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  1. capt.spiffing

    Spring linseed advice please.

    nothing wrong with growing on contract but attention to detail is key...growing with the right company still gets a very good return and no, seed shouldnt be £120t, would look elsewhere if so!
  2. capt.spiffing

    Spring linseed advice please.

    Must be growing it for the wrong merchant!.....lol.....
  3. capt.spiffing

    Winter linseed variety?

    Various options out there - sideral is also another largely grown, brown type with plenty of outlets, also to note, orival which is a yellow, human consumption type, faster moving off the farm, generally higher value to...can help when the times right.....
  4. capt.spiffing

    Grain Merchant's not sampling

    Good year is it? Rather cynical if I do say so myself - if your not being advised, find someone else, plenty of others out there that are actually 'with' the farm as opposed to 'against'......all samples i send, results get sent back, how do you not know what youve got? The portal also shows it...
  5. capt.spiffing

    Maris Otter

    Dont you think it could actually reflect that its an increasingly wanted crop and the area needs to increase?
  6. capt.spiffing

    Spring barley 2020

    Buying from the wrong merchant if your paying that much!
  7. capt.spiffing

    Selling marrowfat peas without a contact

    Robin Appel Ltd aswell...
  8. capt.spiffing

    Maris Otter

    Same as a standard winter barley but with lower nitrogen, max 1.6% ish.....distance isnt relevant as they supply all over the uk, not just their own maltings......
  9. capt.spiffing

    OSR alternative

    ouch! That’s nasty price to pay, let alone the financial implications!
  10. capt.spiffing

    OSR alternative

    I keep hearing of ‘blocks of xxx acreage being ripped up’ so must be a lot going on.....farm I know just hit a 500odd acre patch to be replaced with something..... Crazy really......linseed/oat/pulses?
  11. capt.spiffing

    OSR alternative

    Hello, Lots of people pulling up their OSR as we speak - whats the thought with alternative to drill instead? Thanks
  12. capt.spiffing

    Linseed varieties

    Bingo is the latest brown type, successor to Brighton with very high yields and shorter, stiffer straw....
  13. capt.spiffing

    WANTED: Wood Drying Floor

    no problem.....if i get my f-in-law to call and sort that would be great.. whats the best number to call?
  14. capt.spiffing

    WANTED: Wood Drying Floor

    ah nice one, thanks for the pics thats very useful....where abouts are you?
  15. capt.spiffing

    WANTED: Wood Drying Floor

    Hi, we're wanting to put more in as converting t'other side of a barn....missed a big load pre xmas and they just threw it away:( how much do you have?
  16. capt.spiffing

    WANTED: Wood Drying Floor

    If anyone is thinking of taking up their wood drying floor, please do let me know as looking to source one for home (the farm not the house!) Thanks
  17. capt.spiffing

    is growing soya the way forward??

    tis a tricky little thing and not sure if the market is really developed enough in the UK to make a go and/or pay enough...tried abit this year and didnt even show the combine as got decimated by the winged tw*ts...despite ridiculous money spent on cartridges (no comments on cartridge vs hit...
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    One rule for the grain merchant and another for the farmer ....

    not speaking for anyone other than myself, but smaller companies have insurance to...a substantial amount for us to pay but safer to do so then end up in the heap like many others!...just because a company has large turnover, its doesnt mean they are financially sound!
  19. capt.spiffing

    Short On Oats / Spring Seed

    dont shout about it otherwise everyone will want a wild mix....i mean imported oats. - just to note to all growers, along with said imported oat of sufficient standard to note, i also have a small portion of organic canyon to...
  20. capt.spiffing

    Short On Oats / Spring Seed

    I believe I have abit of canyon seed but imported - comes at a cost unsurprisingly!
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