Tony Rentokil
Member
Is that deer slots/damage I see? I can help with that,Merry Christmas.
Getting concerned
- Thread starter Mr Charisma
- Start date
It’ll be the first time I’ve re drilled anything in my farming career( I’m 57), so can’t complain . The amount of rain it had after drilling was the problem. That was after potatoes , so not a heavy fieldThat proves how wet it is,that's
the first poor picture of a crop you've ever posted
That’ll make you feel better Howard
We don’t have deer here sorry
Tony Rentokil
Member
Aye but you may know a man that does,,,top price payed.
I feel sorry for you and your efforts , sowing here was never an option , so spose we could be lucky
lloyd
Member
- Location
- Herefordshire
I don't the rest of his crops must make most of us feel inadequate.
Thanks, but I’m thankful for what we’ve done . Ordered some spring barley seed today for the rest and to re do that field. If it ever dries up. Me and you will have seen it all, but we are still here.
Not something we see in north Shropshire . South of the county is deer country isnt it
oil barron
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Ah that's more like the old Silverfox
he was just teasing us with 2 acres of Shyte. The rest of the farm is a garden as usual.
Ha ha, I wish that were true.
- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
Thanks, but I’m thankful for what we’ve done . Ordered some spring barley seed today for the rest and to re do that field. If it ever dries up. Me and you will have seen it all, but we are still here.
When do you think you can sow winter barley until ?
I’ve no experience of sowing it after mid October, although my agronomist was reminding me of someone locally that would sow it in December after lifting beet, but that was very light land.
I guess seedbed conditions and a crystal ball on what weather coms after, is more important than date.
- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
I was thinking on your ground it might well be good to sow in mid feb for eg, so why buy spring barley if you have winter?
Possibly, but the ground is just so wet now, I think it’ll be March /April before anything is done now.
- Location
- Cheltenham
You’re not alone I’m afraid. I’ve seen similar fields on my travels.
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
If you are going this late you need to up the seed rate because they don't tiller well at this time of year and you will need a strong PGR programme. Plus they really won't like being muddled in.
Technically they will vernalise ok when drilled over winter but you are probably better off putting a spring barley variety in and holding on to the seed until next year, from a yield point of view.
The above is intended as guidelines not a recommendation.
- Location
- East yorks
Any thing we sow now will be 300kg+, slugs, crows, and wet will all be against it
Seriously bad news in the yellow pages, today, p46.
"farm manager Julian Gold has calculated the cost of the weather on the farm’s bottom line, having drilled ……. just 30% of his intended winter wheat area.
As a result, he has revised his wheat yields down from 11t/ha to 8.5t/ha "
"farm manager Julian Gold has calculated the cost of the weather on the farm’s bottom line, having drilled ……. just 30% of his intended winter wheat area.
As a result, he has revised his wheat yields down from 11t/ha to 8.5t/ha "
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