Rolled 80ac of wheat today, would have liked to leave it another few days dry but forecast is rain for a week now and then by the time it drys it will want a spray probably and end up being too late to roll. Had to roll for stones as we have a lot and header runs on the floor. Do a lot of people not bother roll? Do you not have stones or just keep the header up a bit? Bits you can see are maize stalks
Many people not rolling cereals this year?
- Thread starter jg123
- Start date
- Location
- Lincolnshire
I roll when the weather is with me. Still time here. Maybe in a fortnight.
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Rolled 30ha Jan sown wheat this afternoon
- Location
- Dorset/Wilts
I missed rolling autumn cropped drilled 2022. Was hoping to roll the following spring, but was too wet.
Ipso facto 3 of us went stone picking over 80acres of the stonier fields - link box down the tramelines and 1 person out each side. The positive was that gateway hole were sorted.
So last autumn, the roller was tight behind the drill. Plenty of wheelings in wheat
- Location
- Dorset/Wilts
It's easier to find someone to sit on the rolls in the Autumn once you spend days and days stone picking!!!
- Location
- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
Rolling...??
Whats that?
Whats that?
solo
Member
- Location
- worcestershire
Winter wheat rolled a day after drilling works well on my soils. If it’s too damp leave it. This spring the soil is too moist so none rolled yet. There will hopefully be a chance once it’s established. The downside to rolling wet soil now will be seen as concrete in the autumn if it bakes out in the summer.. When I don’t roll the combine knife ends up requiring sections and the stones take the sharp edge off most others. Running the header higher doesn’t work when barley brackles over. Wheat not such an issue with stiff variety.
- Location
- Berkshire
Would’ve liked to roll some wheat this spring but it’s not happened, either too wet or trying to drill, fert, spray, wheats starting stem extension now so missed it anyway
SB unlikely to get rolled behind drill but will try to roll when emerged
SB unlikely to get rolled behind drill but will try to roll when emerged
- Location
- S E Glos
As well as stone control, it can be as good a PGR as any chemical.
But must be done before any hint of stem extension. With the equinox passed, it's getting a bit dicey now for most.
average farmer
Member
- Location
- North Notts
How long would you leave rolling to spraying Atlantis or the other way around?
got a bit of late drilled wheat that didn’t get pre em that could do with rolling and spraying.
got a bit of late drilled wheat that didn’t get pre em that could do with rolling and spraying.
Jon 3085
Member
- Location
- Worcester, UK
Drilled and Rolled 44 acres yesterday
Pieces_of_Eight
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- Location
- Berkshire
If you have flints and manganese it’s anything but recreationalUnless you have stones; I really can’t see the point of rollingit’s still going to tiller without rolling; you’re still going to put pgr on even if you roll and apart from making pretty stripes….it strikes me as being fairly recreational
- Location
- Essex
Sorry couldn't resist.
alomy75
Member
Check out the first 4 words of my post. The manganese is an interesting point tho…we do have deficient land but again; you’re not ‘not’ going to put manganese on irrespective of rolling are you??
