ollie989898
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I do like seeing these ace fodder crops. I can imagine it's been a season of some nerves for many but they are normally pretty reliable.
150kg of N this time, still less than the kiwi advise but a fair increase on other years.
We have a lot of plants this year so I think they'll use it.
No sign of anything yet and no current plan to use fungicide.....That’s the level I’m on just now, then I’ll put a bit of foliar N on with each fungicide pass.
Have you got any mildew about? Mine still clean currently, as rain has only just arrived, but agronomist says he’s seen fields that have gone white in 3 days recently! Perfect conditions for it just now down here.
Are your yields going up? KG per hectare / crop- the land and crops look great,Winter oats into barley stubble, field will get dd beet next April. Hope the oats will provide winter soil cover, ewe feed and shelter for emerging beet plants. View attachment 904739View attachment 904740View attachment 904741
We will get 23.5hrs daylight for a few nights at mid summer.Are your yields going up? KG per hectare / crop- the land and crops look great,
you must be near the arctic circle - so the 6 hours winter daylight is somewhat paid back by the 18 hours in the summer?
I suppose the island location stops major frosts?
That is still some impressive crop growing given the swings in daylightt.
We will get 23.5hrs daylight for a few nights at mid summer.Are your yields going up? KG per hectare / crop- the land and crops look great,
you must be near the arctic circle - so the 6 hours winter daylight is somewhat paid back by the 18 hours in the summer?
I suppose the island location stops major frosts?
That is still some impressive crop growing given the swings in daylightt.
Winter oats, cover for beet and sheep feed, and irg emerging.
Irg should give us an early bite next year and saves having bare stubble. View attachment 907626View attachment 907627View attachment 907628
How much is that going to grow in the next few months that far north!?Winter oats, cover for beet and sheep feed, and irg emerging.
Irg should give us an early bite next year and saves having bare stubble. View attachment 907626View attachment 907627View attachment 907628
The irg I'd hope to get 1 light graze over winter then it will handle 12 ewes per acre in late April. (unless it does over winter!)How much is that going to grow in the next few months that far north!?
No not really at all. There is a very occasional volunteer barley plant but not many.Do you not find the chitted ceral seed a problem with the IRG? I have one field where the WB/SB (redrilled areas!!) have almost smothered the IRG.
I'm getting very little growth from cereals in green covers down here now.The irg I'd hope to get 1 light graze over winter then it will handle 12 ewes per acre in late April. (unless it does over winter!)
Oats I have no idea as never done it before but they are mainly in to set up for beet, and grazing is a bonus.
16oC and damp today, pretty decent growing conditions. I'm not expecting huge things but should (hopefully) be good prep for the spring.I'm getting very little growth from cereals in green covers down here now.
What do you mean by "combi crop"?Anyone here ever DD a combi crop after say swedes or rape? Consider trying it next year but wonder about success of both the combi crop and DD it with the Moore....
Mix of barley or oats and say peas or all threeWhat do you mean by "combi crop"?