There’s going to be a lot of flat barley around here after the wkend I reckon. 40mph winds Saturday
Same... expecting a lot of casualties here.
1inch of rain in a short space of time followed by strong wind = disaster
Getting a little dry
- Thread starter willy
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Same... expecting a lot of casualties here.
1inch of rain in a short space of time followed by strong wind = disaster
- Location
- West Suffolk
Such a shame if it happens, the barley is looking an absolute picture atm.
yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
Seen some next door nearly chest high
Some of my wheat a bit tall but should be ok
Some of my wheat a bit tall but should be ok
Interesting varietal differences here, within the very same field in one instance.
Funky was in full ear when the April drought broke on 8th May and so refused to grow any taller.
Bazooka wasn't and did - about 60cm too much, in fact.
So we're expecting <10% lodging and >90%, respectively.
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- Location
- East meath/dublin
The rain has stopped and the sun has come out hope fully the weather swap is underway !!
Still on for 36mm in 48hrs.
http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-weather/city-weather/city/99081/north-wyke.html
http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-weather/city-weather/city/99081/north-wyke.html
- Location
- Lincolnshire
None.
- Location
- somerset
still waiting
Yes, got the yellow warning from the Met. hopefully it will wash away the fly
from the beet and not be too harsh on the barley 
I’m with you, light thin land the yield is already being knocked hard. Better soils look like they are, on the whole, holding their yield potential for the moment but desperately needing water. But not enough in the forecast to keep them from being hit as well. Any hot weather will stuff the light land, not sure how much longer the better soils will hang on for.
- Location
- Essex/Herts Border
Exactly the same here.
Had someone from Anglian Water here yesterday, they said soil moisture deficit was 200% above the average value. Also that they get 50% of their water supplies from ground water and that there has been no recharge of the aquifers since last April!
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- Location
- norfolk
And here
strawturner
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- Location
- East Midlands
Here too, Leic-Northants border.
9mm forecast for tomorrow down from an inch, we had <2mm on Tuesday, more forecast for next Tuesday. Lets see if it materialises or disappears as has been the regular pattern. Ive got a few acres of wheat (not much) on sandy land and its fully in ear well below knee height. Mostly still has potential but I doubt it will be a bumper harvest here...
- Location
- Lincolnshire
It's looking like we will be lucky to get 6mm all week now.
ZXR17
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- Location
- South Dorset
We were forecast heavy rain from midnight , so far we have had 3mm .
- Location
- Cirencester
Rain here but nothing heavy about it, still some is better than none!!