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Direct Drilling - Clay soils
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<blockquote data-quote="l'ordinary bonville" data-source="post: 7234371" data-attributes="member: 2954"><p>I have cover crops drilled early after winter barley that have masses of green cover, but oats and volunteers. Vetch, buckwheat and phacelia are disappointing within the mix though.</p><p>Later sown covers after wheat or spring barley are so far behind you woud think we are 200 miles further north.</p><p>I believe we need to target getting the covers in sooner than currently managed and spread slurry afterwards rather than fit in after the tanker.</p><p>Similarly the cereals need to be started 2 weeks earlier than we tried this year. Compounding problems were late harvest, straw clearance, slurry and a large building job that interfered with land work.</p><p></p><p>Next year</p><p></p><p>Bale even less straw (lots of breeding pig accommodation being converted to slatted rather than bedded)</p><p>Sow covers the morning after harvest if possible and put slurry on after</p><p>Sow slightly shallower with the direct tine drill (went too deep this year)</p><p>Either cultivate the headlands or purchase low disturbance subsoiler </p><p>Dont have staff doing other things, employ harvest labour if necessary</p><p>Possibly sow a cheap cover before 2nd wheats in case i don't get to drill them</p><p></p><p>I grew some black oats this year for seed but that had its challenges. Spring oats may be just as easy. Fine seed cover crops only before a spring crop</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="l'ordinary bonville, post: 7234371, member: 2954"] I have cover crops drilled early after winter barley that have masses of green cover, but oats and volunteers. Vetch, buckwheat and phacelia are disappointing within the mix though. Later sown covers after wheat or spring barley are so far behind you woud think we are 200 miles further north. I believe we need to target getting the covers in sooner than currently managed and spread slurry afterwards rather than fit in after the tanker. Similarly the cereals need to be started 2 weeks earlier than we tried this year. Compounding problems were late harvest, straw clearance, slurry and a large building job that interfered with land work. Next year Bale even less straw (lots of breeding pig accommodation being converted to slatted rather than bedded) Sow covers the morning after harvest if possible and put slurry on after Sow slightly shallower with the direct tine drill (went too deep this year) Either cultivate the headlands or purchase low disturbance subsoiler Dont have staff doing other things, employ harvest labour if necessary Possibly sow a cheap cover before 2nd wheats in case i don't get to drill them I grew some black oats this year for seed but that had its challenges. Spring oats may be just as easy. Fine seed cover crops only before a spring crop [/QUOTE]
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