Harvest/Yields 2020

[Flat 10]

Been there, done that! Sooner have a few months off after we’ve finished drilling than start mauling spuds out

Think of the money

 

[Phil P]

Maybe not potatoes, but indicates not plant the headlands. A point shown up by ADAS Boxworth when research undertaken in response to the introduction of compulsory set aside in 1992. The outside 12 - 24 metres of a field loses all the profit generated by the middle of the field..

Better off chopping the trees down round the outside , to be fair we have a dig chunk going into HLS scheme next year to remove low yielding parts of fields.

 

[oil barron]

Better off chopping the trees down round the outside , to be fair we have a dig chunk going into HLS scheme next year to remove low yielding parts of fields.

Do you rip the headlands before sowing? Makes a huge difference IMO.

 

[Bossfarmer]

Do you rip the headlands before sowing? Makes a huge difference IMO.

howdo you mean? its better to leave them unploughed until sown?

 

[quattro]

I think he means

howdo you mean? its better to leave them unploughed until sown?

that the whole field was ploughed then the middle bit drilled
Then cultivate headlands/endriggs before sowing those, so there loosened up Before drilling

 

[Brisel]

Still 170 ac of beans to harvest. 25.7% moisture from a hand rubbed sample yesterday afternoon and another 18mm rain last night didn’t help at all.

 

[Phil P]

Still 170 ac of beans to harvest. 25.7% moisture from a hand rubbed sample yesterday afternoon and another 18mm rain last night didn’t help at all.

Ye, it’s a bugger been at this end of the country , makes a nice change I’m finished in September instead of October

 

[SilliamWhale]

Still 170 ac of beans to harvest. 25.7% moisture from a hand rubbed sample yesterday afternoon and another 18mm rain last night didn’t help at all.

Thats not nice

 

[Renaultman]

Still 170 ac of beans to harvest. 25.7% moisture from a hand rubbed sample yesterday afternoon and another 18mm rain last night didn’t help at all.

We've got about 30 on contract land

 

[MrNoo]

Saw a load of fields of Spring Wheat still standing the other weekend up past Banbury way, not sure what the score was there, not as if we havent had the weather to get it cut. Most odd

 

[curlietailz]

Saw a load of fields of Spring Wheat still standing the other weekend up past Banbury way, not sure what the score was there, not as if we havent had the weather to get it cut. Most odd

we’ve still got the May sown spring barley to cut. And some mauled in crap wheat !!
got one combine bogged last night .... had to get the digger to ease her out.

another 1/2” rain last night :-(

Ive high hope of combining it still

but lesson here is....... don’t drill in May !!!

 

[snarling bee]

Apparantly still 200 acres of Skyfall to combine in Hertfordshire. I assume very late sown.

 

[fredf]

My son still has about 100 acres of beans to Combine and 60 acre of Maize to forage, we had14mm of rain last night.

Tom.

 

[Renaultman]

My son still has about 100 acres of beans to Combine and 60 acre of Maize to forage, we had14mm of rain last night.

Tom.

We have a out 30 acres of contract beans to cut.

 

[Flat 10]

We have a out 30 acres of contract beans to cut.

But at least you were drilling wheat this week......

 

[Renaultman]

But at least you were drilling wheat this week......

Oats actually but yeah as Mark and Lard used to say 'Mushn't gerwumble'

 

[Lincsman]

Finished today!... do i get a prize for being last?

Late drilled and only just got ready, in fact some still green in which the straw chopper did a better job better than the ripe stuff, about 0.7T/ac and 14% moisture.

 

[Hindsight]

Finished today!... do i get a prize for being last?

Late drilled and only just got ready, in fact some still green in which the straw chopper did a better job better than the ripe stuff, about 0.7T/ac and 14% moisture.
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Someone has to bring up the rear - no shame!! You are not last. Down my way there is some Millet, Soya and a bit of Linseed to go yet.

 

[Brisel]

Still 165 acres of beans to cut here. More locally too, so you’re not the last by a long way @Lincsman

 

[Renaultman]

Still 165 acres of beans to cut here. More locally too, so you’re not the last by a long way @Lincsman

There are a hell of a lot of beans left to cut as you travel about