<![CDATA[Ray Darley Agricultural Contractors Tel: 01944 758356 - Blog]]>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:03:23 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Straw shifting]]>Sat, 24 Aug 2013 20:07:37 GMThttp://www.raydarley.co.uk/blog/straw-shiftingPicture
Getting some wheat straw picked up and stacked here. Our two Arcusins soon made short work of it... Just in time before the rain!


Ray.
]]><![CDATA[Hay Baling]]>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 15:22:53 GMThttp://www.raydarley.co.uk/blog/hay-balingPicture
A lovely hay baling day here today, so I couldn't resist getting the 135 out for a run, along with our JD 456 baler!



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]]><![CDATA[Laying land drains]]>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 22:25:17 GMThttp://www.raydarley.co.uk/blog/laying-landdrainsPicture
We've been busy for the past two months draining our own land between other work. It takes time to do it right, but I'm sure it's well worth it.


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]]><![CDATA[Still baling last years straw!]]>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:52:17 GMThttp://www.raydarley.co.uk/blog/still-baling-last-years-strawPicture
Andy baling 60 acres of spring barley straw today. With all the wet weather last year it's taken till now to get it dry enough to bale!

We have some wheat straw to bale next week.

Ray.
]]><![CDATA[Straw chopping]]>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:54:47 GMThttp://www.raydarley.co.uk/blog/february-23rd-2013Picture
Been chopping straw today, it's a bit unusual for this time of year but with all the bad weather we've had there's been quite a lot to do, due to being unable to bale last summer.

Ray.
]]><![CDATA[In the workshop]]>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:07:05 GMThttp://www.raydarley.co.uk/blog/february-02nd-2013Picture
This is our Ford 8670. It's in the workshop here receiving a power shift gearbox rebuild.

Ray
]]><![CDATA[Loading Barley Straw]]>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 16:31:41 GMThttp://www.raydarley.co.uk/blog/1Picture
Here's a wagon being loaded by Stuart with winter barley straw.

We won't be loading this one anymore though, as it recently caught fire, and burnt out!

Ray.
]]><![CDATA[Straw baling 2012]]>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:56:38 GMThttp://www.raydarley.co.uk/blog/ray-darley-agricultural-contractors-straw-baling-2012Picture
Started baling winter barley straw today with our New Holland 9080.
The 120 x 90 bales weigh around 480kg

Ray.
]]><![CDATA[Fat Beef Cattle]]>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:20:50 GMThttp://www.raydarley.co.uk/blog/fat-beef-cattlePicture
Today we have been sorting out some fat beef cattle we are selling.

They will go direct to slaughter at Woodhead Bros Meat Co, Colne lancashire.

Ray.
]]><![CDATA[Baling and Wrapping Haylage]]>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 19:01:06 GMThttp://www.raydarley.co.uk/blog/june-23rd-2012Picture
It really is turning out to be a difficult year for Hay and Haylage making. due to all the rain we're having.

On Wednesday we were baling, and wrapping haylage till midnight, and resumed wrapping at 4.30 am Thursday morning.

It started raining again about 7.00 am, but luckily we were all done!

Ray.
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