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  1. JCfarmer

    Bydv 2022

    Prolonged mild weather with early drilled crops anyone out spraying insecticide?
  2. CornishTone

    UK Aus Trade Deal - Eustice comes clean!

    He’s finally had the balls to admit the truth… Sorry if this has already been put up.
  3. D

    Applying for tenancy

    Hi all, Firstly, great community here, have been lurking for some time. My partner and I have started the process for tenancy. First, viewings next week. I have a couple of questions that I hope you can steer me in the right direction: 1. What capital is typically expected on entry? 2. Am I...
  4. CPM RSS

    The anxious wait

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A longer than usual period between harvest and drilling could encourage earlier drilling. CPM meets a grower keen to hold off. By Mike Abram It’s the time of year Lincolnshire farmer Daniel King finds perhaps least enjoyable – where the...
  5. D

    Anyone thinking of sowing !

    As the title , anyone considering starting or feel it’s too early yet ?
  6. H

    Cereal seed prices….

    Has anyone been able to get a price for cereal seed yet this year?
  7. Daniel

    Biostimulant reduced N trial - Make of it what you will!

    This year we were asked to host a trial of a biostimulant called Vitalroot, manufactured by UPL. Link here: https://uk.uplonline.com/download_links/9Uo3GjWooM4N7sDXreDOs54ePpY4FezAUE3TRCvY.pdf The trial was to apply 1ltr/ha in March (11th March in this case) across 3 tramlines and to leave one...
  8. Agriland RSS

    Wheat: Latest variety-based trial results from AHDB

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture and Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that a number of variety-based trial results for feed and bread wheat are now available. Autumn and winter were mild, with adequate, but not excessive, rainfall. The mild and...
  9. Anymulewilldo

    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    This is a thread for those who feel guilty about cluttering up dear old GUTH’s beloved price tracker with the chit chat that stop us all being that miserable our families would throw us all out to sit with the dog in the porch. All are welcome, you can even post prices if you want. The only rule...
  10. bobk

    Best short straw variety , winter wheat ....

    I can sell straw for good money but now the equation has changed , straw is stuck in value and grain has increased , therefore it's time to put the money in to grain not straw, Clearly too much input has gone in to producing an added value commodity , now imo is to produce grain , could go...
  11. Bignor Farmer

    Who’s fired up the grain drier?

    We’ve got fit wheat and it Hasn’t rained properly since early June but now we keep catching light showers every day, very annoying! Weather forecast is hotter for the end of the week but I think we’re going to chip away at it in the afternoons, seems to be between 15.5% and 17%. Any other year...
  12. CPM RSS

    Delayed drilling: Supercharging the seed

    Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF Where blackgrass is a problem, delayed drilling is the most effective thing growers can do. CPM visits a Cambridgeshire farm to find out how October drilled crops are being given a helping hand to help make up for any lost growing time. We’re...
  13. gone up the hill

    Grain yields 2022

    Thought it would be a good idea now that harvest 2022 is well underway to have a thread with grain yields/ variety of Barley/ Wheat etc all in one place. So how are your crops yielding for 2022?
  14. TFF

    How costs are falling for one regen farmer

    How costs are falling for one regen farmer © David White The two big expenses on an arable farm – fuel and fertiliser – have been reduced significantly since Cambridgeshire grower David White decided to stop cultivating and move to a regenerative system. Given the unprecedented price rises in...
  15. JJT

    Could univoq cause yellow flag leaves?

    Sprayed my wheat on 28th may, two fields got just univoq at 1.25L/ha and the rest got 1L/ha univoq and 0.1 talius. Not long after they were sprayed I noticed that where there was any spray overlap the flag leave went a bit yellow and it's never recovered. Just got worse and the the whole field...
  16. teslacoils

    Varieties For 2023

    I've been to zero crop trials this year. And as much as I love gleam I'd like a field of something else to go with it. What are the standout wheats you've got? Lots of love for Dawsum I'm hearing ...
  17. Flintstone

    Second wheat questions

    I’ve got some second wheat questions: 1. Are there any varieties that are best suited to being a second wheat? 2. Is Latitude needed when a second wheat is drilled as late as January? 3. what kind of seed rates should be used for second wheat drilled in Dec/Jan? I would normally be at around...
  18. M

    Wheat variety

    We’ve been stalwart milling wheat(group 1 /2 growers ) for years Zyatt finally bit the dust here last season after a few years getting fed up of chasing the disease in it and life’s a little too short to look at something in a field that doesn’t quite please your eye regardless! We grew...
  19. D

    T3 Earwash

    Who is doing one and what are you using . Forecast after Wednesday is looking dry and warmer, so wondering if there’s much to be gained, other than piece of mind .
  20. Green oak

    Extase/Theodore blend.

    Has anyone does this. Both clean varieties. But one has a good sp weight and the other one poor. So should balance out. Could be a low spending blend of wheat on paper. Just thinking out loud.
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