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    Physiology of sprouting

    Given the conditions , I was wondering whether a grain crop has to fully “dry down” from physiological maturity (which I think is around 30% ?) - and/ or go through some sort of dormancy before it sprouts in the ear ?
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    • barley glyphosate malting varieties wheat
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    Late Nitrogen for protein and lodging

    I have some tallish wheat which probably has a lodging risk if we were to get a windy storm early July (despite strong pgr- v fertile ground) It probably wants more soluble N to achieve milling spec. I don’t have facilities for foliar treatment….my question is do I risk increasing biomass /...
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    • foliar harvest nitrogen pgr sprayer storm wheat
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    £200/t wheat ...

    Buys you less than £140/t wheat 2 years ago .... Official inflation 2.8% Discuss
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    % winter cropping complete poll

    Simple poll , as I don’t believe certain surveys !
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    • barley beet blackgrass caseih compaction cover crop cultivations cultivator drilling drills drought flooding grain store grass leys harrow krone kws laureate linseed operator osr pre em rainfall rye slug slugs sprayer spraying spring bean sprinter treated seed triticale varieties yields
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    Can anyone explain this

    Oats coming in last night at 13% moisture oats tested this morning 19% no rain just overnight humidity thanks !
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    Ergot standards and the EU

    https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/crop-management/disease-management/how-to-prepare-for-ergot-limits-in-cereals-for-harvest-2021 Not disputing the rationale for reducing the tolerances , & obviously we will export some grain , .....but why is zero mention made of the tiny detail that we are no...
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    • cleavers disease fusarium osr treated seed varieties
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    Paying agronomist by yield results !

    Any thoughts on this ! https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/crop-management/how-farmers-can-benefit-from-new-way-of-paying-agronomists
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    Applying lime with muck/ compost

    If you got the lime mixed with your muck, and an even spread, are there any advantages or disadvantages to doing this other than less accuracy, and doing 2 jobs with 1 pass? TIA
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    Hormone herbicides and frost

    Spring wheat - still some broadleaf areas to do Arylex and mcpa type products Am I best waiting until the frosts pass towards end of the week, or ok to crack on ? thoughts please
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    Manganese deficiencies worse than usual ?

    Has anyone noticed worse than usual mn deficiencies in crops coming into spring ? Especially in the concrete like soils
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    • compaction establishment magnesium manganese rainfall spraying
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    Uk wheat crop prediction 2020

    My guess is 7million tonnes
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    • ally max break crop cover crop drought fertiliser first cut herbicide oilseed osr pre em pre-em rainfall roots seedbeds storm winter wheat yields
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    Airports re open

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52293061 For pickers ...
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    Budget prediction 2020

    What will be targeted ?
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    Main drain running full bore

    Out of interest , is it possible to put the suction hose of a pump into a main drain that is running pull bore, to move the water downstream quicker and give gravity a bit of help ?
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    Drainage trench width

    Hi if a drain trench was bucket width, instead of a trencher, standard depth, with the additional bedding gravel underneath and by the side of the pipe to support , would it draw more groundwater because of this increased volume ?
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    • bedding flooding gps grassland rainfall water infiltration
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    Linseed straw yield

    What would be a modest straw yield from a decent linseed crop per acre please ?
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    Synthetic vitamin b12 contains cyanide

    Animal based doesn’t Discuss !
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    Despite the rain ...

    and no t3 in some situations .... There seem virtually no ear diseases .... Too early ?
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    Spring crop fungicide plans

    I haven’t yet applied anything as crops are spotless. Would it be stupid to leave it this way? Spring oats I would happily leave , planet barley I think I’ve always had some sort of response to a 2 spray- but crop is at paintbrush and clean as a whistle. Thinking light touch CTL plus low dose...
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    • azole pgr proline ramularia strobilurin triazole
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    Rigging a batch biomass boiler for steam

    not for turbine/ generation but for steam processing instead of hot water at 90c, steam at 105c....possible?
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