Harvest/Yields 2020

[Flat 10]

Well, I signed to collect 5 t / ha throughout my life, although I think my expenses are less than yours

That’s the problem...

 

[Greythundercloudys]

Up here it will be a bit fortnight before winter barley is ready, l guess. But has guys started down south or is it abit early still.

 

[Bossfarmer]

Into some better barley this afternoon . Sown later after maize , but on a field called the gravel hole, so it never yields very well .
Glad I’ve only got 30 acres of winter barley this year .View attachment 894388View attachment 894389

would plenty of muck not be the solution on such a field?

 

[DRC]

would plenty of muck not be the solution on such a field?

It gets plenty of muck as we do a straw for muck swap with pig farm. It’s just pure sand and gravel , especially on the banks . We have a sand and gravel quarry just down the road from us . It’ll go into stubble turnips now for sheep , then back to maize . I do wonder if it’d be a good field for Lucerne or Rye .

 

[Bossfarmer]

It gets plenty of muck as we do a straw for muck swap with pig farm. It’s just pure sand and gravel , especially on the banks . We have a sand and gravel quarry just down the road from us . It’ll go into stubble turnips now for sheep , then back to maize . I do wonder if it’d be a good field for Lucerne or Rye .

whats the main issue with sand and gravel soils? low om levels and water holding capacity?

 

[DRC]

whats the main issue with sand and gravel soils? low om levels and water holding capacity?

Yes, suffers in a dry time . No water holding capacity

 

[Bossfarmer]

Yes, suffers in a dry time . No water holding capacity

decent yields will still be possible in a year with plenty rainfall?

 

[robbie]

You started yet Robbie?

No not yet, I only know on one around here who has and that was just a headland monday evening. We haven't really go too excited yet with this horrible damp weather.

I think I may have to spray a couple of fields. with this damp weather there suddenly seems to be a lot of green secondary tillers popping up from seemingly dead plants.

I'll be buying the beer if I can do 8 t/ha like you (smarty pants)?

 

[Flat 10]

No not yet, I only know on one around here who has and that was just a headland monday evening. We haven't really go too excited yet with this horrible damp weather.

I think I may have to spray a couple of fields. with this damp weather there suddenly seems to be a lot of green secondary tillers popping up from seemingly dead plants.

I'll be buying the beer if I can do 8 t/ha like you (smarty pants)?

Like I said wait until I get into the 5t/ha bits of ww. One of my best fields.

 

[Norfolk Olly]

Managing to chip away at the wb inbetween the rain, 70 acres monday and 67 today. Rape tomorrow if it dries up enough then a 25 mile trek to more wb. Yields off the light land have been per usual, anything following onions or spuds is doing around 8-8.5 t/ha the best bit 9.3t/ha, the worst following wheat scraped 5.4t/ha?‍. Weather looks more settled from now on so should finish the wb then straight into the wheat end of next week ?

 

[DRC]

Managing to chip away at the wb inbetween the rain, 70 acres monday and 67 today. Rape tomorrow if it dries up enough then a 25 mile trek to more wb. Yields off the light land have been per usual, anything following onions or spuds is doing around 8-8.5 t/ha the best bit 9.3t/ha, the worst following wheat scraped 5.4t/ha?‍. Weather looks more settled from now on so should finish the wb then straight into the wheat end of next week ?

Gosh , wheat in July . Must be a different country .

 

[spin cycle]

Gosh , wheat in July . Must be a different country .

no winter barley.....wheat yields mind you

 

[Norfolk Olly]

Gosh , wheat in July . Must be a different country .

Usually start wheats around 22-25 july Finished harvest in july 2011 ?‍

 

[Suffolk Serf]

So far I’ve got two barley straw fields baled and cleared, two partly baled, partly wet, rained on straw and three untouched rained on straw.

 

[bankrupt]

did a 17 acre field of winter barley yesterday. i think i could just about fill a 29 ton lorry .

We did a 16 acre field of winter barley today that could easily fill a 29 ton lorry.

Unfortunately, it's unlikely to go over the weighbridge at anything more than 25.

 

[bankrupt]

wait until I get into the 5t/ha bits of ww.

Think we shall vary from 0 to 9.

It's a simple matter here of projecting down the hill from the dry to the wet.

3 at the top, severely restricted by the drought, then 4,5,6,7,8,9 as the ground gets ever heavier, and then immediately onto the big fat 0 where it was just too wet to survive the winter.

Individual field yields all depending entirely upon how much there is of each soil type.

And all other important indicators, such as variety, seed treatment, fertilizer, fungicide etc., very difficult to call, this time.

 

[APJ]

Gosh , wheat in July . Must be a different country .

We will be in wheat by end of July, we cut a big chunk of wheat in July 2018 too, ours is ripening quick I’d say it’s around 10days off now.

 

[DRC]

We will be in wheat by end of July, we cut a big chunk of wheat in July 2018 too, ours is ripening quick I’d say it’s around 10days off now.

I now seem to remember that we did in 2018. Exceptionally hot weather . Ours looks very green still, as most was drilled late after maize or grass. JB Diego was always early as well.

 

[Chae1]

Up here it will be a bit fortnight before winter barley is ready, l guess. But has guys started down south or is it abit early still.

Up here I reckon it will be a week. Sprayed off a week tomorrow.

 

[Clive]

Up here I reckon it will be a week. Sprayed off a week tomorrow.

3 weeks min here assuming the sun starts shining