winter wheat

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine AHDB has today (27 November) launched the online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2024/25. With fewer new varieties added than in recent years, the latest edition has shorter lists for most major crops. However, highlights...

What Winter Wheat varieties out there have people sown late, talking February into March. Skyfall etc ?

Just had a look at this, it’s seems a lot more open to interpretation than GS4 am I right in saying I could put a herbal ley in that is 70% rye grass with the other grasses / herbs etc making up the other 30% , leave it between start may and end july for 5 weeks , ie take a 1st cut late May/...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Origin Enterprises Plc., the international agronomy services group which has headquarters in Dublin, has issued its first quarter trading update for the three months ended October 31, 2023 (Q1 FY24). The group also hosted its annual general meeting...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The latest edition of the Tillage Edge podcast addresses the impact of the very wet autumn season on tillage farms in the UK. Similarly to Ireland, farmers in England will be coping with the impact of poor ground conditions this year. Lower than...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Recent wet weather has left many growers considering when or whether to pull the plug on winter-sown cereals due to waterlogged soils, claim experts. And although winter wheat can be drilled until January, if left too late, can result in reduced...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland It has been estimated that cereal growers in Northern Ireland have succeeded in getting no more than 50% of the ground earmarked for winter crops actually planted out. “This is a very rough figure”, said Robin Bolton, a senior advisor with the College...

What happens if I drill winter wheat in the spring? I'm assuming the world won't implode and I am also assuming it's less than ideal however, will I have a combinable crop? I have extase wheat here that I would like to have seed treated and then plant in mid april next year I keep having...

I gave up second wheats a good few years ago due to grassweed control, lack of!, thought I'd give it another go as the farm is cleaner and now running a disc direct drill, flooding aside, it looks terrible, what have people learnt with DD second wheat, as I'm now hearing advice along the lines...

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Is this a good idea?

Been quoted spring oats isabel £550/ ton seems alot , said they is a shortage

Has anybody experience of this? Presumably rye needs vernalisation? Are there spring varieties etc? When would it mature and what would it yield? specifically for ad Wholecrop so I’m not too worried what might be “better”! thanks

Do any other TFF members think the above is correct , due to the new payment schemes that are being put in place for farmers/ estate owners. Will it mean less “contract farming opportunities”, which may lead to greater competition between those applying to contract farm those “fewer contract...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The dry spell at the end of September and early October allowed contractor, Darren Russell, to plant a 20ac crop of Spearhead winter wheat on behalf of a local dairy farming client. The ground is situated in the townland of Killead, close to Belfast...

Hi guys never planted winter barley this late before will it be ok or am I wasting my time should I just put oats in instead

What's the procedure ? same as autumn sowing or different , appreciate it's going to be high seed rate

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Received this email yesterday. I guess we will still have to fill in land use codes on this otherwise how will SFI work? So , how will it be simpler? Currently can't claim some options as my land use are based on what was in the parcels in May 23 and not now?

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Adding placed phosphate fertiliser to seed beds at time of planting will help boost root development in newly established cereal crops. Ben Haste, an East Anglia-based agronomist with Farmacy said: “This is particularly so in cases where crops are...