- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
Kws Cito
Grown it for last 3 years
Ultra early, not the biggest yielded but hellish starch and early harvest.
Recommended to me by an acquaintance
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Maize 2021
- Thread starter Will Blackburn
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Grown it for last 3 years
Ultra early, not the biggest yielded but hellish starch and early harvest.
Recommended to me by an acquaintance
- Location
- North West
That's what next door have been growing a lot of they were doing it Mid September last year. Think we will use it next year on land going into wheat.
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
Martyn
Member
- Location
- South west
One of my smaller cobs, slowly changing colour, plant starting to die a little now, couple weeks off still.
When was that tilled
lazy farmer
Member
- Location
- som/dor border
You want to wear some
Gloves.
Martyn
Member
- Location
- South west
Mid June. Crop looking quite clean for organic
Martyn
Member
- Location
- South west
I used to until I calculated over the 600 milkings I do a year it's 1200 gloves going into landfill, I'd rather just use a bar of soap!
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
Your partner must be more understanding than mine !
jimmer
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- Location
- East Devon
Yeah, but twice a month plus birthday is only 25 pairs of gloves
900 ft! Wow it took a leap of faith to plant that, we go up to 900 ft, had thought a few hundred feet lower and plastic on sand land , maize might have a chance here.
Cows 'n grass
Member
- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
I've never grown maize before but I'm planned on putting in 60/70 acres next year.
South Devon coast, relatively light ground but not sandy, a bit exposed. Any suggestions as to varieties to grow or what group I should be growing.
South Devon coast, relatively light ground but not sandy, a bit exposed. Any suggestions as to varieties to grow or what group I should be growing.
What's made you want to try some
Cows 'n grass
Member
- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
It's a great feed alongside grazed grass, I don't think any other forage compliments grass like maize.
I've been buying some in for the last couple of years but it is going to be prohibitively expensive next year. Its low N requirement is very appealing and I'm hoping to largely feed it with FYM and biosolids.
I have a largely stale herd so I'm not doing many litres at the moment but I can't complain about my current solids feeding maize as the only conserved forage.
REF: 155028700, SN: 004, SD: 24-Oct-21, CT:19:56, BF: 6.74, P: 4.97, B: - (GM- 38), SC: 114 (GM- 174), U: 278, FPD: 529
ollie989898
Member
What is the verdict on the Krone chopper and it's funky header? I've never seen one working.
ollie989898
Member
Nothing later than a 10 if you get the weather coming in like around here.
Provided it isn't high up you will probably get a variety that is a 10 for maturity off in September.
Martyn
Member
- Location
- South west
Is this bird damage to top of the cobs. Think we will go on next dry spell, have chosen dry feilds with several gate exit points so hopefully won't be to bad!
Birds or rats maybe. Our fields had plenty of rats after harvest according to the shooters that were out after dark
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
That’s obscene! what litres?
We are Currently doing 9.95% and your doing 11.71%! Admittedly our litres are v good.