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[farmer92]

Irina at around 300kg/Ha

What variety and seed rate are you thinking of?

Irina at 250kg

 

[Feldspar]

In my humble opinion spring barley needs to go into warm soils and get away quickly.

It isn't very hardy and won't appreciate sitting in wet cold soil for weeks.

Be interested to know how it does. At least you've plenty time to redrill it.

I know. Only did half our spring barley acreage, so hedging bets somewhat. Barley drilled earlier in Jan by nearby farmers has 1cm roots on it. Despite being dry on top, once through with the drill it would compromise redrilling somewhat. That said, frosts might lift things up a bit.

 

[Feldspar]

A 6m Rapid is around 9 tonnes empty, before you've put 12-15 tonnes of tractor on the front. The soil will still be delicate underneath.

Near neighbour was drilling with the Quadrack and 8m Rapid on heavier land than we drilled almost a week before we started and that looked pretty decent.

 

[Feldspar]

This was trying the drill last week day before we drilled. Only coulters on the far left hand side were in at the right depth.

 

[turbo]

Forget the calendar date, if soil conditions are good get it in they might not be as good when the date is right.Going to combi drill some s wheat next week if the weather holds

 

[DrWazzock]

Forget the calendar date, if soil conditions are good get it in they might not be as good when the date is right.Going to combi drill some s wheat next week if the weather holds

Very good conditions here. Come on folks, get some done and draw the rooks off my winter wheat drilled a fortnight ago. Root is about 1 cm long now.

Never known it so dry here at this time of year. If we get another dry summer it's going to be el scorchio all round. Not selling anything forward that's for sure.

 

[Renaultman]

Can I just say, on behalf of us who are committed to over winter stubbles...........................


AAAAAAAaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Feldspar]

Can I just say, on behalf of us who are committed to over winter stubbles...........................


AAAAAAAaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Had that last year. Ended up direct drilling spring barley at the end of April into still wet stubbles. 3 t/ha in places. Disaster. Have swapped into a new scheme now and have entirely removed overwinter stubble. Not a good option on heavy land.

 

[Renaultman]

Had that last year. Ended up direct drilling spring barley at the end of April into still wet stubbles. 3 t/ha in places. Disaster. Have swapped into a new scheme now and have entirely removed overwinter stubble. Not a good option on heavy land.

I think we have 2 years to run, it worked ok on potatoe rents but they in turn have their own issues. I would be drilling Mascani now on my OWS if I were allowed

 

[Feldspar]

We did 12ha this morning. Although I haven't been to see due to operation, apparently it went in well until the last 2 bouts! All going to be interesting to compare to later drillings. Feels wrong, but NIAB trials show considerably higher yields than middle of April when we often end up drilling with worse soil tilth and wetter conditions. Our spring cropping yields have been poor with later drilling for a while now. I largely blame direct drilling, but in most part because we didn't get drillable conditions as early as our cultivating neighbours.

If we get a lot of heavy rain and it stays cold our seed may suffer, but then the good soil conditions may disappear too. Not putting pre-ems on at this stage, so just untreated seed gone in. Will be interesting whatever happens.

 

[farmerfred86]

We drilled about 100ac on the 31st December. Half DD and half into a min tilled seed bed. It grew well for 15 days in the warm weather and has sat still ever since as the soil temperature dropped. I would REALLY like to see it out if the ground now!

 

[Feldspar]

We drilled about 100ac on the 31st December. Half DD and half into a min tilled seed bed. It grew well for 15 days in the warm weather and has sat still ever since as the soil temperature dropped. I would REALLY like to see it out if the ground now!

At least you got that bit of warm weather. Ours drilled later has chitted but is not doing much. Just hoping we don't get a sustained period of heavy rain. Seedbed looks reasonable, but would be nice to see some warmer weather.

 

[farmerfred86]

I understand barley needs 2C and above to germinate. Which is about the current soil temp. It really needs to be very cold or warm up now! Snow won’t be an issue.

Rooks are causing a reasonable amount of damage but I’ve deployed all bird scaring equipment that hasn’t been used since we stopped growing rape a few years back!

 

[Flat 10]

I understand barley needs 2C and above to germinate. Which is about the current soil temp. It really needs to be very cold or warm up now! Snow won’t be an issue.

Rooks are causing a reasonable amount of damage but I’ve deployed all bird scaring equipment that hasn’t been used since we stopped growing rape a few years back!

Use the drone.

 

[RmfJ]

At least you got that bit of warm weather. Ours drilled later has chitted but is not doing much. Just hoping we don't get a sustained period of heavy rain. Seedbed looks reasonable, but would be nice to see some warmer weather.

It’s still January, would you really be expecting warmer weather?

 

[Feldspar]

It’s still January, would you really be expecting warmer weather?

I said it would be nice to have it, but if not then we'll wait and see won't we.

 

[RmfJ]

I said it would be nice to have it, but if not then we'll wait and see won't we.

Down here it feels like winter is still to come, plenty of rain and winds but a lot milder than east of us.

 

[Hindsight]

I said it would be nice to have it, but if not then we'll wait and see won't we.

Hi, no it would not be nice to see warmer weather. My calendar shows January 27th. I am an old git (emphasis on both of those words) but this should be mid winter. And for the benefit of all some 6 weeks of winter with sub zero temperatures and some significant rain would be of more benefit in my part of world. So hope Suffolk stays unseasonable but am praying for a period of what used to be seasonable weather here in Lincolnshire. Cheers.

 

[Chae1]

I said it would be nice to have it, but if not then we'll wait and see won't we.

Hows it looking now? Must be growing fast in this warm weather.

Your N application will be paying off too.

 

[Flat 10]

Hows it looking now? Must be growing fast in this warm weather.

I was thinking that just an hour ago.......