Following a previous post about stubble problems -
Previous post about 2013 stubbles
- an interesting point from a farmer at the Newdegate field days was that over the last nine years, they have upgraded their harvester four times, and increased horsepower from about 300 HP to 550 HP. They could now harvest at "beer can height", as well as being able to handle damp straw an hour earlier and an hour later each day.
This explains why the heavy stubbles of 2013 were rarely a problem at seeding for the 2014 crop, based on roadside observation. Most farmers have been slowly upgrading harvest machinery, and can now cope with heavier stubble loads.
How do you add that to your cost-benefit analysis on up-grading the harvester?
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