When does he cut it ? middle of October in south of france
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- Thread starter Jerry
- Start date
- Location
- North Yorkshire
I used to substitute 15% into my finisher for years replacing barley it did wonders on b/w bulls. Swapped it for Micronized barley this year due to price being ready processed it does as good if not better job to be fair. I think you need a higher level of bypass protein to match it than with just barley to balance it.
Daniel
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- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
Is it succesful? I imagine some years it doesn't get combined!?
tracked combine runs on flailed haulm doesn't make a huge mess, know of someone been growing it for years, often cut in jan/Feb.
He's never failed to cut it at some point.
yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
There will not be enough wheat For the wheat only users to feed it to livestock
- Location
- Darlington
prices still firm with dry weather but are still being held back by huge world corn crop
hrvst 21 looks a sell with potential big crops and brexit uncertainty
Looks like a hold to me
hrvst 21 looks a sell with potential big crops and brexit uncertainty
Looks like a hold to me
- Location
- Huntingdon
certified non GM £15 ish/t dearer
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Wow. That's quite a gap then. Market for UK grain maize it would seem.
£185/t for maize grown here? 7.5 t/ha yield in a good year. £400/ha variable costs. £988/ha gross margin sounds ok until you think about spending £30/t drying it down from whatever moisture you can get it through the combine at in November so the GM is down to £763/ha. Knock another £150/ha off the following crop yield for late establishment + soil damage and you've got a gross margin left that doesn't look much better than beans, oats etc.
Sold two loads of old crop wheat for June at £166 ex today.
- Location
- Minehead,Somerset
Just a word of caution . Growing grain maize to feed your own stock is one thing and its rocket fuel. However growing it as a cash crop for other people is not for the faint hearted,been there and got the tee shirt !!
Back in around 2004 , a large 400 cow suckle man with lots of sheds asked us to grow him grain maize . Grew 50 acs first year, took a punt ,bought a specialist header and crimper and had a open harvest day to promote concept. Good news, 3 dairy farmers all wanted g maize and beef guy wanted more, increased to 250 acs ,then 350 acs the following year. Had wet harvests and dry but managed it well. Spring year 4, yes grow all you can , so drilled just short of 500 acs .
Two months later, dairy boys saying they can buy product x for £5 / tonne cheaper so they don t want any ! Beef guy goes clear after 3 years with TB, decides to sell 300 cows and drop the fattening so don t need any ! End up sending 500 ton to central storage to dry , christ that was a big bill and weight deductions. Sold 200 acs for chopping and crimped the rest with no customers. Not a nice feeling having £ 70,000 plus sat in clamps not knowing how or when you might be able to sell it . A lot ended up going to Cornwall via Mole Valley Farmers straights department but haulage was huge and once a clamp is open you need to regularly use it to keep face good .Only grew 50 acs the next year and then sold header/ crimper.
Back in around 2004 , a large 400 cow suckle man with lots of sheds asked us to grow him grain maize . Grew 50 acs first year, took a punt ,bought a specialist header and crimper and had a open harvest day to promote concept. Good news, 3 dairy farmers all wanted g maize and beef guy wanted more, increased to 250 acs ,then 350 acs the following year. Had wet harvests and dry but managed it well. Spring year 4, yes grow all you can , so drilled just short of 500 acs .
Two months later, dairy boys saying they can buy product x for £5 / tonne cheaper so they don t want any ! Beef guy goes clear after 3 years with TB, decides to sell 300 cows and drop the fattening so don t need any ! End up sending 500 ton to central storage to dry , christ that was a big bill and weight deductions. Sold 200 acs for chopping and crimped the rest with no customers. Not a nice feeling having £ 70,000 plus sat in clamps not knowing how or when you might be able to sell it . A lot ended up going to Cornwall via Mole Valley Farmers straights department but haulage was huge and once a clamp is open you need to regularly use it to keep face good .Only grew 50 acs the next year and then sold header/ crimper.
Donkey Oaty
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Sold two loads of old crop wheat for June at £166 ex today.
Location location location. I was offered £157.50 for immediate uplift today. I said no.
Location location location. I was offered £157.50 for immediate uplift today. I said no.
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
165 delivered into local mill for beginning of july. South Norfolk. We had a little left so took that price.
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
Exactly. And if harvest is early....as it's "currently " looking likely might not be a bad thing to do (on our little patch Anyway)
£162 was my best offer today in Cornwall, glad I didnt take it now!
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Merchants never fill stores because they are charities. They fill stores because sooner or later they will empty them at a fair profit.