Lush spring barley

[teslacoils]

If I could get 3t/AC spring malting barley every year at £160/t I'd take that.

 

[Cowcorn]

Impressive. Never averaged 3t!

You are not alone dont worry when i started farming 2 and a half ton was a good average but our heavy clay does not really suit s barley so unless you are lucky with the weather and get everything right 2 and a half ton is still a good average . Down Wexford way are where you will find the real malting barley professionals who hit the 3 ton + target nearly every year . Really fertile fields can and do close to 4 ton of feed barley .

If anyone fancies a short break then there is an open day at Oak park Teagasc research station in Carlow on the 26 th of june . Its always a great day and a great chance to learn something new . Since we pinched john spink from across the pond teagasc research which was always good has reached a new level
So flat 10 you know you need a day off !! Get a cheap flight and come over and soon you will be in the 3 ton club !

 

[Agrobi]

I don't have my resources to hand. What's the difference between Terpal and Cerone?

Terpal is mepiquat + ethephon. Cerone is ethephon only (480gm) so lower rates required. In my opinion any of the mentioned growth regs are fine on lush spring Barley if there is decent soil moisture, timing fits the product choice and rates are nothing mad. Trinexapac earlier on 0.1-0.2? Cerone or terpal mid stem ext v effective, 0.25-0.3 and 0.5-0.7? Respectively. Found canopy to be very variable in a strong and rapidly growing crop. Need at least 0.5 to be any good. Nothing worse than flat spring Barley can happen to most varieties with enough power below them and bad weather when the weight comes on them.

 

[Brisel]

I reckon it will go half over and stay like a mat. I may be completely wrong but I think it would be better than barley on its own. You could apply a foliar K fertiliser to strengthen stems a la @Brisel ?

K won't make much difference. It's not a growth regulator, just a nutrient for cell wall strength. I can't help with the peas & barley I'm afraid. I've never grown it and have no idea how thick that crop is.

 

[Bossfarmer]

Variety's have varied and just feed barley not malting

How many units on N you putting on to achieve that?

 

[Bossfarmer]

Laureate. Field that’s had lots of muck and a dose of paper lime. Made malting last year since the 1.65 limit was raised to 1.75. Just made it away.

Have seen in previous years the better crops had lower nitrogen levels from be able to use more up.

last year was my first year of laureate and it yielded well but not that well, mabye the drought held it back who knows might do better this year, is Aberdeenshire a high yielding area generally?

 

[Bossfarmer]

Don't worry. I've never grown a 4t crop of spring barley either. Haven't even done much over 3.5t. Plenty muck, plenty N. Right ph.

We must be sh!t farmers.

It can happen. In small parts of fields, but not a field average.

was starting to think it was just me

 

[Cowcorn]

was starting to think it was just me

Boss , Oak park 26th june all wil be revealed . Fert ,n srays everything you need to know !!!

 

[bumkin]

you know what they say bull sh1t bafles brains, years ago i used to do contract combining and having heard about all these fantastic yields i was surprised when i had combined them, yes well the field is ten acres and we need to take one acre off for the hedge and then there is that thin patch to take off in the gateway and the trailer has a six tonne capacity

 

[Surgery]

you know what they say bull sh1t bafles brains, years ago i used to do contract combining and having heard about all these fantastic yields i was surprised when i had combined them, yes well the field is ten acres and we need to take one acre off for the hedge and then there is that thin patch to take off in the gateway and the trailer has a six tonne capacity

Think everyone has neighbours like that !

 

[phil]

4t crop of spring barley??? not likely

Why not, have done it more than once and on sizeable acres too. Location helps too we get high rainfall and high solar radiation
If everything falls into place this year I would expect decent yields
A heavy crop bushelling 68 will yield

 

[Jerry]

Think I have some Terpal in my future pretty soon.....

Home grown Sienna seed after stubble turnips grazed all winter. And that’s not the best of it.

 

[Chae1]

Lush!

I'm disappointed, parts of fields i had stubble turnips/forage kale no greener than rest of field.

My best field had no muck or strip grazing. Just 95 units N.

 

[Bossfarmer]

Why not, have done it more than once and on sizeable acres too. Location helps too we get high rainfall and high solar radiation
If everything falls into place this year I would expect decent yields
A heavy crop bushelling 68 will yield

what do you call high rainfall? and why high solar radiation?

 

[Brisel]

10 tonne/ha spring barley is perfectly doable. My yield meter peaks at well over that but the thinner bits & headlands bring the average down to 6.5 tonnes/ha by the time it has all gone off the farm over a weighbridge.

Specific weight is where the true Claas Lexion/pub yields lie. Same number of grains, each weighing more.

 

[Flat 10]

Mine's all ears emerged. Drilled early March I think. Looks ok on light ground but absolutely terrible on white ground.

 

[Cowcorn]

you know what they say bull sh1t bafles brains, years ago i used to do contract combining and having heard about all these fantastic yields i was surprised when i had combined them, yes well the field is ten acres and we need to take one acre off for the hedge and then there is that thin patch to take off in the gateway and the trailer has a six tonne capacity

The joys of contract combining dont forget the " if you hadnt put so much out the back " it eould have done better .

 

[Cowcorn]

Why not, have done it more than once and on sizeable acres too. Location helps too we get high rainfall and high solar radiation
If everything falls into place this year I would expect decent yields
A heavy crop bushelling 68 will yield

I dont doubt it , your employer was hitting 3 ton thirty years ago the last time i was in his yard cant see him letting yield potential slip .

 

[jh.]

Think I have some Terpal in my future pretty soon.....

Home grown Sienna seed after stubble turnips grazed all winter. And that’s not the best of it.

I've to hit mine with cerone . Some of it at 0.5 litres a hec

 

[phil]

I dont doubt it , your employer was hitting 3 ton thirty years ago the last time i was in his yard cant see him letting yield potential slip .

Bar is set high around here