Mzuri ProTill drilled crops at Springfield Farm. Rape.

penfold

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Arable Farmer

Location

Essex

• Oct 20, 2014

• #1

Good morning all,

Will W here from Mzuri. Below are some recent photos of the crops at Springfield farm.
All photos taken on the 16/10/14

First up we have the rape drilled with ProTill 3T.
All 'Advance'. A short and stiff conventional variety.
Drilled at 3.8kg/ha at seed merchants request to alleviate predicted flea beetle effects.
Drilled with 120kg/ha of DAP going down the front leg.

First example:
Drilled Aug 22nd.
Straw Removed.

Second example.
Drilled a little later on 7th Sept.
Again straw removed.

Third example.
Drilled 26th August straight behind the combine.
Straw chopped.

 

Andrew K

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Arable Farmer

Location

Essex

• Oct 20, 2014

• #2

Like the 7/9 crop best Will, other dates a bit too forward maybe?

 

penfold

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Arable Farmer

Location

Essex

• Oct 21, 2014

• #3

You're not the only one to say that Andrew! One chap reckoned we'd be combining by Christmas!!! Personally I don't mind a lush over the top rape crop this time of year. I find the pigeons normally even things out for us later!! Especially happy with the crops drilled straight behind the combine with the straw chopped. Nice to see the residue slowly disappearing. Martin won't mind me saying, not exactly the best chopper on the old dominator but all seems well. Thought the seed rate was a bit high when it was drilled but I think that has helped a lot against the flea beetle. Taken note for next year at home. We got badly hit on a couple of fields at Halstead.

 

APJ

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Location

West Midlands(Shropshire borders)

• Oct 21, 2014

• #4

Any pics of some wheat?

 

penfold

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Arable Farmer

Location

Essex

• Oct 21, 2014

• #5

I have got some. I'll put them up when I have a minute!!

 

APJ

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Location

West Midlands(Shropshire borders)

• Oct 21, 2014

• #6

Grand! Got some to show you of the demo you did for us!!!

 

W

warksfarmer

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• Oct 22, 2014

• #7

penfold said:

Good morning all,

Will W here from Mzuri. Below are some recent photos of the crops at Springfield farm.
All photos taken on the 16/10/14

First up we have the rape drilled with ProTill 3T.
All 'Advance'. A short and stiff conventional variety.
Drilled at 3.8kg/ha at seed merchants request to alleviate predicted flea beetle effects.
Drilled with 120kg/ha of DAP going down the front leg.

First example:
Drilled Aug 22nd.
Straw Removed.
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Second example.
Drilled a little later on 7th Sept.
Again straw removed.
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Third example.
Drilled 26th August straight behind the combine.
Straw chopped.
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They look like some fantastic crops.

Whats the herbicide plan?