This is a two-part DVD series
following a year with contract farming operation Reed
Agriculture. Based in North Suffolk, the business covers 3000
acres and uses almost exclusively John Deere machinery.
Interviews and narration describe
more than 100 sequences over the course of the two programmes.
Particular emphasis is placed on showing the impressive array of
modern equipment used, with nearly 60 machines featured over
both discs, including more than 40 tractors with examples from
most of the popular John Deere ranges produced during the past
10 years.
The soil types are very variable,
ranging from light sand to heavy clay, and consequently a wide
variety of crops are grown including wheat, barley, oilseed
rape, sugar beet, peas, grass, parsley, onions and potatoes.
Part one covers the period January to May,
beginning with the harvesting of the remainder of last year’s
sugar beet. A variety of cultivations on the light land are
followed by the drilling of spring sown crops. Preparations for
onion sets and potatoes are shown in detail, together with the
planting operation. Crop care is next, with spraying,
fertilising and irrigation the order of the day.
Part two continues the story from June to
December, starting with haylage and haymaking activities.
Harvest commences with the combinable crops, followed by the
parsley, onions and potatoes. The autumn-establishment workload
with preparations for oilseed rape and winter cereals is
on-going and shown in detail. With drilling underway, it’s not
long before sugar beet is being lifted and the race is on to get
the following wheat crop in the ground.
A Year Farming with Deere Part One DVD
Running Time:
100 minutes approx.
ISBN:
978-0-9933942-0-1
DVD Format:
PAL DVD
DVD Region Code:
Region All
First Released:
2015
£17.95 £9.99
UK only (please contact us to order from
overseas)
A Year Farming with Deere Part Two DVD
Running Time:
104 minutes approx.
ISBN:
978-0-9933942-1-8
DVD Format:
PAL DVD
DVD Region Code:
Region All
First Released:
2015
£17.95 £9.99
UK only (please contact us to order from
overseas)
A Year Farming
with Deere Part One and Part Two set
UK only (please contact us to order from
overseas)
Machines featured
over the two DVDs (58 in total):
Challenger MT755B Claas Challenger 45 Fendt 828 Vario JCB Fastrac 2170 x3 John Deere 6125R x2 John Deere 6130R x3 John Deere 6140R x3 John Deere 6150R x2 John Deere 6210R John Deere 6610 John Deere 6630 x2 John Deere 6800
John Deere 6930 x3 John Deere 7230R John Deere 7280R x2 John Deere 7310R John Deere 7530 x3 John Deere 7930 John Deere 8320RT John Deere 8345RT John Deere 8360RT John Deere 8420 John Deere 8530
