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Monday, 21 March 2016

Current Agricultural Activity

Spraying and sowing are the two notable activities occurring at the moment.

This is probably liquid herbicide being sprayed on young winter wheat to control unwanted vegetation.




Sowing of Spring Barley on dark fenland soil.





A Trailer load of fertiliser.


14 comments:

  1. A wonderful springlike look at the pictures. Here it rains more snow.

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  2. Good weather for the farmers togeta lot of work done Roy.

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    1. Yes hopefully it will continue to improve now Margaret for us Nature observers as well.{:))

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  3. Ohhh, just look at that lovely fenland soil, it is enough to make the mouth water ;-) Plenty of activity up here too what with the settled weather lately, and I even spotted some Oilseed Rape starting to flower down on the lowlands the other day!!!

    Lovely agricultural scenes as always Mr Norris.

    Kindest regards :-)

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    1. It grows all sorts David. Cabbage various, spuds, onions etc etc.
      Thanks.

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  4. The soil looks wonderfully rich and loamy.

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    1. Its like that everywhere in this area Wilma.

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  5. Roy, I love this agricultural documentation...
    And I've just planted tomato seeds, just in much smaller scale! :)

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  6. Hey Roy... Wow nice to see ground being worked, and seeding going on.
    Always loved the look of a freshly tilled field.
    It is freezing rain here this morning...yuck!!

    Grace

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    1. Thanks GG, getting milder her now thank goodness.

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  7. A great sequence of images which shows us so well both activities!...
    Good work, as usual, Roy!...

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