Managing forward rape

[HasthorpeGrange]

Anyone grazing with small cattle just to thin it out a bit?

 

[Drillman]

ours looks similar size, just less of a worry about hard winter and flying rats

 

[Rob Holmes]

Planning to go on with 0.8 l/ha of Caryx and 2.5 l/ha boron.
Could do with some Kerb on but canopy is too think, my 2nd opinion agronomist said it’ll be a Jan application when biomass dies down a bit.
Seriously thinking of getting some sheep on too

 

[Chae1]

Put architect on ours. Apparently it's a fungicide and pgr combined.

Can't see any difference in missed bit.

 

[Farmer Fin]

Put architect on ours. Apparently it's a fungicide and pgr combined.

Can't see any difference in missed bit.

It’s Canopy and a strobe.

 

[Good stuff]

Planning to go on with 0.8 l/ha of Caryx and 2.5 l/ha boron.
Could do with some Kerb on but canopy is too think, my 2nd opinion agronomist said it’ll be a Jan application when biomass dies down a bit.
Seriously thinking of getting some sheep on too
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Iam glad mine is just big enough to get through winter, your doing the job of getting big rape to well

 

[Gong Farmer]

If it's above your knees, consider doing something. If it's just above your wellies, no problem, leave well alone.

 

[ollie989898]

These big crops are an odds-on bet it will snow a lot, that is the only thing that would worry me.

 

[Salopian_Will]

These big crops are an odds-on bet it will snow a lot, that is the only thing that would worry me.

Well it didn't last year.

 

[Hindsight]

What about just enjoying them and doing nothing out of the ordinary. Bitbof propyzamide and that's all.

 

[T Hectares]

What about just enjoying them and doing nothing out of the ordinary. Bitbof propyzamide and that's all.

Absolutely right, but not as trendy as grazing and doesn’t allow any potential for virtue signalling social media posts

The last 2 winters crops have been a joy compared to the previous 3 years !
I had some big crops going into the winter last year and those with more autumn nutrition under them, despite measuring GAI and adjusting the N rates, still out yielded the crops that were smaller going into the winter

Some Astrokerb waiting to go on here, that’s it

 

[Hindsight]

Absolutely right, but not as trendy as grazing and doesn’t allow any potential for virtue signalling social media posts

The last 2 winters crops have been a joy compared to the previous 3 years !
I had some big crops going into the winter last year and those with more autumn nutrition under them, despite measuring GAI and adjusting the N rates, still out yielded the crops that were smaller going into the winter

Some Astrokerb waiting to go on here, that’s it

I have been walking large rape crops thus afternoon. A joy! Some flea beetle larvae. Struggle to find any phoma. As with you Astrokerb to go on. Plus 0.2 Belkar on a couple of fields where lot of cleavers. Other fields will assess cleavers in spring and use lower dose korvetto. These huge rape plants are great. Goodness the times have had fields of tiny plants.

 

[Rob Holmes]

Absolutely right, but not as trendy as grazing and doesn’t allow any potential for virtue signalling social media posts

The last 2 winters crops have been a joy compared to the previous 3 years !
I had some big crops going into the winter last year and those with more autumn nutrition under them, despite measuring GAI and adjusting the N rates, still out yielded the crops that were smaller going into the winter

Some Astrokerb waiting to go on here, that’s it

This is my concern, no vitriol here.

I'm fully aware a "poorer" crop can yield well, I dont won't it this proud now.