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<blockquote data-quote="Badshot" data-source="post: 8151362" data-attributes="member: 362"><p>Pretty much my whole approach.</p><p></p><p>Went from plough to mintill, that's where it really went wrong.</p><p>Mixing it through the profile is the worst thing to do.</p><p>Then to tine DD, was treading water with a few major hiccups in some fields, this was where I started heading down the point of no return with it, it either went well, or was a disaster.</p><p>Cropping changed also from wheat, wheat, rape.</p><p>To wheat rape wheat spring beans, this helped to a degree, until all chemistry in the beans was useless against BG.</p><p>Then added in a few spring wheats, this is where it went horrifically wrong in a couple of fields.</p><p>Untouched chopped straw overwintered, tine drilled spring wheat in, the BG came up faster than the wheat, badly.</p><p>Should have written it off but didn't.</p><p>It's taken me about 6 years to sort that cock up out.</p><p>Then gd drill purchased, further cropping changes.</p><p>I'll stick with the real nasty bits here.</p><p>Went winter beans, followed by linseed, followed by wosr, then a cock up with Jan drilled ww, then linseed again, back to wheat fir this year, almost clear.</p><p></p><p>I spot spray anything I see when travelling through.</p><p>Used avadex on the drill, followed by ffct etc.</p><p></p><p>It isn't vanity, it's pure common sense, where BG has a chance to get out of control it knocks seven bells out of the yields, chucking pots of money at it and not controlling it is madness.</p><p></p><p>It's better, and more sustainable, and profitable to have a good crop right through the rotation than to have weedy crops that have the kitchen sink chucked at them and still underperform.</p><p></p><p>I am seeing blw control reduce massively, it is intended to reduce the spend on BG, but it's got to be fully under control first.</p><p></p><p>Horses for courses, but I'd sooner not be contaminating the ground for the future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Badshot, post: 8151362, member: 362"] Pretty much my whole approach. Went from plough to mintill, that's where it really went wrong. Mixing it through the profile is the worst thing to do. Then to tine DD, was treading water with a few major hiccups in some fields, this was where I started heading down the point of no return with it, it either went well, or was a disaster. Cropping changed also from wheat, wheat, rape. To wheat rape wheat spring beans, this helped to a degree, until all chemistry in the beans was useless against BG. Then added in a few spring wheats, this is where it went horrifically wrong in a couple of fields. Untouched chopped straw overwintered, tine drilled spring wheat in, the BG came up faster than the wheat, badly. Should have written it off but didn't. It's taken me about 6 years to sort that cock up out. Then gd drill purchased, further cropping changes. I'll stick with the real nasty bits here. Went winter beans, followed by linseed, followed by wosr, then a cock up with Jan drilled ww, then linseed again, back to wheat fir this year, almost clear. I spot spray anything I see when travelling through. Used avadex on the drill, followed by ffct etc. It isn't vanity, it's pure common sense, where BG has a chance to get out of control it knocks seven bells out of the yields, chucking pots of money at it and not controlling it is madness. It's better, and more sustainable, and profitable to have a good crop right through the rotation than to have weedy crops that have the kitchen sink chucked at them and still underperform. I am seeing blw control reduce massively, it is intended to reduce the spend on BG, but it's got to be fully under control first. Horses for courses, but I'd sooner not be contaminating the ground for the future. [/QUOTE]
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