Bean acerages

[juke]

Was wondering if many people are going to be reducing there been acerages this year on the back of this year's disappointing crops.

Also what break crop they are looking to replace it with or if continious wheat is a better option for some of you

 

[dirty harry]

Similar area here again, not the beans fault they went in late & came off early!!
Cheers dh

 

[Brisel]

Spring beans being dropped here mostly because they don’t fit any blocks of fields, osr and spring oat area is increased instead.

As above, you can’t control the weather but this year is yet another reminder why spring break crops are the weak link in the rotation.

 

[radar]

Took the decision because of the lateness not to drill the beans this spring (good decision in hindsight) but with 8 ton of cleaned HSS siting in the shed will try again next spring.

 

[Hindsight]

Took the decision because of the lateness not to drill the beans this spring (good decision in hindsight) but with 8 ton of cleaned HSS siting in the shed will try again next spring.

Yes with hindsight a very good decision. Did you sow anything else instead?

 

[principal skinner]

Up slightly from this year, all winters

 

[T Hectares]

I dropped Springs 2 years ago, still grow some Winters cheaply for feed as they are far better for BG control and, here at least are more reliable.

Not a total disaster here and one load sold @ £220/t means they will break even again...

Same area again, next year Rodney !!

 

[dirty harry]

How are winters better than springs for blackgrass control?
Cheers dh

 

[radar]

Yes with hindsight a very good decision. Did you sow anything else instead?

Spring barley - drilled 4th May, 2.5t/acre and lots of straw. Chuffed and relieved!

 

[dirty harry]

That did well

 

[radar]

That did well

All the talk about cookoo barley drilled late is rot. Average over 150 acre 67.5 kg/ha and 1.89N

 

[Wombat]

All the talk about cookoo barley drilled late is rot. Average over 150 acre 67.5 kg/ha and 1.89N

How much rain did it get, we had some that was drilled the week before your but only got 38mm between drilling and harvest so didn't get near 2t

 

[Flat 10]

All the talk about cookoo barley drilled late is rot. Average over 150 acre 67.5 kg/ha and 1.89N

I did think it’s rot I think you need to be lucky that late.

 

[shakerator]

Winters did 1.6t-ac
Springs 1t

HSS
No N P or K
Low rate nirvana
1 fungicide
1 graminicide

I’d rather this than 1.5t/ac OSR with all the N, herbicides slugs pigeons and disease to deal with ...

 

[Flat 10]

Was wondering if many people are going to be reducing there been acerages this year on the back of this year's disappointing crops.

Also what break crop they are looking to replace it with or if continious wheat is a better option for some of you

Winters very poor here but expect to have a few more next year because of field sizes.

 

[T Hectares]

How are winters better than springs for blackgrass control?
Cheers dh

Winters = Kerb and Crawler

Springs = Nothing that works...

 

[radar]

How much rain did it get, we had some that was drilled the week before your but only got 38mm between drilling and harvest so didn't get near 2t

Sorry can't recall ATM but more than that. Seem to remember 2 large downpours.

 

[Hindsight]

Spring barley - drilled 4th May, 2.5t/acre and lots of straw. Chuffed and relieved!

Good decision. Did it malt as well? If so icing on the cake! I note that late sown Spring Barley has done in general reasonably well in Lincs - 2.25 - 2.75 t/acre or so.

Doh - just read your second post - see N was 1.89, so hopefully crept in for a malt premium. Good call changing from beans to barley.

 

[Hindsight]

Sorry can't recall ATM but more than that. Seem to remember 2 large downpours.

Saturday 2 June - did you catch those thunderstorms that day? Was a lot of rain north of Boston that day - localised but some places had upto 70mm.

 

[Wombat]

Saturday 2 June - did you catch those thunderstorms that day? Was a lot of rain north of Boston that day - localised but some places had upto 70mm.

Think local downpours seem to have made spring cropping this year.

We didn't have one day with more than 10mm of rain between 1st of May and the biblical storms on 28th July, so our barley was very plain.