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    Wheat pre em

    Personally we have historical ryegrass and blackgrass in varying quantities. Desnsity and difficulty seems to change each year !!! Used luximo last season and not that much difference… Just looking for thoughts on a standard program.
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    Wheat pre em

    Morning Presumably most are still planning on planting wheat in the next month or so. With current prices and profitability what’s everyone’s thoughts on pre em choices and rates ? cheers
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    Sp weights in wheat.

    Got my first samples back of group 2s today Extase/siskin 12.1 % 287 hag 79 kg moisture 14.3 (after drier) been offered £23 premium on August feed wheat but I’ll leave this first 300 t in a shed.
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    Harvest 2023

    Early drilled early varieties-simples We’ve cut some Extase and Siskin.Just ready but ready and now in shed dried. Good yields at 17% but the stuff I looked at last night before rain was due thinking I could grab a bit more was 22% and now looking ‘washed’ to say the least
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    Physiology of sprouting

    Yes I think it has to be completely naturally ready. So I presume dried naturally to a state to shed then get wet enough to create germination. Some varieties will do this quicker than others ! Don’t think we are there yet here 🤞 Does glyphosate maybe help ?
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    Partitioning a drive on grain floor

    What sort of price do they cost ? Thanks
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    Hay to make

    Usually do but some wasn’t ready
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    Hay to make

    Hi We made some lovely June hay like everyone else I presume but left half our crop to bulk up as it’s old tired grass!! Who else has hay still to cut with the weather forecast for the next 2 weeks ?
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    Refinancing a tractor

    Sell it and buy something cheaper and use the difference Don’t get too deep or you will regret it. Nothing wrong with a lesser brand or an older model
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    Agronomist T3 prescription!

    Still not a drop of rain here !
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    Agronomist T3 prescription!

    Are most on here carrying on with t3 in these conditions/temperatures? Everything looks pretty clean here 🤔
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    Agronomist T3 prescription!

    Exactly Pension fund building? Can’t remember the last time we did on ears …
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    Agronomist T3 prescription!

    On a different note is anyone adding insecticides? For the first season in many I have been recommended 0.1 Kungfu 🤔
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    Agronomist T3 prescription!

    Monkey
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    Agronomist T3 prescription!

    Hi All, For those who use an agronomist to help with work load who’s got a rec for T3? Its very dry and wheat of our sensible varieties here very clean (Siskin /Extase etc) Is teb/prochloraz the general go to in this rusty weather?Will it be needed? For those that prescribe for themselves...
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    Hybrid barley v wheat

    Very true its probably a none starter ,just me trying to reinvent things 😂 Although invariably I always end up drying a proportion of wheat but hardly ever dry barley
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    Hybrid barley v wheat

    To be honest I’ve been watching some YouTube videos about the benefits of Hybrid barley and that it generally yields around .5t more than conventional so on that basis it got me thinking. I only ever grow barley in a second cereal situation as conventional and usually yield around 3.25-3.6 tons...
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    Hybrid barley v wheat

    Hi Never grown hybrid barley and wondering in a first cereal position if the yields would be comparable but cost less to grow and be a better bet against grassweeds using lower N ,lower fungicide, possibly lower drying costs ? what’s others thoughts ? cheers
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    New Varieties Of Wheat And Barley - What's Looking Decent?

    Asked a similar question yesterday Siskin clean as a whistle like Extase here Gleam is in its last year here. fancied trying palladium to keep it all farmer friendly and group 2’s
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    Palladium winter wheat

    I really like group 2’s for some reason (no science involved) and have always grown cordial,Siskin and recently Extase. Farmer friendly varieties! what’s the verdict and opinions on palladium ? Cheers
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