Getting concerned

Another 19 mm today
that is pushing 250 since 23 September
any system or drill can’t work on the heavy soils round here if it has been planted this autumn it will not yield
the only heavy land round here that will have good crops will be land that has had more the 50% gras in the last 40 years
this is irispective of drill type cultivation system
the best system is land well drained which has been moled since 2018s dry summer
ploughed and cultivated land is now full to the plough depth

the only year in comparison is 1992 when it rained on 20 September and dropped 160 mm but this was followed by a dry spell with drilling from 10 Oct to 20 Oct
we have had plenty of years when drilling the end of the last week of September has been the last opertunity
 

DRC

Member
Not concerned now , I could have knackered the fields for 3 years if we had tried .

Suck it up ... but ... if anyone comes on here saying they've sold wheat for £200 next august ... they can swivel .
I was talking to a merchant yesterday, who said a number of farmers were ordering spring wheat as they were desperate to cover forward sales .
 

DRC

Member
Some of my lighter ground . Admittedly after spuds , but had so much rain since drilling, I’ll be surprised if that headland survives
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DrWazzock

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
Earlier drilled barley looks shite. Thank goodness it’s had no Chems View attachment 841692

I wouldn't worry. It's in the ground and it's alive. Some of the best yields come from crops that look crap all winter. Best ever yield we had here was from Brigadier mauled in late. Looked sick all winter. Agronomist had written it off. Stalled the grain elevator at harvest.
 

farmer99

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
suffolk
I wouldn't worry. It's in the ground and it's alive. Some of the best yields come from crops that look crap all winter. Best ever yield we had here was from Brigadier mauled in late. Looked sick all winter. Agronomist had written it off. Stalled the grain elevator at harvest.
 

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