Sounds like for the minimal cost of it a application of Yara Krista might payback on Beans regardless, we routinely spray foliar K and Mn on wheats at fungicide timings
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Sounds like for the minimal cost of it a application of Yara Krista might payback on Beans regardless, we routinely spray foliar K and Mn on wheats at fungicide timings
TelesnaAg
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- Portland, Victoria - Australia
Its always hard to tell with beans - if flowering occurs when cold and over a long period - a lower soil K might do as roots have time to scavange, if it comes out hot and they take off, which they often do then they will need plenty of K in that root zone for them to access to keep the plant growth and the reproduction requirements of the plant going. Once again a head scratcher when working out why they yield / dont yield. Most guys ive spoke to in Oz cant nail down the exact reason why there crop yielded or was down on yield - apart from rain - frost - heat. A few will notice when they drop flowers in heat as beans look sick quick.
A fresh soil test in spring and a control strip of no K would be advantageous IMO, to try and work out what a sufficient level of soil K is, and note down the flowering period weather wise and inspect roots to see how they have nodulated.
I think when you get this right for beans the cracker wheat crops follow if weather is nice etc - and with your use of cover crops and improving soil health - setting up for success for sure in my book.
i am a tiny farmer but one of my key indicators of success is chemical/ Diesel use required. I have lowered a huge amount from when i started, if your on the high side and not working to skip some out then being sustainable in future might be hard work in my book.
Ant....
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- Worcestershire
All looks ok here 2 fields which have been bad for black grass but clean at the min. Beans 27 seeds Wheat planted 420 seeds. The rows are thicker on the better soil down the field. But happy enough . think variable rate seed would make a bigger difference with a claydon than on min till / combi system before.
is that with the horsch or 750a
Tompkins
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- NE Somerset
Tundra beans sown mid November with the Claydon.
How many seeds to the meter did you plant ? Looks a fantastic take.
Tompkins
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- NE Somerset
Can't remember now but the seed wasn't cleaned and had a fair few halves in it so we upped the rate accordingly.
TelesnaAg
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- Portland, Victoria - Australia
Tompkins
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- NE Somerset
Looking back through my notes I reckon about 35 seeds/m2
Fish
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- North yorkshire
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- Worcestershire
That won’t pull it .
Dragging 4 tonnes of seed up my steep hills would make it grunt! It was purring along at 1200 rpm in this field.
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- Worcestershire
Neighbour has a 240 puma on s 4m and it couldn’t pull it putting beans in
Made a right mess wheel spinning etc . Another neighbour Has 6 m on a magnum 310 said it needs it on the hills.
( Models with the caddy tho )
Made a right mess wheel spinning etc . Another neighbour Has 6 m on a magnum 310 said it needs it on the hills.
( Models with the caddy tho )
He needs to weight it properly, and possibly look at duals. If you're scrabbling the wheelmarks will be poor.
. My little t6 160 walks away with my 3m, putting beans in on the second to deepest hole.