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Hornet replied to the thread NUM3 - Legume Fallow, now rotational.However, there does seem to be a conflict with AHL1 thats probably not solveable: The 5 species listed in the handbook are biennial... -
Hornet replied to the thread NUM3 - Legume Fallow, now rotational.Perhaps with some careful thought re which of the 5 species specified in the handbook it is achievable. But its what you can put with it...
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Hornet replied to the thread NUM3 - Legume Fallow, now rotational.if a poorly established AHL2 is providing seeds for birds, then I cant see what they could do? We wont lose payment as long as we show...
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Hornet replied to the thread NUM3 - Legume Fallow, now rotational.My thoughs are that if w barley harvest isnt particularly early, spread with boomed spreader just prior to harvest, cut high, chop rest...
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Would you not need a March/April start date, so that the AHL2 winter seed period had finished (Defra's Winter is stated Dec, Jan, Feb... -
Hornet replied to the thread NUM3 - Legume Fallow, now rotational.Indeed but we are comitting to different action aims: ie AHL2 provides bird food, SAM2 doesnt need to
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But…to offer a contradicting opinion of my own opinion…it could be argued that what we are really doing is SAM2 but claiming an awful...
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Let’s see if I have my head round this; I commonly drill ab9 in June and it’s fine (in fact better) drilled then than earlier. So either...
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Hornet replied to the thread NUM3 - Legume Fallow, now rotational.The more discussion and thought I've had about my original idea (post 94 in this thread) the more I wonder about replacing NUM3 with...
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The point is the rule book is open to interpretation and perhaps mis-interpretation. I would be pee'd off if I took the risk and it...
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Clive, I think you might be onto something there. I have added a bit of red clover to wild bird mix and it established quite well by the...
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Absolutely spot on. Beggars belief, can’t anyone think and act for themselves? I guess this is what happens when farmers have been...
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ironically when for years farmers have been saying we know best ! why do london office workers think they know better we are getting...
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It seems to me that AHL2 is similar to the old AB9 which was supposed to be sown by June and left in place until the end of February. I...
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Don’t be silly, you have to be crazy to grow it twice and ignore all the advice to grow it once!