How far off is harvest?

[4course]

We'll be finished by late July.

if some are finished ww by then up here they could well be finished

 

[bankrupt]

if some are finished ww by then up here they could well be finished

Fortunately, 4course, my bankers have already accepted that, due to the current drought, we're in for record crops next year.

And Jan '20 wheat's already above £160.

 

[4course]

Fortunately, 4course, my bankers have already accepted that, due to the current drought, we're in for record crops next year.

And Jan '20 wheat's already above £160.

lets hope inputs have been secured

 

[fudge]

Fortunately, 4course, my bankers have already accepted that, due to the current drought, we're in for record crops next year.

And Jan '20 wheat's already above £160.

Oh I see, the complete bankers.

 

[Andrew K]

And what do you generally assume for OSR from desiccation until harvest (assuming current weather continues)? I always forget these facts from one year to the next!

Allow three weeks

 

[Flat 10]

Walked some winter barley today that had lodged , decided not to dedicate. Ready for gly but don’t think it’s necessary in this weather.

 

[yellow belly]

some of my rape will be ready as quicker than roundup works
changing very quickerly may just spray the later headlands

 

[Feldspar]

some of my rape will be ready as quicker than roundup works
changing very quickerly may just spray the later headlands

This was a question I was wondering today. If it is hot and dry, will the glyphosate make almost no difference?

Thinking of the same. Few headlands, and maybe some winter barley with volunteer wheat in.

 

[franklin]

Will start to dessicate middle of next week on uneven fields.

 

[Feldspar]

What's your guess, ready or not?

 

[Baling Hay]

What's your guess, ready or not?
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Looks great I know that!

 

[solo]

Looks good but you really ought to do the 20 pod check as explained in the last Niab weekly notes. No good paying for advice and then ignoring it

 

[Feldspar]

Looks good but you really ought to do the 20 pod check as explained in the last Niab weekly notes. No good paying for advice and then ignoring it

Have done it for the last two days. Got different results each time (and in the wrong order!). Some really yellow pods have all green seeds in and then some quite green ones have fairly brown seeds in!

One agronomist says go half way up the main raceme whereas NIAB were saying on modern varieties that a lot more yield comes from the side branches (which we have a fair amount of) and to go half way up the side branches. Other agronomist says just wait for the crop to look light golden and then go.

As per a comment above, think I'm going to only do some headlands and then the odd whole field to allow some later night combining without high risk of blocking the combine.

When you read things like a % of yield for every extra day of green leaf area (I think that was wheat) it does make you nervous of going too early. That said, a day earlier of combining is worth a few grand if there's no downside.

Off to do first middle of a field of barley tonight so that I've got an area to test if combine is feeling in a good mood re breaking down, calibrate yield and moisture meter and generally remind ourselves how a combine works.

 

[solo]

I always think it better to go later with glyphosate than earlier if the pod tests are inconclusive for the reason you mentioned above. I’m also thinking of doing headlands only if this weather keeps on.

 

[MrNoo]

I always think it better to go later with glyphosate than earlier if the pod tests are inconclusive for the reason you mentioned above. I’m also thinking of doing headlands only if this weather keeps on.

Snap, after going too early one year and suffering the indignity of some red seed, I go late and it's been fine, I reckon I may get into some 10 days time, still very green here.

 

[General-Lee]

Rape here seems to be altering daily, still a good 10-14 days away but changing.

 

[robbie]

Does anyone use diquat? Just thinking but it gives you the option to leave it to ripen naturally and if things don't go to plan you could go through a couple of days before the combine to even it up.

 

[Feldspar]

Does anyone use diquat? Just thinking but it gives you the option to leave it to ripen naturally and if things don't go to plan you could go through a couple of days before the combine to even it up.

Problem with diquat is that you tend to get quite a lot seed shedding out as the sprayer passes through.

 

[robbie]

Even with pod stick?

 

[Clive]

Will be moving combine Sunday to start barley on Monday - tested some today at 14%