Harvest Highlights

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30/08/2008 09:00:00
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record

This record setting exercise, in Norton, Kansas, is said to have seen 160 acres harvested in 10 minutes and 15 seconds using 100 combines and several grain trucks.

 

Farmstar

The Farmstar demo team in action with the Case IH AFX 9010 cutting wheat on the 24th August.

 

stuck combine

stuck trailer

A couple of all too familar sights (above) this summer, posted by Charlotte Colston.

 

N Yorks combining

Jonathan & Chris Malthouse harvesting at Silpho, North Yorkshire on 27th August.

 

Velcourt

This New Holland CR9080 is working at G & H Cholmley's farm run by Velcourt in Wintringham, North Yorkshire.

 

Dublin

Harvesting Einstein winter wheat at 20% moisture on McGrath's Farm Palmerstown, Oldtown, Co Dublin, 23rd August.


 

Winstone

This rather worried looking Jack Russell is called Winstone, says Chris Broome who posted this.

 

Flat oats

Cutting flat oats in the real world by Brian Newens for Reed Farm Partnership near Petersfield, Hants.

 

Harbour

Xi19 wheat, sown on 25 September, coming off at about 12t/ha from land that former Farmers Weekly Barometer Bill Harbour manages at Gosmere Farm, near Faversham, Kent. His 12ha of marigolds in the background have been a hit with photographers, he says. "We could have made more money from the crop if we'd charged them for each shot."

by Andrew Blake (About this Author)

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