Roger Wilson

Chief dogsbody of our family farming business. Head sprayer operator among everything else. Every day’s a learning day.

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@farmsentry @PickwickLodgeFm @duffy1972 @HefinR @Feedlync Primarily the mobile/cloud side. Everything is usually done on the phone at the crush, and obviously transferred to the tablet.

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@DavidButler34 @metoffice I’ll believe it when it happens 🙄

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@HefinR I believe a certain make of small seed drill can do the same. If you’re prepared to spend a large sum of money!

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@PickwickLodgeFm @duffy1972 @HefinR @Feedlync Not sure what you’re using/thinking of using, however we changed to Herdwatch earlier this year. Highly recommend and there’s loads on there we haven’t explored yet.

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@HefinR @Pxfarms Two useful quantities which didn’t dry up for a while, no deluge but better than last year. Helped by the cooler temperatures. (See today’s Tweet).

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

Wouldn’t like to do this with a tractor. #pgro

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

Meteorological spring rainfall. What’s ’normal’? 2026, 88mm. 2025, 45mm. 2024, 271mm. 2023, 329mm. Not sure which is better 🤔.

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@PhilNash2 @FarmersWeekly @AldiUK I wonder how they’re gonna do that?

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@HefinR @Pxfarms Only when I skip a tramline 😉🤭

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@cutlerstom Elatus Era, bitter salts and Mn.

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@Rosewood_Farm OMG, that’s not looking too good. We’re in our fourth year growing winter beans, thus far they’re the best to date. I’m just about to spray their T2 fungicide!

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@ThrimbyFarms MF 135! David Brown here, the ones you had to engage the pto by reaching over the back. Today’s tractors are easier, safer, and cooler.

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@Longwool It won’t work sat in the barn. Eternal optimism 👍😎.

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@Spa_town @1edmountain @highlandaudi @AudiUK From recent personal experience at our local Vauxhall garage the sales staff virtually greeted me as I entered the showroom. They were extremely courteous without being pushy whatsoever. No hard sales tactics whatsoever! Highly recommend them.

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@loosecollie Bring back the Royal Show. How have we become one of the very few countries without a national agricultural show?

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@Gary_Starlorn @NemoSalus They were always left wing/socialists, even those in the private school sector. Just don’t try forcing your political views on the children you teach.

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@FarmersGuardian At present the duty is 10.18 p per litre, it’s gonna drop to 6.48 p per litre. Our combine harvester uses around 400 litres a day, we’ll save £14.80 a day! What a farce 🙄

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@PickwickLodgeFm @DanAttle I’ve been explaining to my assistant the difference between compaction and consolidation.😉

[Roger Wilson @loweroddfarm]

@DanAttle Might be ok🤞. We Cambridge rolled ours (first time growers), but we’re a little uncertain about doing so. That’s a few weeks ago now and we have had rain since.