Malting barley shortage

[Chae1]

Never. I want too see it in the shed before the barsteads take it.

I'm not keen on fixing either until it looks like we have a crop.

 

[Happy]

Aye it is not looking bonny.
Any consolation have sown in May after swedes for sheep.
No great but not murder either.
Wondering what some tatties guys will do when weather turns, both in priorities (tatties or cereals) but also the state of some tattie fields. Some look possibly unworkable, late oats or possible stubble neeps into some.

Still got half a field of let out tatties in the ground from last year.
Never been dry enough to run the grubber through them yet.
Going to be one hell of a work needing done across the country when/if it does dry up.

 

[capfits]

Still got half a field of let out tatties in the ground from last year.
Never been dry enough to run the grubber through them yet.
Going to be one hell of a work needing done across the country when/if it does dry up.

Yes work load is going to be demanding to say the least.

 

[Spencer]

I'm not keen on fixing either until it looks like we have a crop.

Me neither.. but found this screenshot the other day 🫣

 

[Andrew1983]

Got 10% of my own SB done yesterday. Rained pretty much all night since. The wind we had from Saturday until last night did some serious drying but back to square 1 now. That is my driest field sown, even it had a damp patch to lift over that I have never seen in it before.

 

[Student123]

Spoke to a merchant today who thought only 5% of the Scottish spring barley crop had been planted, with a lot of it in poor seedbeds.
It will be interesting to see how it develops

 

[Happy]

Got 10% of my own SB done yesterday. Rained pretty much all night since. The wind we had from Saturday until last night did some serious drying but back to square 1 now. That is my driest field sown, even it had a damp patch to lift over that I have never seen in it before.

Well done. Not a chance here further south.

Bit the bullet & changed my power harrow tines today. Probably still got 150-200 acres left in them but when it finally dries up don’t fancy having to stop for a couple of hours

 

[Chae1]

Ours is up and away. This was drilled 2 weeks ago. Hopefully get N on this weekend.

Still 450 acres to drill.

 

[Sandy]

Got 10% of my own SB done yesterday. Rained pretty much all night since. The wind we had from Saturday until last night did some serious drying but back to square 1 now. That is my driest field sown, even it had a damp patch to lift over that I have never seen in it before.

Is better in the bag down here that’s another 40mm today on top of last weeks 40mm. The fields that are sown are lying in water plenty of time yet

 

[Farmer T]

Given up on planting this way (East Midlands). Got 30ha planned but absolutely fed up with the maltster/ AIC behaviour. Will catch crop then 1st wheat.

Hoping everyone cuts back 10-20%. It would benefit farmers more and we’re not the ones that started playing these silly games.

 

[beltbreaker]

40 acres sown in Sutherland a month ago, nothing sown at home apart from trial plots which were ploughed and sowed 10 days ago which have a root but are going to be slow. Still ploughing to do but that may plough and sow eventually. Only really the far North which have anything of substance in the soil. Reckon it's a year not have a contract as its all to play for certainly in the distilling sector. Then again they may turn round and take bulkers from abroad.... Ever the cynical twit me!

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Where would malting barley be grown in Europe? Most of Northern Europe in the same boat as us.

 

[ollie989898]

Where would malting barley be grown in Europe? Most of Northern Europe in the same boat as us.

I should think far too dry/hot in Central/Southern Europe?

 

[Chae1]

Where would malting barley be grown in Europe? Most of Northern Europe in the same boat as us.

Think Denmark grows a fair bit.

 

[ollie989898]

Think Denmark grows a fair bit.

If it's been wet here, I'd suggest it has been fudging wet there, too.

 

[Chae1]

40 acres sown in Sutherland a month ago, nothing sown at home apart from trial plots which were ploughed and sowed 10 days ago which have a root but are going to be slow. Still ploughing to do but that may plough and sow eventually. Only really the far North which have anything of substance in the soil. Reckon it's a year not have a contract as its all to play for certainly in the distilling sector. Then again they may turn round and take bulkers from abroad.... Ever the cynical twit me!

Seen Charleston farm in Caithness going for a few days.