[sollie]

South African barley and wheat harvest on its way
JD 9500, JD 10659(German Made) and Case 2388 in 25 feet wheat windrows

 

[sollie]

 

[brickwalker]

hah, cool pics.

 

[tascowboy]

Nice to see some ag pics from SA

Is swathing / windrowing common practice over there?

Regards from Tasmania, Australia,

TasCowboy

 

[turbo7720]

Nice pics!

 

[Jason Hildebrand]

What's the bushel per acre on that wheat/barley? What variety is it?

 

[xp12300]

Three years ago at the JD dealership we sold a 9500 to somebody in South Africa, Great to see some pictures of a 9500

 

[sollie]

Yes windrowing is a normal practice in our area,high winds during October and November learned us a lesson many times

The wheat in photos is SST 88,a local wheat variety and the yield were 3.6 tonne per hectare

Were in our last week of harvest and hope the weather will hold

We were blessed with an above normal yield this year

Greetings
Sollie

 

[foxfamilyfarm]

What other crops do you grow in SA? Just a question but wouldn't a wind storm be worse for a swath than standing crop?

Nice Pics!

 

[twitter]

so how strong will the winds get during a summer storm?