Literally under the smoke of the Avebe factory in Ter Apelkanaal, contractor Schnieders is planting starch potatoes on 15 April. Photo: H. Deuling

On the same day, this New Holland T7.170 is also working with a Grimme GL 420 planter from Kasper Albers from Zandberg. Photo: H. Deuling

Injecting manure in Germany, just across the border, by the German contractor Jessen from Heinsberg with a Holmer classic. Photo: Marcel K

Injecting manure and immediately loosening the soil at the Jennissen farm in Heinsberg, Germany. Photo: Marcel K

Milling ridges and planting potatoes at PPO Lelystad. The Nicola variety is planted here. Photo: N. van der Boom

Plant the last plot of seed potatoes on April 18 at arable farm Eising in Lelystad. Photo: N. van der Boom

This English potato grower uses no fewer than three heavy JD tractors to get a seed bed. In total, the land is worked five times. Photo: N. Wigdahl

Arable farm Homan Free from Valthermond readying the land with an Imants spading machine, with an impressive Case IH Optum 270 CVX standing in front of it. Photo: H. Deuling

Baselier is popular in eastern England. This bed grinder does a lot of work to get the clods fine. It will not lie with the power of almost 400 hp. Photo: N. Wigdahl

Planting potatoes with a New Holland T6.175 with Cramer Junior Super H planting machine from contractor Mantingh from Valthermond. Photo: H. Deuling

Blok Agro from Dronten is busy sowing carrots in Swifterbant. One of the last arable jobs to be done this spring. Photo: E. Koolhof

At the Bosma dairy farm in Lelystad, a start will be made on 30 April with the ensiling of the first cut of grass. Photo: E. Koolhof

Photo report Agrifoto.nl

Spring not for everyone from the book

18 May 2017 - Redactie Boerenbusiness

In the Netherlands, the planting season went smoothly for the most part and under good conditions. In England, for example, this was not always the case. The soil has a bad structure and is therefore difficult to work with.

We see that and more in this photo report from Agrifoto.nl.

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Photo report Agrifoto.nl

Spring not for everyone from the book

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