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<blockquote data-quote="nxy" data-source="post: 8097664" data-attributes="member: 466"><p>Pioneer (amongst others) had a breeding program a few years back specifically looking at varieties for double cropping which they called "Alterna". The idea was to find sunflowers and maize varieties that matured fast enough to allow them to be planted after barley etc. I had a go about ten years ago when sunflower prices last went ballistic and might try again this year after silage though not barley, we are just a bit too late. We planted a pioneer variety (P62LL109) in late june and probably could have got them cut in early october if we hadn't been busy drilling cereals, we did harvest them eventually can't remember when and if my memory is correct we got about 1.2T/ha after the birds/wild boar etc all had a go at them. </p><p></p><p>May be pioneer might like someone to trial them in the UK? The problem you might find is that ultra early seed is selling out fast because everyone is on the band wagon this year.</p><p></p><p>Someone also mentioned a bat reel. It is possible to fashion a "home made" bat reel for sunflowers by removing every other tube on the reel and attaching some light weight planks to the tubes so they hang down and touch the tines. I'll look for a photo. We actually use strips of laminated fake wooden floor for this. The sort of clip together stuff. Its more flexible and lighter than wood.</p><h3></h3><p>[ATTACH=full]1030390[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nxy, post: 8097664, member: 466"] Pioneer (amongst others) had a breeding program a few years back specifically looking at varieties for double cropping which they called "Alterna". The idea was to find sunflowers and maize varieties that matured fast enough to allow them to be planted after barley etc. I had a go about ten years ago when sunflower prices last went ballistic and might try again this year after silage though not barley, we are just a bit too late. We planted a pioneer variety (P62LL109) in late june and probably could have got them cut in early october if we hadn't been busy drilling cereals, we did harvest them eventually can't remember when and if my memory is correct we got about 1.2T/ha after the birds/wild boar etc all had a go at them. May be pioneer might like someone to trial them in the UK? The problem you might find is that ultra early seed is selling out fast because everyone is on the band wagon this year. Someone also mentioned a bat reel. It is possible to fashion a "home made" bat reel for sunflowers by removing every other tube on the reel and attaching some light weight planks to the tubes so they hang down and touch the tines. I'll look for a photo. We actually use strips of laminated fake wooden floor for this. The sort of clip together stuff. Its more flexible and lighter than wood. [HEADING=2][/HEADING] [ATTACH type="full"]1030390[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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