ZXR17
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- Location
- South Dorset
The Canary seed might thresh out a lot better with the triticale in it .
Canary seed
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Fat hen
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I’m glad that there’s a positive [emoji106]
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Anyone cut theirs yet?
- Location
- North West
Probably 5-7 days off yet, looks a thick crop this year but very close to the ground now! I’m just hoping it’s resting on it’s self and I can get under it.
- Location
- Kenilworth
Cut ours yesterday.
It was leaning badly. I managed to get most of it.
If we’re lucky it did .5t/ac.
I don’t normally sell straw, but have baled this.
30 6 stringers off 25ac
Fat hen
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Its more like hay than straw. Funny stuff.
0.5/ac Was it a thin crop or small heads or both?
- Location
- Kenilworth
First time we’d grown it, so not sure on head size. It wasn’t overly thick. That hot dry spell did it no favours.
Fat hen
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Ditto. Struggled in the drought. Seed slot opened up. Only really got going in June. Almost sprayed it off in may. Weeds aplenty. But there is crop now
Itll be our 3rd time. Last yr was good 2t/ha.
- Location
- Kenilworth
We had a fair bit of millet come through in it too.
I’m amazed how resilient the seed is.
Do you DD into the residue or bale it ?
I’m amazed how resilient the seed is.
Do you DD into the residue or bale it ?
Fat hen
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This time I DD Trit straight into residue/thick volunteers. Chopped the straw.
Straw hangs around a long time so bales or shallow incorporation may be better. It formed a mat in places thus preventing the soil from drying so I borrowed a rake - did the job
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- Location
- Lincolnshire
Iirc the chopped straw was shiney and nasty. We only chopped it once.
- Location
- North West
I was ready for writing ours off back in June!
This was the taken 2nd of June
A month later and some rain it came on in leaps and bounds, there was still a lot of seed only just sprit!
This was taken 6th of July
It’s probably as thick again now!
This was the taken 2nd of June
A month later and some rain it came on in leaps and bounds, there was still a lot of seed only just sprit!
This was taken 6th of July
It’s probably as thick again now!
- Location
- North West
Finished cutting ours last Thursday, think it’s done about same as you 1.2t/ha, it’s been over the Weighbridge but I’ve not had chance to check the tickets yet. Looked like it was going to do a lot better but found a lot of empty heads! Not sure if the late frost combined with drought stress may have affected some of the early heads. Either way it should turn a small profit so will be staying for another year.
average farmer
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- Location
- North Notts
What’s it worth ?
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Profit at 1.2t/ha? A real profit?
- Location
- North West
£380/t
Find me a break crop that’s cheap and easy to grow, makes a big profit and I can follow with wheat and I’ll grow that instead
Hindsight
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- Location
- Lincolnshire
I don't think Static was commenting with regard to a 'big profit' Phil P but more lifting an eyebrow wondering if there was any profit let alone a small profit at 1.2t/ha at £380 tonne. I appreciate the variable costs are quite low for Canary Grass although I have lost track of seed price per hectare. But the fact you suggest the crop is making a profit tells us plenty about your business overhead cost structure and land occupation costs (owned/mortgage/rent) Cheers.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Yes, sorry, was just wondering how we never made a profit at double the yield. £450/ha output.
Not saying it wasn't profitable for you. But the details provided have always India cared that yield ought be between 1.5 and 3t/ha which produces a gross margin similar to linseed ie not a great deal!
Was always, seed, avadex, blw spray, pgr, dessicate for us.....plus rent and work.
Not saying it wasn't profitable for you. But the details provided have always India cared that yield ought be between 1.5 and 3t/ha which produces a gross margin similar to linseed ie not a great deal!
Was always, seed, avadex, blw spray, pgr, dessicate for us.....plus rent and work.