Will Baker

Farming in Nottinghamshire

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@JamesWFretwell Well done fret! A long way to go here!

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@woodboroughpark Moore concrete strainer & gate posts, creosote fence posts. Not a cheap set up but hopefully long term.

[Society of Ploughmen @ploughmen_ltd]

A date for your diary!
This year's British National Ploughing Championships & Country Festival will be held on the Thoresby Estate, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire on 12-13 October, by kind permission of Thoresby Farming.
Join us and have a great day out!
https://t.co/5t9Thmv07b

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@henry_catling Norfolks answer to a Horsch Sprinter?! 🫣

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@taylor_andrewj @patlynn78 That’s correct, we are hosting the National ploughing match in ‘24. We have planned this in a slightly different place on the estate so will be a different setting again.

[NFU Notts @NFUNotts]

My to tip for the day…. If you’re coming to @CerealsEvent the approach from the South (Ollerton) on the A614 to avoid the queues which were evident at the Northern gate yesterday

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@willkealey @CerealsEvent Apologies @willkealey planning thought the traffic from the sth would be worse but actually flowed well. An early morning issue from the nth compounded through the morning. Changes have been made for tomorrow and major changes will occur if the event comes back to Thoresby.

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@wheat_daddy @CerealsEvent Thanks Andrew, let’s hope the weather and traffic gods play ball!

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

Setup for @CerealsEvent kicking off in earnest now. 11days do go!

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@SteadyDave1 You know I’m not allowed auntie Stella!!

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@ianholmes20 @sarahkendall10 1.6mm @Thoresby and 17mm @Thurgarton, you must have copped it!

[Tom Craven @TomCraven11]

*** Skilled Arable Operator required ***
A R Craven Farms Ltd

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled, motivated individual to join our arable team.
A R Craven Farms Ltd is looking for full time operative to perform spraying, drilling and other general farm duties.

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@thurlow_j Crikey Mr T, we must try harder and crack on up north, only just drilling barley, let alone Onions!

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@farmerbarley @270nh Make sure the bucket isn’t crowded right back.

[Blackthorn Arable Ltd @Blackthorncox]

@NaomiLWood The Aldi renegotiation of contracts this year has stunned growers. We do not know what they will be buying but I suspect cattle will go hungry.....

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@JamesWFretwell Think gps a great idea but think we might move the bed too much with destoners…..unless we steer the destoner axles. We approx 2/3 of the way through, the last of the heavy land getting lifted tonight so sand all the way home!

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@JamesWFretwell Well done fret 👍. Is the Trimble worth it?

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@carrotplanter Well done mark, thoroughly deserved 👍

[Will Baker @bakerwill1]

@thurlow_j @JamieRobson115 The store man is keen to get some in and curing Mr Thurlow, us small timers up north don’t have capacity to fill them in one hit 😉