- Location
- the brecks norfolk
In which case we'd have been better off ordering non neonic and getting them in early, up and away from the aphids.
Beet growers have a neonic seed treatment for 2021
- Thread starter Bogweevil
- Start date
If it’s frosty next week probably
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Ironically my best beet last year was drilled 1st week of March.
B*gger!
The later drilled beet towards the end of March got hammered with virus yellows,well at least if it happens this year it wll be covered.
B*gger!
The later drilled beet towards the end of March got hammered with virus yellows,well at least if it happens this year it wll be covered.
- Location
- the brecks norfolk
I was hell bent on drilling early this year but that's now gone right out the window.
Even British Sugar tell you to drill as early as possible in March
Surely you still can, that's the point of the letter.
- Location
- West Suffolk
Will be too wet to get on early won’t it?
- Location
- the brecks norfolk
Maybe who knows, but a few days like yesterday and it's soon be good to go.
I was topping radish and any disturbed ground was drying out nicely.
I was topping radish and any disturbed ground was drying out nicely.
I sincerely hope that there are questions being asked of Rothamstead as to the day by day accumulation of cold during this cold snap(if the science is that simple??!!)
Would be a bit of a joke if come 1st March they state 'it was cold enough by 10th Feb that we could not trigger the neonics' but wasted the subsequent 2 weeks awaiting a foregone conclusion-and an opportunity to get the undressed seed onto farm.
Would be a bit of a joke if come 1st March they state 'it was cold enough by 10th Feb that we could not trigger the neonics' but wasted the subsequent 2 weeks awaiting a foregone conclusion-and an opportunity to get the undressed seed onto farm.
I suppose the decision still cannot be made until all of the data from February has been reviewed.
- Location
- West Suffolk
-10c forecast for tomorrow, that’ll bring the average down!
Absolutely, doing a better job than neonics at dealing with the aphids.
Daniel
Member
- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
Now only a 16% chance of the derogation being granted, which sounds quite specific.
- Location
- West Suffolk
Email today asking if we want to swap back to non- neonic seed. I don’t know what to do
We wouldn’t normally start drilling beet until the last wk in March on the Fen.
We wouldn’t normally start drilling beet until the last wk in March on the Fen.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Just had this very conversation with agronomist and beet fields woman.Email today asking if we want to swap back to non- neonic seed. I don’t know what to do
Think I am going to swap back due to the possibility of not getting neo's due to the cold weather.
The chance of getting neo's is slipping away.
Then having to wait till the end of March just to get delivered standard seed.
I can normally drill at the start of March.
Selfishly I hope those of us that originally opted for some or all untreated get delivered first @Breckland Boy
- Location
- the brecks norfolk
I'm tempted to hedge my bets and do half and half. It might not pan out to drill before the neonics arrives.....if we get them.
- Location
- Breckland
Bloody hope so.
Forecast looking good for end of February drilling.
Spring barley going in today