Harvest 2015 progress

[Niels]

So I have heard (but not seen) the first combines have been rolling in the UK? Heat killed barley in the east of the country. What are peoples thoughts and findings? Did the heat cause much yield loss, when are you going to start?

Winter barley harvest started last week. We had temps up to 38-39c and that quickly turned it ripe. Yields are very good, especially for hybrid varieties. Up to 13t/ha 13% moisture. The heat and drought will have knocked a tonne or more off the wheat, which is really turning quickly now.

 

[Brisel]

Wheat & spring barley are turning now. Most of my osr is ready for desiccation & some is being done as I type.

I sprayed glyphosate on the headlands of my Volume hybrid barley this morning so my combine will be started up early next week. The ears are at about 100 degrees, so just another 80 to go before it will thresh i.e. ears pointing vertically downwards. Still quite a lot of green straw & green secondary tillers - when you think your winter barley is ripe, go away for a week's holiday & it might be ripe when you get back!

 

[shakerator]

So I have heard (but not seen) the first combines have been rolling in the UK? Heat killed barley in the east of the country. What are peoples thoughts and findings? Did the heat cause much yield loss, when are you going to start?

Winter barley harvest started last week. We had temps up to 38-39c and that quickly turned it ripe. Yields are very good, especially for hybrid varieties. Up to 13t/ha 13% moisture. The heat and drought will have knocked a tonne or more off the wheat, which is really turning quickly now.

If knocking a tonne off from wheat also from 13t/ha to 12t/ha then I'm afraid my sympathy is limited!!

 

[Oat]

Wheat & spring barley are turning now. Most of my osr is ready for desiccation & some is being done as I type.

I sprayed glyphosate on the headlands of my Volume hybrid barley this morning so my combine will be started up early next week. The ears are at about 100 degrees, so just another 80 to go before it will thresh. Still quite a lot of green straw & green secondary tillers - when you think your winter barley is ripe, go away for a week's holiday & it might be ripe when you get back!

I always thought it was 2 weeks

 

[Clive]

can't see it being an early harvest here, even barley is quite green still

 

[jack6480]

 

[franklin]

We wont start dessicating until end of next week. Going to be a good month before we do any cutting.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Looks a bit green?!

 

[B&B Pig Man]

Barley here is still very green - can still squash moisture out the grains in my fingers.
Another month at least.

 

[Wombat]

Mine will be after the 8th August....



As I am not back from holiday till then, oh and plus nothing will be fit till at least then

 

[Jerry]

Looks a bit green?!

A bit???

That does not look fit to cut surely?

 

[An Gof]

Crimped barley?

 

[Brisel]

Crimped barley?

That was my thought too.

 

[Brisel]

I always thought it was 2 weeks

You're probably right, but Volume brackles pretty quickly as soon as it is 90% fit.

Do you run a trials organisation by any chance? I'm hosting some fungicide plots for Syngenta - You can work out who I am if that's the case & your user name matches your business name...

 

[Manny]

There was a combine cutting barley 10 miles up the road last tuesday but he stopped after about 5ac as it was to green even for crimping. At least 2 weeks for the barly yet and rape may get sprayed off at end of this week or start of next.

 

[jack6480]

Crimped barley?

Yeh [emoji13]

 

[fingermouse]

Yeh [emoji13]

Bet that fair tested the binder out
Barley here turning fast now ,maybe burn some of end of week
Rape can see being maybe the middle of next week for dessication

 

[Brisel]

Yeh [emoji13]

You're not a fan of crimping barley?

I have cut wheat for crimping before. It's a steady job but not too bad. Barley must be a bitch to get the awns off without pulping the grain.

 

[Baling Hay]

So I have heard (but not seen) the first combines have been rolling in the UK? Heat killed barley in the east of the country. What are peoples thoughts and findings? Did the heat cause much yield loss, when are you going to start?

Winter barley harvest started last week. We had temps up to 38-39c and that quickly turned it ripe. Yields are very good, especially for hybrid varieties. Up to 13t/ha 13% moisture. The heat and drought will have knocked a tonne or more off the wheat, which is really turning quickly now.

Hang on there and back up!!!! Did you say 13t/ha winter barley?????????????????

 

[Sonoftheheir]

What the hell is crimping barley?