Honest john
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Very quite on here so far.
Do you write articles for the Farmers Weekly ?a lot of good looking spring barley about
no im just a crofter compared to these farmersDo you write articles for the Farmers Weekly ?
How much £/acre would that cost to grow and combine?Cut gimlet winter barley yesterday. About 2t/acre and sample looks poor. Cut below 14.3% so will save on drying cost. Very small swath of straw.
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Got to be in the region of break even but I haven’t totalled the cropping program yet. Rent vs sfp to balance the booksHow much £/acre would that cost to grow and combine?
Still two weeks from cutting anything here!!
Cut gimlet winter barley yesterday. About 2t/acre and sample looks poor. Cut below 14.3% so will save on drying cost. Very small swath of straw.
Is that straw through a straw walker? Like you said, not much there
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Spring barley looks a picture driving past,but walk it and it’s half a crop?