Should p1ss down next week then .
High pressure till end of april
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serf
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- warwickshire
Sounds about reet ...
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- NSW, Newstralya
glasshouse
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- lothians
What 3k farm?
glasshouse
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- lothians
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- The moon
The moons quite nice this time of the year I believe but Shropshire’s shocking
I don’t think I’m going to loose by not spreading compound at the moment, it’s only going to get used, but I was always warned small amount of rain and high volumes of fert can scorch your leys root mass if not enough water.
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- Limousin/Charentes toad land
I’ve been thinking about this, specifically with urea. I used to be content that the dew was dissolving the granules and if the soil is in the wetter side of moist then the product must go into the soil... but if the ground is dry, then yes the heavy dews dissolve the product (so at least you can’t see it any more) but I wonder now if then it is highly likely to bugger off into the air - more than the granules resting there
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- The moon
Risk of volatilisation with urea is quite high, I remember going round the kareema growhow facility on the Wirral many moons ago and they said that’s the biggest risk of their end product.I’ve been thinking about this, specifically with urea. I used to be content that the dew was dissolving the granules and if the soil is in the wetter side of moise then the product must go into the soil... but if the ground is dry, then yes the heavy dews dissolve the product (so at least you can’t see it any more) but I wonder now if then it is highly likely to bugger off into the air - more than the granules resting there
Spencer
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- North West
That’s cause they were selling AN
Yara are good at this too. They stand to gain the most by lobbying for a ban on urea. Global urea is what keeps the AN producers keen on price. There's no environmental gain (nitrates in water), just helping vested interests!
farmerm
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- Shropshire
“Oak before ash only a splash....” oaks are very clearly leading the race here, though I guess I may yet find the ash trees have all quit running 
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
extensive independent trials by our Department of Agriculture years ago showed that losses from urea due to volatilisation were not as high as thought.
I have actually posted the findings on TFF a few times now, but couldn’t be f**ked looking for it again . . .
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- East yorks
“Oak before ash only a splash....” oaks are very clearly leading the race here, though I guess I may yet find the ash trees have all quit running
So what’s the BS saying for no rain at all
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- Lincolnshire
February filldyke......when February is statistically the priest month. Sigh.
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- Limousin, France
Had 43 mls of rain on Saturday night. Its just getting sucked out the ground by a hard cold North East wind that's unrelenting.
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- S E Glos
The data that drives all the campaigning against urea in the UK is that DEFRA project where 50% losses were recorded by volatilisation. All done under polythene of course to collect the escaping gases.
Heard a quote the other day from a US grower, asked about the risks of urea on their dusty soils. He said it was accepted there that urea doesn't start to volatilise until it's 22-23 deg C.
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- Cheltenham
Yup. Was down on the old Down Ampney Airfield today helping my old Motor club prepare for a rally on the old airfield. Winter crops don’t look to bad but the ground is rock hard.
It'll be too hot soon .
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- Ceredigion
All the Ash is f in died around here