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  1. phr49

    Spring beans or spring oats

    Tried some Lynx this year on some Skirty Fen went in well did bit over 2.5 t acre was lucky as season suited them ...will have some more this year .....Some holes from beetle only feed ...
  2. phr49

    Spring beans or spring oats

    Tried some Lynx this year on some Skirty Fen went in well did bit over 2.5 t acre was lucky as season suited them ...will have some more this year .....Some holes from beetle only feed sample .....
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    Ergot in Spring wheat

    .......and there's bushel weights for FFS !! Take some loads to local mill soft wheat £9 t premium over feed all close to limit 72 kg/hl one load below at 71.7 kg/hl went through ok no claim on it although normally £1 per kg/hl under the limit . Take the same wheat into...
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    Ergot in Spring wheat

    Hmm fields done so far around 2.5 t acre hope last one bit better ....hopefully some profit in job after the colour sorting etc ....🤔
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    Ergot in Spring wheat

    Do they colour sort it and charge or just goes in milling lump ?
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    Ergot in Spring wheat

    Beet job iffy still virus in my beet fields told 2% by chap who assessed it looked more to me ! He had seen fields with 80% infection near the coast . High levels of Cercospora creeping in even after 2 fungicides ..don’t seem to touch it …. Sugars will be v low Aug dullest on East side of...
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    Ergot in Spring wheat

    The current 0.05% weight limit will be reduced to 0.02% and strict maximum limits on ergot alkaloids in processed cereal products will be applied. Farmers weekly recently if search ergot on there site .
  8. phr49

    Ergot in Spring wheat

    Hope so ....esp this year as quality is a bit iffy .
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    Ergot in Spring wheat

    Oh well will get it sampled for quality ...for bread making .....dont suppose they like it much in feed wheat either will have to get it out anyway ...?
  10. phr49

    Ergot in Spring wheat

    Not sure on current tolerance levels is it 0.002% so if you can see it dotted about on your pile of wheat you have to have colour sorted . ?
  11. phr49

    Winter beans and weeds

    Agree alot of dependence on a good yielding crop ....!! Low inputs and good following wheat crop hopefully compensate ....will let you know how yield turns out ...keeping everything crossed they have looked ok all year ..... Osr and S beet....... Up and down too !:unsure:
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    Winter beans and weeds

    Hopefully be able to sell em ?!! Heard £217 /t Reliable Break crops and profitable ...... hard to come by these days :unsure:
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    Winter beans and weeds

    Look a way off at minute next few days look like being quite warm .....reckon 2 weeks time ish ?!
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    Ergot in Spring wheat

    Cheers any rough estimate price per tonne ?
  15. phr49

    Ergot in Spring wheat

    See Ergot tolerances have been tightened up this harvest does this mean if you can see it on lump of wheat it will need dressing out or is there some guidance say 1 ergot kernel per kg of wheat is too much ? If it has to be gravity separated to remove how much per tonne can you expect to pay ...
  16. phr49

    Winter beans and weeds

    What soil type are you on ? Grown some Spring beans this year weed levels been pretty low pre em worked well conditions were good when applied . On some moderately heavy soil which is normally not too bad for weed population .
  17. phr49

    MF 8s

    Got a 8s 225hp on demo for insurance cover £130,000
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    Beet yields 2020

    Make or break for me this year apart from small tonnage on 3 year contract ....for 2022 Originally opted for neonic treatment then went for no neonic when looked like would nt need it anyway....then Rothamstead model said low risk so wont be needed/available .......Not sure when seed will turn...
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    Beet yields 2020

    Guess hope that these wet autumns last two been exceedingly wet and never seen as much standing water around in area ....could this be a trend that will be repeated consistently? Would be happy not to grow root crops see what ELMS has to offer when it is unveiled . Have some...
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