DD on livestock farm

[benferg]

A hard call then. Would you put in a short rotation grass or a permenant?

 

[d-wales]

Long term grazing lay, but thinking chicory and red clovers to hit any compaction that may be there

 

[scholland]

Swedes/neep mix sown into irg stubble, 1kg per acre i fear the germination has been to good they look pretty thick! I closed every other row so plenty room sideways

 

[Kevtherev]

Have you slug pelleted @scholland ?

 

[scholland]

Have you slug pelleted @scholland ?

Not yet no, i don't know of anyone locally who has ever used pellets. Perhaps our climate doesn't suit them as well? I will keep an eye out.....

 

[Kevtherev]

Watch out for the dreaded fly [emoji51]

 

[SilliamWhale]

Not yet no, i don't know of anyone locally who has ever used pellets. Perhaps our climate doesn't suit them as well? I will keep an eye out.....

You've had some great looking results out of that Moore drill. Well done.

 

[scholland]

Watch out for the dreaded fly [emoji51]

Spray is in the store!

 

[scholland]

You've had some great looking results out of that Moore drill. Well done.

Thanks! There is 1 field not quite pleasing me but i put a little fert on it few days ago and rain today so will have a look again tomorrow before i decide what i think of it finally!
It is pleasing what can be achieved with a simple old drill, especially after i cut it in half!

 

[SilliamWhale]

Thanks! There is 1 field not quite pleasing me but i put a little fert on it few days ago and rain today so will have a look again tomorrow before i decide what i think of it finally!
It is pleasing what can be achieved with a simple old drill, especially after i cut it in half!

Wholecrop next?

 

[scholland]

Wholecrop next?

Next job you mean?

 

[scholland]

So here is the bit which isn't doing the best, just one area in a field. Little bit of rabbit damage but don't think that's the whole story. I think the n i applied 5 days ago has cheered it up a little.

 

[scholland]

Any ideas @Kevtherev @SilliamWhale

 

[Kevtherev]

Any ideas @Kevtherev @SilliamWhale

Any slugs?
Is it a bit wetter that patch?
Any sign of pests like leatherjackets?

 

[Will Blackburn]

Looks like a very light area, I would say something is nibbling the roots.

 

[scholland]

It's the light end of the field but only 1 side, photo with good and bad is looking across similar soil. I'll have a dig later on and put some traps down for the slimey critters

 

[neilo]

What's the P&K status like? Deficiency of one or the other (I can't remember which) can cause a purple reddening like that IIRC.

 

[scholland]

What's the P&K status like? Deficiency of one or the other (I can't remember which) can cause a purple reddening like that IIRC.

P is good k was bit low but it has had 20 10 10 and polysulphate. Also this end of the field is very light soil and i feared it may blow so it had slurry but not the whole slurry area is affected.
Slug traps are set.

 

[Will Blackburn]

I would be thinking subterranean pests or would manganese deficiency cause an issue establishing grass?

 

[scholland]

It would suffer from manganese deficiency in barley in this field. But I'm thinking more about pests as it isn't across the whole field? Sandy soil and sb last year so i don't think it will be leatherjacket and i cant find any. See what appears over night.