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Is harvest 2019 getting desperate in Scotland??
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<blockquote data-quote="Farmer Roy" data-source="post: 6510152" data-attributes="member: 71668"><p>we did get an opportunity to plant some crop this winter on less than ideal moisture, but its not looking good & if the spring is hot & dry ( predicting no significant rainfall for the rest of the year ) then it wont be harvested. Next planting opportunity is this summer, but with no subsoil moisture ( rule of thumb - we generally aim for 1 metre of sub soil moisture before we plant a crop. Rely on stored soil moisture rather than rainfall to grow a crop, which is why zero - till & retaining maximum groundcover has been the default farming system here for over 20 years. No moisture - no crop ) to speak of, that is looking highly unlikely. Will need at least 200 mm to wet up these deep heavy soils before youd even think about putting a summer crop in the ground. </p><p></p><p>We will hold out for 6 months to see if we can get a summer crop planting opportunity. If that doesn't happen, then will have no choice but to put the farm up for sale as well.</p><p></p><p>Ive been here for 30 years, my family since 1911 & this is the hardest it has ever been.</p><p>Ive never missed a cropping season before ( largely thanks to zero-till, retained ground cover & conserving soil moisture ) but it is looking like I will miss 4 in a row now . . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmer Roy, post: 6510152, member: 71668"] we did get an opportunity to plant some crop this winter on less than ideal moisture, but its not looking good & if the spring is hot & dry ( predicting no significant rainfall for the rest of the year ) then it wont be harvested. Next planting opportunity is this summer, but with no subsoil moisture ( rule of thumb - we generally aim for 1 metre of sub soil moisture before we plant a crop. Rely on stored soil moisture rather than rainfall to grow a crop, which is why zero - till & retaining maximum groundcover has been the default farming system here for over 20 years. No moisture - no crop ) to speak of, that is looking highly unlikely. Will need at least 200 mm to wet up these deep heavy soils before youd even think about putting a summer crop in the ground. We will hold out for 6 months to see if we can get a summer crop planting opportunity. If that doesn't happen, then will have no choice but to put the farm up for sale as well. Ive been here for 30 years, my family since 1911 & this is the hardest it has ever been. Ive never missed a cropping season before ( largely thanks to zero-till, retained ground cover & conserving soil moisture ) but it is looking like I will miss 4 in a row now . . . [/QUOTE]
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