That’s the problem...Well, I signed to collect 5 t / ha throughout my life, although I think my expenses are less than yours
That’s the problem...Well, I signed to collect 5 t / ha throughout my life, although I think my expenses are less than yours
would plenty of muck not be the solution on such a field?Into some better barley this afternoon . Sown later after maize , but on a field called the gravel hole, so it never yields very well .
Glad I’ve only got 30 acres of winter barley this year .View attachment 894388View attachment 894389
It gets plenty of muck as we do a straw for muck swap with pig farm. It’s just pure sand and gravel , especially on the banks . We have a sand and gravel quarry just down the road from us . It’ll go into stubble turnips now for sheep , then back to maize . I do wonder if it’d be a good field for Lucerne or Rye .would plenty of muck not be the solution on such a field?
whats the main issue with sand and gravel soils? low om levels and water holding capacity?It gets plenty of muck as we do a straw for muck swap with pig farm. It’s just pure sand and gravel , especially on the banks . We have a sand and gravel quarry just down the road from us . It’ll go into stubble turnips now for sheep , then back to maize . I do wonder if it’d be a good field for Lucerne or Rye .
Yes, suffers in a dry time . No water holding capacitywhats the main issue with sand and gravel soils? low om levels and water holding capacity?
decent yields will still be possible in a year with plenty rainfall?Yes, suffers in a dry time . No water holding capacity
No not yet, I only know on one around here who has and that was just a headland monday evening. We haven't really go too excited yet with this horrible damp weather.You started yet Robbie?
Like I said wait until I get into the 5t/ha bits of ww. One of my best fields.No not yet, I only know on one around here who has and that was just a headland monday evening. We haven't really go too excited yet with this horrible damp weather.
I think I may have to spray a couple of fields. with this damp weather there suddenly seems to be a lot of green secondary tillers popping up from seemingly dead plants.
I'll be buying the beer if I can do 8 t/ha like you (smarty pants)?
Gosh , wheat in July . Must be a different country .Managing to chip away at the wb inbetween the rain, 70 acres monday and 67 today. Rape tomorrow if it dries up enough then a 25 mile trek to more wb. Yields off the light land have been per usual, anything following onions or spuds is doing around 8-8.5 t/ha the best bit 9.3t/ha, the worst following wheat scraped 5.4t/ha?. Weather looks more settled from now on so should finish the wb then straight into the wheat end of next week ?
Gosh , wheat in July . Must be a different country .
Usually start wheats around 22-25 july Finished harvest in july 2011 ?Gosh , wheat in July . Must be a different country .
We did a 16 acre field of winter barley today that could easily fill a 29 ton lorry.did a 17 acre field of winter barley yesterday. i think i could just about fill a 29 ton lorry .
Think we shall vary from 0 to 9.wait until I get into the 5t/ha bits of ww.
Gosh , wheat in July . Must be a different country .
I now seem to remember that we did in 2018. Exceptionally hot weather . Ours looks very green still, as most was drilled late after maize or grass. JB Diego was always early as well.We will be in wheat by end of July, we cut a big chunk of wheat in July 2018 too, ours is ripening quick I’d say it’s around 10days off now.
Up here I reckon it will be a week. Sprayed off a week tomorrow.Up here it will be a bit fortnight before winter barley is ready, l guess. But has guys started down south or is it abit early still.
Up here I reckon it will be a week. Sprayed off a week tomorrow.