Broadcast Turnips in Standing Maize

[unlacedgecko]

Is it possible? Anyone have any experience to share?

 

[Jerry]

Is it possible? Anyone have any experience to share?

Drone?

 

[DanM]

Is it possible? Anyone have any experience to share?

Are you paying for seed and/or broadcasting? If it’s a wet autumn; maize fields resemble the Somme... soon destroy the crop!

 

[Bury the Trash]

Are you paying for seed and/or broadcasting? If it’s a wet autumn; maize fields resemble the Somme... soon destroy the crop!

But with cheapish seed and the fact that it might be a good soil condition and prompt harvest would be worth the risk?

Ir reckon the use of drones ( for practical things not just playing / taking photos ) is going to take off soon pu n intended....

 

[andybk]

recon would hammer the crop , a quick pass with combine in summer is different to forager and numerous trailers on wet ground

 

[ollie989898]

I guess you could try and broadcast the seed on but the herbicides from maize are going to attack them and then there is the shading option. Trailers and forager will put paid to the rest.

If it's dry, you can get a grass ley in behind maize.

 

[TrewithickFarm]

You'd need to know what herbicide the maize has been sprayed with as with most maize herbicides, you need to plough or at least move some soil before planting grass seed due to herbicide residues. Turnips definitely wouldn't grow in a layer of undisturbed herbicide. Personally, even if they did grow i think the machinery would do far too much damage to the turnips, even in a dry harvest.

 

[ollie989898]

You'd need to know what herbicide the maize has been sprayed with as with most maize herbicides, you need to plough or at least move some soil before planting grass seed due to herbicide residues. Turnips definitely wouldn't grow in a layer of undisturbed herbicide. Personally, even if they did grow i think the machinery would do far too much damage to the turnips, even in a dry harvest.

Used to use subsoiler and powerharrow to level up then grass seed harrow box thing. Only short term italians though. No slug pressure behind maize so easy to get them going.

 

[neilo]

Better to convince the maize grower about the trendy idea of drilling IRG between the maize rows to be all fuzzy & green.? Too late for this year though.

 

[DanM]

But with cheapish seed and the fact that it might be a good soil condition and prompt harvest would be worth the risk?

Ir reckon the use of drones ( for practical things not just playing / taking photos ) is going to take off soon pu n intended....

As we know; farming is full of risk and therefore new entrants need to manage their risk carefully.,, If your fronting the seed and establishment cost of a crop of turnips, I’d rather risk my cash after barley or rye in July/early august.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Are you paying for seed and/or broadcasting? If it’s a wet autumn; maize fields resemble the Somme... soon destroy the crop!

yes both. Sounds like a non starter.

 

[Bury the Trash]

As we know; farming is full of risk and therefore new entrants need to manage their risk carefully.,, If your fronting the seed and establishment cost of a crop of turnips, I’d rather risk my cash after barley or rye in July/early august.

but from the maize growers or the farmer of the land s point of view it could be a good way of getting some ground cover , could be grass seed even,
Drones could also be used sowing seed into cereal crops as well I guess, small seed wont go very far when broadcast is one of the usual problems, drone use could over come that possibly.

 

[multi power]

yes both. Sounds like a non starter.

Westerwolds is an option, now is the time to sow it

 

[Bury the Trash]

Westerwolds is an option, now is the time to sow it

Good call.

Slip down through now with the tractor and. varispreader, before it gets any taller.

Thats why I ve never took the risk on a old telehandler, never had one, I've found that a tractor and Forend loader is more flexible, more financially viable.


Mind you Some around here is a bit tall now tho..would tickle it a bit.... although there's a lot that isn't, and some bare patches as well where the maize didnt germinate in the dry, on stone patches etc...

Funny old season ..who knows whafs coming next..

 

[Kiwi Pete]

But with cheapish seed and the fact that it might be a good soil condition and prompt harvest would be worth the risk?

Ir reckon the use of drones ( for practical things not just playing / taking photos ) is going to take off soon pu n intended....

Yes, my mate Ricky is in the process of buying a team of 3 ? pretty exciting possibilities, including:

Yield mapping for variable rate
Nitrate leaching detection
Spot-spraying weeds in gullies/wetlands
Finding and pesticiding grass-grub areas
Spraying, approx 100ac/day per drone
Seeding into standing crops

Cheaper than a heli

 

[Yale]

Home-built drill gets grass cover into growing maize crops - Farmers Weekly

Overwintered maize stubbles can be a serious trouble spot for soil erosion and nutrient leaching into watercourses. A popular method for sorting them out

www.fwi.co.uk

 

[DRC]

You’d need a very tall tractor to get over our maize now, and most of your turnip seed would lodge in the leaves .