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2017 Spring barley
- Thread starter tw15
- Start date
West or east of your farm? My neighbour to the north of the village cut a bit of spring barley yesterday on a clay cap hill top though I have no idea how well it was going & they seemed to stop very early. All mine is 7-10 days away yet though I've got wheat ready from early next week. 300 ac of osr to cut before that when it stops frigging raining 
Is a later maturing date for the same variety of any crop a good thing or a bad one? Early maturity could mean stress has stopped it prematurely or it has been well looked after, lacking in nothing so I has completed its life cycle without interruption
Is a later maturing date for the same variety of any crop a good thing or a bad one? Early maturity could mean stress has stopped it prematurely or it has been well looked after, lacking in nothing so I has completed its life cycle without interruption
I was looking yesterday and think our spring barley is 3 weeks off yet. April drilled. The wheats are 10 days off as well.
Sandy
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
I'm beginning to doubt we'll start in August crops are still hanging on and looking well.
West with a yellow combine and red tractor you know who I'm sure . Ours is still a week away at least recon ww on clay cap ground will be first .West or east of your farm? My neighbour to the north of the village cut a bit of spring barley yesterday on a clay cap hill top though I have no idea how well it was going & they seemed to stop very early. All mine is 7-10 days away yet though I've got wheat ready from early next week. 300 ac of osr to cut before that when it stops frigging raining
Is a later maturing date for the same variety of any crop a good thing or a bad one? Early maturity could mean stress has stopped it prematurely or it has been well looked after, lacking in nothing so I has completed its life cycle without interruption
Longer in the bed more in the shed they used to say . You boys are a lot latter up there than us southerners . Used to go up to Fraserbourgh goose shooting in mid sept and still barley to be cut .
Chae1
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Going to start spraying off on Monday. Weather permitting.
Wanting to give it 3 weeks to get proper kill.
Wanting to give it 3 weeks to get proper kill.
At least 2 weeks. And that's assuming we get hot sunny weather. Which we ain't.
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Rest of week unsettled but next week after Tuesday looks good [emoji106]
Hope your right kev.
Sandy
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Good theory but I doubt you'll wait 3 weeks
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Definately , I'm predicting similar to this week , couple of dry days and some sh!t . I'll be happy to lose .
Chae1
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Dying off quick on light land
Chae1
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
An experiment. Tramline on left had jaunt at 0.3 and 0.8l ha chlorothalonil green bit had Imtrex at 0.5 proline at 0.3 and 1l/ha of chlorothalnil. Good advert for sdhis. Be interesting to see yield difference.
- Location
- Dorset/Wilts
You must be a very positive person to be around.
I am very much on the other side and think early maturity is because the plant has given up hope and has decided to to a die, and probably leaving a load of crappy grains to be collected
Bossfarmer
Member
- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
Out of interest do people think it will be a low N year or high?
yes it will be
Chae1
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Low I'm hoping. Big bold grains and plenty of them to dilute N