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  1. bobk

    Barley volunteers in wheat

    Due to the last 12 months weather my already shattered rotation means I've followed sb with wheat ( didn't want to grow it ) anyway we sowed 3 days after finishing combining . So we have a volunteer issue , is frost my friend ? doesn't appears to be any chems available that will kill the stuff.
  2. Flintstone

    Wheat drilling 2020

    Go on, someone must have started...
  3. ajd132

    Really early wheat drilling trial

    Following on from Andrew Howard’s article in direct driller (I think he’s on here but can’t remmeber his handle to tag him) I am going to do a 36m trial of early drilled wheat. the trial area is post OSR, was chicken mucked then drilled with a catch crop of buckwheat linseed and sunflowers...
  4. bobk

    Best autumn herb for wild oats

    In wheat , been using 2 ltr/ha of Picomax which does a fair job for the money , looking for summat better , expecting to do them again in the spring with topic.
  5. Romeogolf

    Wild oats in Spring Barley

    I have a block of land in SB, HSS drilled with the Freeflow straight into overwintered cultivation after it greened up and was sprayed off. Seed came from very clean block on a separate farm, the aim was a cheap grow. Where I drilled has historically been bad for wild oats, so I succumbed to the...
  6. ollie989898

    UK says it aims to join Trans-Pacific free trading group...

    https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-trade/uk-says-it-aims-to-join-trans-pacific-free-trading-group-idUKKBN23O1VB LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom announced on Wednesday it would pursue accession to a revamped version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “Today we’re announcing our...
  7. A

    Avena fatua(wild oat) herbicides in wheat

    Hello I'm a farmer from Eastern Europe. I have big problems with with wild oat and apera in wheat. What actives are effective? Is chlortoluron effective?
  8. U

    Hung out to dry ?

    I heard a snippet of news this morning on Radio 4 concerning something in todays Financial Times about the proposed trade agreement with the USA & a relaxation of standards to get the trade talks moving and in particular "agriculture ".Perhaps other forum members can put some meat on the bone on...
  9. ajd132

    Winter wheat after spring barley?

    Anyone doing it? Would be direct drilled in October. Is it too risky with volunteers?
  10. Adeptandy

    BG 2020

    Is it just mine, or it it earlier this year ?
  11. Feldspar

    T1

    Unless I've missed it, surprised this discussion hasn't started. Just about to start our earliest wheat. Have mid October Extase and Zyatt to do. Was planning CTL + epoxi, but now next week is looking wetter, do I drop some Imtrex in to make it up to equivalent of 0.8l/ha of Adexar?
  12. Feldspar

    Broadway Star conundrum

    Still having a large debate with myself about how much of the wheat to do with Broadway Star (Avocet actually). For two years now I have not spotted both wild oats and meadow brome despite walking fields what I thought was quite carefully. Walked round with an experienced agronomist and we...
  13. JCfarmer

    Rolling Winter Wheat

    Has anyone started rolling winter wheat as yet, I have been holding off as night time temperatures have been very low to freezing?
  14. Zippy768

    Chem label - what does this mean?

    As above. What exactly are they meaning? Hope y'all can read it ok. ?
  15. I

    Liquid fert

    What’s people’s thoughts on timings. Go as soon as fields are dry enough or stick to normal timings.
  16. teslacoils

    KWS Extase

    Ok, for someone who pays a *lot* of attention to varieties this one has slipped by my radar. Ace septoria Stands up High bushel Good yield Not late to cut Could some growers shed some more light on it? Looks French, so does it tiller well? Cover the ground quick? Is it spindly like cordiale...
  17. spin cycle

    diary of a comedy sheep farm

    taking a cue from others with their own threads....and upon a suggestion of a friend whom i keep 'entertained':rolleyes: so today.....up at the sheds at 6am to check for lambings although we're not supposed to start for a month:banghead:....just a single....penned it up and back for school...
  18. S

    Heat Detection Systems

    Currently looking at Heat Detection systems. Options are Sensetime, Herd Insights or Nedap. What’s people’s experience of them or recommendations for another system. Milking all year round. Reason for installation is that I also work off farm and not overly confident in relief Milkers...
  19. Kiwi Pete

    "Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..

    :oops: Eh up! The idea of starting a thread about Holistic management has been on my mind for ages, if I am honest. Lets start by me putting my cards on the table - I have NO formal training, NO books, and NO interest in starting big wars on which way is best. I do, however, completely and...
  20. TFF

    Chemical Price Tracker

    Welcome to the Chemical Price Tracker Thread on The Farming Forum. When comparing "quote" prices, please note the date any answer was posted as prices changes rapidly in the market. You can view transparent prices on Farm Marketplace here - https://www.marketplace.farm/inputs/pesticides/ We...
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