How wet would you think was reasonable to cut?

[jd2013]

With nearing 140 mm since Friday and forecast wet till 22 and average temps of 14 c what percent moisture would you try and cut at?

 

[franklin]

There are folk here cutting at 22%. I wouldnt want to, but then I hear it is fairly common for the Scots to be cutting at the high 20s.

 

[Wombat]

Anything over 20 and the drying charge gets up to over £15 a tonne last time I checked so will let the sun do it. Normally haven't started by now and have just under half the wheat done and all the OSR land ready to go so not in a rush.

Would like to finish wheat by Sept for the first time in 5 years

 

[Farmer Dod]

Needs must and when you get into October it doesn't matter if it's in the 30's as long as it'll go through combine when you're in the last of the wheat.

Is sprouting going to be the next problem for you Moray lads?

 

[jd2013]

Sprouting will be a major concern. Cold temps do help, but a slight shower and you may not get cutting that day with no drying. Skinning fusarium sprouting lack of patience bad tempers, all expected in following days and weeks.

 

[Thick Farmer]

If it will go through the combine then cut it unless there's a week of sunshine forecast. Even then I'd be tempted to push on and get it finished.

 

[Farmer Dod]

Sprouting will be a major concern. Cold temps do help, but a slight shower and you may not get cutting that day with no drying. Skinning fusarium sprouting lack of patience bad tempers, all expected in following days and weeks.

What a difference a week makes.

 

[Brisel]

Here, cutting at over 18% in malting barley means double drying which with a bad forecast I will do, given wet days for the drier to catch up. The ventilated floor will take it up to 20%. Crack on if you can.

 

[Dave6170]

Soon as it fit to go through the combine. You could end up waiting all harvest for the moisture to come down and before you know it ll be on the deck! Worth feck all then. We often have to combine in the 20s!

 

[DRC]

Could someone remind me of the date .
It's not even middle of August yet .
The stuffs worth bugger all, so why the rush to spend a fortune drying it .
Often cut wheat in a nice week in September , learn some patience .

 

[ORRA LOON]

We were slashing down wheat on Sunday at 21% because Bertha was coming and it was the right decision as we got hit hard and wont be cutting for days yet. Only wish we started earlier that morning. I hope to wait till its below 20% before we start again but we'll see.

 

[Chuckie]

Could someone remind me of the date .
It's not even middle of August yet .
The stuffs worth bugger all, so why the rush to spend a fortune drying it .
Often cut wheat in a nice week in September , learn some patience .

The weather will come good as soon as the schools go back, it always has done.

 

[bobk]

Could someone remind me of the date .
It's not even middle of August yet .
The stuffs worth bugger all, so why the rush to spend a fortune drying it .
Often cut wheat in a nice week in September , learn some patience .

TBF Scotland has borne the brunt of bertha, we've had very little in comparison .

 

[Wombat]

Could someone remind me of the date .
It's not even middle of August yet .
The stuffs worth bugger all, so why the rush to spend a fortune drying it .
Often cut wheat in a nice week in September , learn some patience .

Upto this year the earliest we had started wheat for 15yrs was 2011 on the 18th August, so we are already ahead of normal, it will come always does. Going on average early Sept for us is always much drier than last few weeks of August.

 

[Rob Holmes]

We wont cut unless under 17% or 31st Oct, whichever comes first!

 

[Steevo]

With some many showers all throughout the day there isn't much chance of us being able to cut for a while yet. Straw would only get wet too.

Hoping for a dry spell soon to get the rest of the milling (i hope!) wheat knocked off but whether it's still good is anybody's guess. We've done a lot so far though, all dry and looks good so thankful of that.

Would like three dry days in a row before worrying about moisture!

 

[Steevo]

I'd be interested to know how many dry days we've had since 21st July. Quite tempted to look it up on the weather station data later.

 

[bert]

Could someone remind me of the date .
It's not even middle of August yet .
The stuffs worth bugger all, so why the rush to spend a fortune drying it .
Often cut wheat in a nice week in September , learn some patience .

All very well but when its been brayed to the floor it needs to be in the shed before it sprouts! It is an earlier season

 

[Gibbon]

I normally aim for 17%. Got down to 17.2% this afternoon and a shower came across as i was hitching the header on. Decided to wean some lambs instead.

 

[Sandy]

Plenty time yet just have patience