Nelson wheat

ih1455xl

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Mixed Farmer
Location
northampton
No sprays yet just a flat roll a couple of weeks back found that knocks 4in off the hight will get a cheap flag leaf and ear wash with a bit of poly n to help the protein [get a bonus for 14%] will do 3.5t/ac it’s deep rooting so good in dry aswell
 

ih1455xl

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Mixed Farmer
Location
northampton
Has some last year on so development land was planted and had pre em and nothing else all year them at did 2T/ac 11% protein would have been more if they hadn’t driven all over it
 

cquick

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BASE UK Member
Costs £7 more per ha (which I'm happy enough with)
More concerned with their terms:

"you should note BIPO reserves the right to audit your records to ensure compliance with the agreement. Please retain records of your purchase or processing of seed and field records showing area and sowing rate to allow BIPO auditors to verify your declarations. To ensure everyone is subject to the same conditions ... BIPO will be undertaking an audit of grower's records on a regular basis"

"The grower will permit an employee, officer or representative of BIPO to have access to the established crops of the varieties and to all documents relating to the use and disposal of seed of the varieties and the produce"

"please note because of the Covid 19 crisis restricting farm visits BIPO may use other methods of checking field data such as satellite image technology"


No thanks.
 
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Costs £7 more per ha (which I'm happy enough with)
More concerned with their terms:

"you should note BIPO reserves the right to audit your records to ensure compliance with the agreement. Please retain records of your purchase or processing of seed and field records showing area and sowing rate to allow BIPO auditors to verify your declarations. To ensure everyone is subject to the same conditions ... BIPO will be undertaking an audit of grower's records on a regular basis"

"The grower will permit an employee, officer or representative of BIPO to have access to the established crops of the varieties and to all documents relating to the use and disposal of seed of the varieties and the produce"

"please note because of the Covid 19 crisis restricting farm visits BIPO may use other methods of checking field data such as satellite image technology"


No thanks.

Seems a bit pointless to me. Anybody farm saving a BIPO variety will just call it something else like Crusoe.
 

Hedger

Member
From experience it's a bit of a marmite variety, very few homes are keen to handle it now unless there's been a change of policy?
 

Humble Village Farmer

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BASE UK Member
Location
Essex
From experience it's a bit of a marmite variety, very few homes are keen to handle it now unless there's been a change of policy?
Thought it was quite popular with some but may lack critical mass as a variety.

As far as I know, it's not pushed because it needs fewer inputs. So the agronomists don't like it...
 

ih1455xl

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
northampton
Just doing fss declaration and nelson is not on the list any more I’ve emailed BIPO but not had a reply so how do you do the royalties or isn’t there any more ?
 

nickf

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Location
Oxfordshire
Just doing fss declaration and nelson is not on the list any more I’ve emailed BIPO but not had a reply so how do you do the royalties or isn’t there any more ?
I just looked at my mobile seed cleaning and dressing invoice and see they haven't collected royalty like they usually do.
Seed cleaner just replied to say they can't collect BIPO royalty.
I have emailed BIPO.
I had never heard of them before, I have no idea why they have not organised for royalty to be paid at point of seed dressing similar to BSPB.
 

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