I’ve got it side by side with the bazooka and the funky was on awn two day earlier.I’m hoping funky will do well as growing some for seed this time!! Looks good so far, not grown winter barley here for years! Cheers dh
, funky this year looks good .
Pleased with this Funky when I sprayed it on Tuesday evening.Been growing hybrids for a couple of years..... and won't bother from now on. just too light and too many bushel weight deductions. Can only see it working on very good land with a need to spread the rotat ion for work rate
It was sold to us as being better on more marginal land, first year we grew Volume we had a 4 tonne crop on some poor land. We have had Bazooka fail twice so won't be growing that again. I think we will ditch the hybrids this time, we also struggle to apply the early N that it needs.I’m not sure the benefits of hybrids outweigh the higher seed cost and lower bushel weights. Are hybrids potentially tying you into a higher input regime with the chemical companies?
Speaking as a stock farmer conventional barley is much more sought for feed. In a low price year hybrid barely is harder to sell and stock don’t do as well on it.
I think we will ditch the hybrids this time, we also struggle to apply the early N that it needs.
20+ years ago, think it was manitou as the six row of the time. A lot of people used to mix the seed with a two row to up the bushel weight.
I’m not sure the benefits of hybrids outweigh the higher seed cost