25 tweets showing spring drilling progress around the UK

From Cornwall to Scotland, spring drilling is well under way in many parts of the UK and Ireland, with barley, wheat, beans and even some potatoes and onions being planted as drier, warmer conditions prevail this week.

Growers are making storming progress in typically early-drilling areas, such as the free-draining chalklands of Dorset and the lighter, sandy soils of Nottinghamshire.

See also: Prepare the sprayer for T0 to tackle widespread wheat disease

Meanwhile, drills are being readied in Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Wiltshire and Ireland, with seed-bed preparations and final glyphosate applications for blackgrass control going on.

We have compiled the tweets below as an early indication of spring drilling progress around the country.

Good drilling progress on lighter land


https://twitter.com/ianholmes20/status/703703742516957184


https://twitter.com/carrotplanter/status/703871214142537728

Start of spring drilling not far away elsewhere

https://twitter.com/abrads1980/status/709087006417133568

But other growers will need to be patient

Keep the Farmers Weekly arable team updated on your spring drilling progress and send in your photos via Twitter by mentioning @FarmersWeekly in your tweets.

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