November Farming Tips

·         November
A late drilled cereal crop is being rolled to consolidate the ground. Rolling provides a good cultural control for slugs which are prevented from moving along the drill lines eating the emerging crop. Slugs can cause significant damage to cereals, especially where the crop follows oilseed rape.

·         Winter wheat receives a herbicide to control broadleaved and other grass weeds. Well established crops naturally compete with weeds and so farmers and agronomists can reduce the rate of applied herbicide significantly so that financial savings can be made.

·         Fertiliser for next years crops is now being delivered. Fertiliser manufacture is energy intensive and so fertiliser costs are closely correlated with the energy market in general. At Dirtyboots we are based just outside Malmesbury and provide comprehensive estate maintenance services throughout Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. Our services include grassland and woodland management, fencing and boundary maintenance plus farm contracts to harvest and process your crops. Our range of experience is diverse - from security fencing for carparks, to footpaths and maintaining public areas, airfields and industrial estates.

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