How much have you planted and how much is lost

[Surgery]

about half the wheat area in here , lost probably 10% , after a general low yield harvest looks like another one on the way , surely there must be some rise in prices to come or are we going to get shafted properly to keep the majority happy ?

 

[EdC]

I've drilled 2/3 my winter wheat. Based upon the wheat that is coming through, I've lost about half of that, but I'm living in hope that more might emerge...

 

[Feldspar]

We got all our wheat drilled. Looked like into really good conditions, but now we have a lot of bad headlands. Anything with even minor drainage issues in combination with a lot of pre-em effects means I would say we will need to redrill 5% of the overall area, but more headlands beyond that 5% will be already lower yield potential.

 

[Woody j]

30% under water

 

[Surgery]

I've drilled 2/3 my winter wheat. Based upon the wheat that is coming through, I've lost about half of that, but I'm living in hope that more might emerge...

drove up via Boston to get to Hundleby last week , a lot of water stood about

 

[EdC]

We had enough, but there are lots that had more water than us and I really feel for them!

 

[haymaker80]

Wheat that went into ploughed/combi-drilled grass ley on 10th October looks pretty decent bar a couple of small hollows on headland. The wheat that went in on the same day on cultivated continuous wheat ground (that has to have a pretty strong black grass pre-em) looks like it will be a write off.

 

[Devil's advocate]

We had enough, but there are lots that had more water than us and I really feel for them!

What should be done to help you farm in future, with weather been more eractic in recent years?

 

[PSQ]

Supposedly 95% of the planned Scottish wheat area has been sown. But the trade say available spring barley seed is selling fast as farmers look towards ‘Plan B’.

 

[penfold]

Just over half drilled. Of that I reckon 10% lost and 25% of the rest battling with slugs.

 

[Surgery]

Supposedly 95% of the planned Scottish wheat area has been sown. But the trade say available spring barley seed is selling fast as farmers look towards ‘Plan B’.

Had an email from Adm mentioning 75% planted up blah blah , around here probably 50% and looking about you could say most planted in the last 3 weeks around here is lost

 

[Devil's advocate]

Are we self selecting on here, all with weather problems. Maybe some in a good postion don't want to offend us.

Quite likely millions of acres on drier ground looking well?

 

[Gordon Geko]

Are we self selecting on here, all with weather problems. Maybe some in a good postion don't want to offend us.

Quite likely millions of acres on drier ground looking well?

According to AHDB winter wheat will be 1% up again and record 24 harvest (they thought 2019 planting was normal)

 

[idle git]

half drilled here and unlikely to drill anymore , generally looks pretty well , thank god ive got a small pile of spring barley

 

[Surgery]

According to AHDB winter wheat will be 1% up again and record 24 harvest (they thought 2019 planting was normal)

You can’t script the sh1te

 

[GOODYSMATE]

I have done about half of the wheat but half of that half i am not expecting to come though as standing in water

 

[teslacoils]

I'm working on 100 percent crop loss. Thin stands will be rolled in spring and assessed but I'm currently working on either apply digestate and sell as AD fuel, or redrill with SFI. New seed spring crops will almost certainly disappoint. Better with a fallow and just suck it up.

 

[Wombat]

Supposedly 95% of the planned Scottish wheat area has been sown. But the trade say available spring barley seed is selling fast as farmers look towards ‘Plan B’.

I have tried 2 of my regular merchants, one is 100% sold out, one only has some skyway barley left

 

[Sonoftheheir]

0% drilled here, still spud harvesting!

 

[FarmerBruce]

I have tried 2 of my regular merchants, one is 100% sold out, one only has some skyway barley left

Surely a friend or neighbour will have some