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What % of your intended winter crop have not been planted or damaged by flood/slugs/ flee Beatle?
Your poll doesn't make sense , or you've missed some 0's offWhat % of your intended winter crop have not been planted or damaged by flood/slugs/ flee Beatle?
i think I press post before I’d finished. I’m I been a bit optimistic keeping most of the options below 20%?Your poll doesn't make sense , or you've missed some 0's off
Start at 100% and work downi think I press post before I’d finished. I’m I been a bit optimistic keeping most of the options below 20%?
I would assume so? We will grow a little more but not crazy and just cover crop anything we don’t get in for a good wheat 25 entrythere will surely be too much malting SB next year then?
There will be certainly more Barley around, how much heavier land makes malting will be season specificthere will surely be too much malting SB next year then?
‘23 has certainly been a constant sh•t stormIt is all pretty soul destroying.
If it isn’t the constant wet, it’s the pre-ems that are now doing a lot of damage to the germinated crops.
On top of which, part of my grain store has flooded twice in the past week. Thought we’d cured the problem only to find it flooded again this morning after last nights further inch in a hurry.
Fortunately called in some help to sweep it all out again and that side of the shed is empty of grain
We now know what the problem was and hope we have properly fixed it this time.
And the floor had dried up pretty well this afternoon. But it all just add to the total misery and worry.
Especially as it is our Assurance Inspection tomorrow!
The MD of this estate died last week. It was expected, but nonetheless it all adds to general malaise, of this year and the farm in general.
I can only console myself by realising that I have done my absolute best and given the same circumstances would still have done it just the same. And I’m sure I’m not the only one in this situation.
I hoping to get another 15% of the planned Winter Beans planted, but 20% of the planned acreage will not be able to be planted.
Goodness knows how much of the cereals will have to be replanted in the Spring.
I just wish something would start to go right for a change!
grain store doors shut till march 24, sales diary not opened if possible here .Will I rue that decision/view ?Looking at the poll
40% have more than 20%. Say average 30% of area
60% less than 20 % say 10% of area
rough average 18 %
the estimated area of wheat for 2024 was 1.75 million ha so 300 thousand acres less
so total wheat area 1.45 million ha
at average 8 TPer ha 11.6 million tonnes max
or 7 t per ha 10.15 million tonnes
with this years harvest likely to leave no carryover the uk will have a big import need
in 2020 we had a low harvest but 2019 was very big and still imported record amounts
This could do with a care emoji, just keep reminding yourself you have done your best and you can't do better than that.It is all pretty soul destroying.
If it isn’t the constant wet, it’s the pre-ems that are now doing a lot of damage to the germinated crops.
On top of which, part of my grain store has flooded twice in the past week. Thought we’d cured the problem only to find it flooded again this morning after last nights further inch in a hurry.
Fortunately called in some help to sweep it all out again and that side of the shed is empty of grain
We now know what the problem was and hope we have properly fixed it this time.
And the floor had dried up pretty well this afternoon. But it all just add to the total misery and worry.
Especially as it is our Assurance Inspection tomorrow!
The MD of this estate died last week. It was expected, but nonetheless it all adds to general malaise, of this year and the farm in general.
I can only console myself by realising that I have done my absolute best and given the same circumstances would still have done it just the same. And I’m sure I’m not the only one in this situation.
I hoping to get another 15% of the planned Winter Beans planted, but 20% of the planned acreage will not be able to be planted.
Goodness knows how much of the cereals will have to be replanted in the Spring.
I just wish something would start to go right for a change!