Elyan spring oats poor bushel wt

[stroller]

Second year running I've had poor bushel weights with this variety, last year I can understand due to lack of water, but I thought this year would be better, sampled at 46-47kg, anyone else finding similar?

 

[moretimeforgolf]

Second year running I've had poor bushel weights with this variety, last year I can understand due to lack of water, but I thought this year would be better, sampled at 46-47kg, anyone else finding similar?

Yes. First year for us growing spring oats. The millers said they preferred Elyann so that’s what we grew. Got what I thought was a good yield ....until phone call yesterday saying 40kg bushel weight! Had got 3 loads sold for milling at £145/t ....they’re feed now.

 

[David.]

Yes. First year for us growing spring oats. The millers said they preferred Elyann so that’s what we grew. Got what I thought was a good yield ....until phone call yesterday saying 40kg bushel weight! Had got 3 loads sold for milling at £145/t ....they’re feed now.

Can you polish them up to a level they will take?

 

[moretimeforgolf]

Can you polish them up to a level they will take?

We don’t have a cleaner or dryer.
Waiting for a second opinion from another lab.

 

[Tractor Boy]

Not Elyann but Canyon here. Only grown spring oats for the last 3 years. 2017 I did nearly 7t/ha of 55kg/hl. Last year due to drought I did 4.5t/ha of 44kg/hl.
This year I thought they would be ok. Yielded around 6t/ha but only 48kg/hl.

 

[teslacoils]

40k

We don’t have a cleaner or dryer.
Waiting for a second opinion from another lab.

You can put them through the combine again.

 

[cotswoldcs]

Our Canyon oats tested at 45Kg/hl. First year of growing oats so no idea what to expect. What's average? Ours were grown to feed to sheep. Does anyone know how low specific weights affect quality?

 

[Vitu]

Second year running I've had poor bushel weights with this variety, last year I can understand due to lack of water, but I thought this year would be better, sampled at 46-47kg, anyone else finding similar?

Our spring oats bushel weight in the 30s
Been getting lower every year since we started growing them.
We had a spring oat variety trial on our farm for 3 years. Never saw anything that looked outstanding.
Going to plant them once more to see if I can get bushel weight in the 20s then call it a day

 

[chipchap]

You lot are probably planting far too much seed.
If you grow next year try using half your normal seed rate.
I have been growing Firth then Canyon for seed for probably 20 years, and usually plant about 85 kg per ha.
Put a bit more wind on the combine, and blow the crap out.

 

[moretimeforgolf]

You lot are probably planting far too much seed.
If you grow next year try using half your normal seed rate.
I have been growing Firth then Canyon for seed for probably 20 years, and usually plant about 85 kg per ha.
Put a bit more wind on the combine, and blow the crap out.

Yes, I think you’re probably right with regards to seed rate. Being our first attempt, I asked my agronomist and local seed house and from memory I think we drilled at about 140kg/ha ....and had very good germination.

 

[Brisel]

What seed rate do you use @phil ? You grow some good crops of spring oats

 

[ih1455xl]

Planted Mascarni oats at 160kg/ha this spring didnt have enough seed so the last feild got done at 80kg/ha did 2t/ha more and bushel was 42 instead of 36

 

[phil]

What seed rate do you use @phil ? You grow some good crops of spring oats

9 stone works well here

@CORK is real expert

 

[teslacoils]

Depends on soil and spring. Mid April drilling here on clay at 140kg a hectare and they will still be thin if they aren't up right away.

 

[Brisel]

9 stone works well here

@CORK is real expert

9 stone/acre is 141 kg/ha. What's that in seeds/m2?

 

[Chae1]

Our worst field yielded the best, so i think low seed rate theory correct. It was absolutely hammered by crows, i did consider righting it off. The field across the road that looked well didn't yield as much!

 

[bluepower]

Second year running I've had poor bushel weights with this variety, last year I can understand due to lack of water, but I thought this year would be better, sampled at 46-47kg, anyone else finding similar?

Do you control the crown rust adequatley? If crown rust gets into them later on it will jigger the bushel weight completley.

 

[Agrivator]

If milling oats are being rejected all over the Country, where are the millers obtaining oats of an acceptable quality?

And for those growing or buying feed oats: within reason, grain size has little effect on feeding value.

 

[CORK]

Aim for about 400 seeds/m2 here.

At a typical TGW of 40g this means 9.2 stone/acre or 160kg/Ha.

Elyann has an exceptionally high Kernel content, therefore the millers want it.

I see that Isabel is being propagated in the UK now. I’d try that if I were you. It has a very high Kernel % (not quite as high as Elyann) and an exceptionally high KPH. Very good straw strenght too as well as very good resistance to Crown Rust.

Both Elyann & Isabel were bred by the same Dutch breeder. Both are exceptional in different ways but I’d definitely go for Isabel if given a choice.

 

[bluepower]

If milling oats are being rejected all over the Country, where are the millers obtaining oats of an acceptable quality?

And for those growing or buying feed oats: within reason, grain size has little effect on feeding value.

Mascani drilled here in October 54kg/hl and Jan/Feb drilled 56kg/hl but we suffer badly with crown rust so they receive a full fungicide programme. I bet I won't get a premium for that!