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silage time
Agriculture/Livestock
Silage time with Farmer Phil and the MF 2725
It’s silage time and Farmer Phil can barely contain his excitement. “It’s one of my favourite jobs, and I don’t get to do it half enough,” he says. What’s more, the Massey Ferguson 2725 is out on the draw for the first time (minus a window and some doors) and he wonders if she handle it! The first cut at silage time is action-packed. Farmer Phil sums it up: “Liv,…
slurry in
Agriculture/Livestock News
Silage in, slurry out, says Farmer Phil
In today’s video, Farmer Phil is “going tankering” as he begins the “silage in, slurry out” phase with the tanker. “It’s the last bit of tillage to be done on the maize ground so it’s ready for sowing, about six loads on five acres… The pressure is on to get it done,” he says. He tries out a new splash plate that Father Phil had already given the thumbs up.…