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- Mid Northants
This is the big question that is constantly being asked ,
Are you going to drill OSR this autumn , consistently the best break crop margin , ok it has a fair bit of hassle to grow , pigeons , slugs etc.
But my big question is this, have we reached peak CSFB yet, 95% of our OSR will make it to harvest this year, but will CSFB be even a bigger problem this autumn?
My reasons are thus, Zero control of CSFB last autumn, leads to a bigger hatching this spring , hence why some OSR is absolutely nailed , which will lead to an even bigger problem this autumn , with , most people saying they are going to grow less , the problem is multiplied, more CSFB looking for less homes .
So do we
1 Cut and run, walk away from OSR & not grow it ,
2 Cut the amount we grow right down &
3 Establish it cheaply as possible, only taking to harvest the viable crop,
4 Go for it , hybrid seed , early nutrition and hope last year was the perfect storm for CSFB and this year can't be as bad
Are you going to drill OSR this autumn , consistently the best break crop margin , ok it has a fair bit of hassle to grow , pigeons , slugs etc.
But my big question is this, have we reached peak CSFB yet, 95% of our OSR will make it to harvest this year, but will CSFB be even a bigger problem this autumn?
My reasons are thus, Zero control of CSFB last autumn, leads to a bigger hatching this spring , hence why some OSR is absolutely nailed , which will lead to an even bigger problem this autumn , with , most people saying they are going to grow less , the problem is multiplied, more CSFB looking for less homes .
So do we
1 Cut and run, walk away from OSR & not grow it ,
2 Cut the amount we grow right down &
3 Establish it cheaply as possible, only taking to harvest the viable crop,
4 Go for it , hybrid seed , early nutrition and hope last year was the perfect storm for CSFB and this year can't be as bad