But if video of the crop. About 7 foot tall.
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Maize height
- Thread starter maen
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- Location
- Cornwall.
You do now!
holywell farmer
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- Location
- holywell, north wales
Still a lot grown in Cornwall?You do now!
- Location
- Cornwall.
Seems to be, all looking very of what I've seen.
Tom_o_m
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Deer, i would hazard a guess at fallow, if you send me a photo of the tracks with something to gauge the size (eg a coin) I'll confirm. How extensive is the damage?
Tom
Very rare to see fallow here, normally only in winter or the odd loan Buck pre rutting in Autumn.
The prints were roe which we have a healthy number of that I manage myself.
Tom_o_m
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That's interesting, we normally associate maize damage with fallow but that is in an area with little pressure on roe territories so they are perhaps more selective.
Wilberforce
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- Location
- North Shropshire
Sadly prolonged drought has finally taken its toll in this corner of Salop. Crops been tassling for a week. Most crops no more than 8ft. Crops which looked stunning and really motored early season now really steadyed up and look distinctly average. Sadly!
Your sad at 8ft? Decent cob and you'll be looking at a 20t plus crop will you not?
- Location
- Cornwall.
I was thinking the very same far to early to be disappointed I'd say.
What % of the total plant weight would be in the cob? 1/3rd?
Wilberforce
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- Location
- North Shropshire
I'm a typical farmer never happy! History suggests tasseling at this height does not bode well for final yield? 20 ton crops are a rarity if we're being honest. 15 to 18 tons/acre more common and realistic? Easy to get 20 tons an acre if you harvest a few weeks early!
What DM are you aiming for? The goal here is 36dm 36starch
I know what you mean Will, but hopefully this rain will mean heavy cobs. It motored on very fast, but has now all tassled. Maybe an early harvest .
- Location
- Cornwall.
I don't suppose you are far out but an 8' plant with an above average cob is going to produce a good starch content.
Wilberforce
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- Location
- North Shropshire
We sell by weight, anything over 30%DM is a waste, i.e losing weight. I have offered it for sale on a DM basis but nobody is interested, starch never seems to get mentioned. Sorry to sound so unprofessional!
We buy it 50p per % of starch and 50p per % of DM per ton.
An 18 ton crop at below 30% DM should be easy, what cost per ton do you sell for?
Wilberforce
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- Location
- North Shropshire
As a standing crop? Would be happy with that as a grower. Haulage to Cornwall may be a killer tho!
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