The Oilseed Rape Is Drilled Just in Time for the Rain, and the Logistics of Going Bigger
After a long, dry wait, this is a big milestone. All of the oilseed rape is now drilled, and in near textbook conditions, with the first proper rain in weeks finally forecast to arrive right on cue. In this episode we get the last of it in the ground, and look at the logistics challenge that comes with going bigger, because keeping two 18 metre drills fed means moving as much as 80 tonnes of seed a day.It has not all been smooth. We work through a relentless run of breakdowns as the brutally hard ground takes its toll, with hitches snapping and frames cracking, and a big winter rebuild…
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