Whole Crop Spring Barley

mghley · May 3, 2021

How late can you realistically plant Spring Barley for whole crop ?
What sort of tonnage could you expect to get off a decent crop ( say 2.5 tonne to acre combine crop )

DaveGrohl · May 3, 2021

As in, you haven't planted it yet? I wouldn't know, never tried planting in May.

Re yields, can be highly variable. Our 2019 crop yielded 12t/acre and 2018 crop 7.2t/acre but that was really short. Both went over a weighbridge on the way out from the pit after several months. We haven't finished weighing our 2020 crop yet but it's easily over 10t.

Bald Rick · May 3, 2021

mghadley said:
How late can you realistically plant Spring Barley for whole crop ?
What sort of tonnage could you expect to get off a decent crop ( say 2.5 tonne to acre combine crop )

We’ve been dribbling in SB since March and only finished the last 30ac a few days ago.
As it’s been so dry and cold, I don’t think it’ll make much difference in tonnage even sown within next 10 days

aled1590 · May 3, 2021

We sow in may most of the time and it comes no problem. Only just sown spring barley for combining last week, same every year as ewes and lambs are grazing prior to ploughing

Bury the Trash · May 3, 2021

I dont think you e missed much, as The soil has been too cold.
Drilled sb round here so far is thin.
Poor germination and seedling survival has been a problem in the dry and desicating cold.

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