Can you whole crop linseed?

[Scrambler]

I’ve got about 6ha of linseed that’s a bit too weedy for my liking (resistant rye grass mainly). My options seem to be , accept the weed return, or spray it off now and accept the loss (maybe 2t/ha), or harvest it now in some fashion.
Any ideas?

 

[former farmer]

Yes it will ferment. You mention that there is ryegrass in the crop so that would help improve feed quality.

Many moons ago, at the time of the IACS payments the 90's, there was a very high acreage payment for linseed. As there was no stipulation about taking to harvest as seed, which would have very late in North Herefordshire, we put the crop into silage pits in July and reseeded with grass in good time for the autumn.

Changes to the IACS payments closed this a short lived loop hole.

 

[Cowmansam]

What would you feed it too

 

[former farmer]

It was fed to fattening cattle.

 

[Scrambler]

Yes it will ferment. You mention that there is ryegrass in the crop so that would help improve feed quality.

Many moons ago, at the time of the IACS payments the 90's, there was a very high acreage payment for linseed. As there was no stipulation about taking to harvest as seed, which would have very late in North Herefordshire, we put the crop into silage pits in July and reseeded with grass in good time for the autumn.

Changes to the IACS payments closed this a short lived loop hole.

Thanks. Good to know there’s a positive to the ryegrass!