The evidence for WHO’s conclusion was from studies of exposure, mostly agricultural, in the US, Canada, and Sweden that were published since 2001.
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I got with a Yuma seed dealer, his recommendation for planting our 60 acre field is a 80% Giant/ 20% Common mix. He says that the two together will out perform the individuals. This field is irrigated and will be a rotational pasture for our beef production, plus haying until we get more cattle.
