Glad I’ve got the least amount of cereals acreage I’ve ever had this year. final result from the rape was dead on 1.5 tons acre. Don’t think my barley has done much more than that, and that’s not counting the field that got re drilled in the spring. Neighbours barley wasn’t bad for grain, but ended up with 18 bales of straw off 17 acres. We are going to be scratching around to fill him up for the pigs this year.
Harvest/Yields 2020
- Thread starter Honest john
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No, he has his own combine. His son seems to drive it, but there is a video of him driving it from their off lying farm.
you can tell I’ve been binge watching the YouTube channel. He’s very good at explaining things to non farmers who have followed on from his Harry’s Garage channel.
- Location
- SG9
Met up with my brother in law this afternoon. He had the afternoon off as the Combine driver was playing Cricket, he was also offering his services as a pusher up of my vast tonnage. 17tons/Ha seems like a great waste of excitement in wondering where would I put it all. This year 17Tons would be close to the farms total yield, must put some chicken manure on and not keep giving it away to "ALL and sundry" north of the A505. Oh did you win and have a good game?Have just finished some Kerrin and I lay claim to it being the highest yielding Wheat in this County @Chickcatcher
Cambridgeshire
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Half of Your 17 Tonnes/ha would be heralded a success this year! unfortunately the only thing high about my yield was it is 400 odd feet above sea level and wont be bettered in Cambs and only one field higher in Essex.
Boys played not me but won
Sprog
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- Location
- South Shropshire
Only one field of rape this year as was supposed to be in SA watching my boy play rugby. That obviously didn’t happen, combined Friday 1.75t/ac. Will be best paying crop this year. Virtually no beetles on trailers this year compared with last year so will be persevering with WOSR this year.
- Location
- Berkshire
The lack of Beetles is noticeable here too, we could shovel them up last year!!
- Location
- Cirencester
My Agronomist mentioned one of his customers av on winter beans was 0.5t/ha and by all accounts he had a fair few acres in and chatting to next door neighbour yesterday, he reckoned his were doing 2t/ha yesterday.
2t won’t be uncommon this year (ha obviously)
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- Location
- south norfolk, uk
Just about finished the seed peas. Nice sample, not the biggest pea. Just a shade under 1t/acre.
Winter barley though
around 2-2.2t acre. Next to no straw. Had my small baler up to 14kph and still wasn't enough (pickup couldn't keep up/go fast enough) but had to slow down for the bales being dragged.
Was a sod to combine too, could not get it to feed nicely.
Winter barley though
around 2-2.2t acre. Next to no straw. Had my small baler up to 14kph and still wasn't enough (pickup couldn't keep up/go fast enough) but had to slow down for the bales being dragged.Was a sod to combine too, could not get it to feed nicely.
fieldfarmer
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my winter beans were broadcast at the end of march , looking ok, hope I don't have to eat my words, but wont know for a bit as they are still so green.
- Location
- south norfolk
My first field of wheat which ain’t yet finished will do 2 ton if I’m lucky.thats a guess going by the trailer loads.next bit won’t be any better but hopeful of another field
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Daniel
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- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
Cut half a tank full then spent all morning stopped because of a snapped tensioner cable on the wobble box drive belt. Put back together, cut another half tank and the heavens opened......
Watched it go by....
- Location
- SG9
@Cambridgeshire We are being watched, I didn't realise you farmed at such a high altitude, So perhaps you have a reason to have your head in the Clouds. I recon our Ben next door is establishing next years harvest today, perhaps a leaf out of his book, the trouble is he looks down on me! at least he didn't need my scythe this year good job as the handle has fallen off through overuse.
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Wobble box causes most issues on our claas combine.
Daniel
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- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
Watched it go by....
14mm!
Just recently had the lads replace a complete wobble box on one of our Dronningborgs.Wobble box causes most issues on our claas combine.
Wasn't too chuffed at all to overhear a snide comment being made about "what can you expect with 22 years of his driving?".
We got the edge of it @ 2.4mm