How much are you going to plant this year?

[Baling Hay]

With the good wheat prices currently, are we going to try to see more wheat planted?

 

[teslacoils]

Little more wheat. Less grass. Hopefully get back to the ratio of grass to arable I was after.

 

[EddieB]

Same as this harvest, all first wheat though this year.

 

[4course]

about 5% more unless the sown osr doesnt make it , increase more due to getting the rotation back on track after last year and reducing sp barley

 

[4course]

however whilst a few more acres this years wheat is yielding a tad above the average next year may not see an increase in ,mass balance!!

 

[BigBarl]

Sadly dictates our rotation so we don’t grow second wheats which will drastically reduce our wheat area. Given the forward prices it’s very annoying but might have a punt on a large area or spring wheat. We always get better yields from spring barley through. We’re going to try some rye as a second cereal and some winter Beans for the first time in years. The OSR isn’t growing either as too dry, again annoying looking at forward prices. Still, they always say do the opposite of everyone else so while you’re all chasing acres or wheat and OSR I’ll be the barley baron !

 

[texelburger]

Will be drilling the same,roughly. Prices might be OK but variable and fixed costs are increasing at an alarming rate so margins will be eroded.

 

[B R C]

Only wheat and oats next year, oat contract is linked to wheat futures so for pricing I’m effectively 100% wheat…. Third of arable area going into stewardship

 

[average farmer]

Less wheat next year, think the land is sick of wheat everyone I’ve spoken to around here has had bad yields and ready for a break . With N prices being so high a cheap to grow crop might be worth thinking about.

 

[teslacoils]

Bloody grass so hard it won't plough! Sigh.

 

[Gormers]

Swapping 2nd wheat for S Barley
Nitrogen cost too high + black grass issues

 

[snarling bee]

Very disappointed with second wheat yields this year, but mainly variety concerned. Long term averages says stick with lots of winter wheat, blackgrass allowing.

 

[Steevo]

Very disappointed with second wheat yields this year, but mainly variety concerned. Long term averages says stick with lots of winter wheat, blackgrass allowing.

I find WW is actually better for blackgrass control than many other crops. Winter wheat had good winter pre-ems and Atlantis still works fairly well here too.

Spring barley is a waste of time for pre-em due to weather, and Axial does nothing on BG
Beans are looking more tricky going forward with Kerb disappearing.