Is linseed a good break crop

Boysground

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Mixed Farmer

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Wiltshire

• Sep 7, 2021

• #41

Badshot said:

Is yours a rotary lexion or walker?
A friend has a big rotary and it wraps round somewhere and catches fire.

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I had never heard that until this year. One of my neighbours had the death on fire behind his combine. Fortunately discovered and put out before any damage was caused.

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Case290

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Worcestershire

• Sep 7, 2021

• #42

John Deere combine leaks linseed once the tank gets 3/4 full I know this now. clean grain elevator gap by the pulley. Watch out for that one.

 

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Adeptandy

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Arable Farmer

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PE15

• Sep 7, 2021

• #43

Is it worse than OSR to keep in the combine ?

 

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EddieB

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Arable Farmer

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Staffs

• Sep 7, 2021

• #44

Finished ours yesterday, decent yields.
Although it entails more work I grow quite a variety of break crops to spread the risk of it being a bad year for one of them. This year we have linseed, OSR, winter beans, peas, quinoa and a small area of fodder beet.
Just the quinoa left to do, it was the star performer last year, but doesn’t look as promising this time around.

 

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Scrambler

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Leicestershire

• Sep 8, 2021

• #45

Finished ours yesterday. Easy harvesting this year. Did around 2t/ha and 6% moisture!
There was quite a lot of straw and it wouldn’t chop satisfactorily so I’ll have to burn it today.

 

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average farmer

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North Notts

• Sep 8, 2021

• #46

Cut ours yesterday and it went well! Should just about manage a artic load off of 45 acres so a bit disappointed with the yield. Quoted £485 / t sept/Oct

 

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B'o'B

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Arable Farmer

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Rutland

• Sep 8, 2021

• #47

Adeptandy said:

Is it worse than OSR to keep in the combine ?

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Yes, runs like water and slippery, until it gets damp and then it sticks like glue!

 

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whindy

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BASE UK Member

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BEDALE NORTH YORKSHIRE

• Sep 9, 2021

• #48

I will not grow it again. 2 years disaster.
The pods have not filled. Only grow it if rape fails or can't be drilled.
The profit is in selling you the seed

 

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Matt

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herefordshire, uk

• Sep 12, 2021

• #49

bobk said:

Forage maize is excellent , but getting dairy farmers to pay £600 an acre is a tad difficult in Staffs

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out of interest, what will they pay round with you for a standing crop then?

 

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czechmate

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Mixed Farmer

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Limousin/Charentes toad land

• Sep 13, 2021

• #50

bobk said:

Not growing beans , although ideal as a break , horrible to combine and not much better to sell , rape would be good but circumstances have ruled that out

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Can’t you sell beans to livestock neighbours?

 

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bobk

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stafford

• Sep 13, 2021

• #51

czechmate said:

Can’t you sell beans to livestock neighbours?

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Ha ha , you haven't met them .

 

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