Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

[MrA.G.]

Quoted £720/t for CAN and £1030/t for 46% protected Urea today. The Urea better value by far but do I hold off ordering for another couple weeks.... That is the question?

Revised price list due from yara on Monday apparently, merchant thinks it will be down. I had a price today for urea at £930 and 16.15.15 at £800

 

[WS1234]

Revised price list due from yara on Monday apparently, merchant thinks it will be down. I had a price today for urea at £930 and 16.15.15 at £800

Was that protected urea at £930?

 

[Wee Willy]

I have a field that needs reseeded. I was thinking of doing whole crop and under sowing it.
I'm a whole crop virgin.
Going to kill off the field tomorrow. Graze it end of week. Disc it next week. Broadcast barley. Harrow in. Broadcast grass seed. Roll.
How much barley per acre to not choke the grass seed?
If the weather breaks, how late can you sow whole crop to have it cutting with 2nd cut?
Any advice greatly appreciated.

 

[Shep]

I have a field that needs reseeded. I was thinking of doing whole crop and under sowing it.
I'm a whole crop virgin.
Going to kill off the field tomorrow. Graze it end of week. Disc it next week. Broadcast barley. Harrow in. Broadcast grass seed. Roll.
How much barley per acre to not choke the grass seed?
If the weather breaks, how late can you sow whole crop to have it cutting with 2nd cut?
Any advice greatly appreciated.

Drill the barley, it needs to be fairly deep and all at the same depth. Broadcasting results in seeds at different depths and some on the surface, drilling ensures that it has a good root structure before it emerges or else the crows will strip it, seeds roots and all. A well established root will prevent it from being ripped out of the ground, a shallow root will come out of the ground when the crow tugs on it.

 

[Aircooled]

I have a field that needs reseeded. I was thinking of doing whole crop and under sowing it.
I'm a whole crop virgin.
Going to kill off the field tomorrow. Graze it end of week. Disc it next week. Broadcast barley. Harrow in. Broadcast grass seed. Roll.
How much barley per acre to not choke the grass seed?
If the weather breaks, how late can you sow whole crop to have it cutting with 2nd cut?
Any advice greatly appreciated.

Have you got a plough? Is there much switch grass in it?

 

[The Agrarian]

No stones on your land then?

 

[The Agrarian]

Also, are you talking about power harrowing the seed in, or with a break? I'd presume a break would trail the sods.

I've PH'd barley seed in, and I find it fine for wholecrop. Doesn't matter if the germination isn't even. Crows, debatable if depth and root really stops them when they want at it. They'll dig a hole with their beaks.

 

[Cowcorn]

I have a field that needs reseeded. I was thinking of doing whole crop and under sowing it.
I'm a whole crop virgin.
Going to kill off the field tomorrow. Graze it end of week. Disc it next week. Broadcast barley. Harrow in. Broadcast grass seed. Roll.
How much barley per acre to not choke the grass seed?
If the weather breaks, how late can you sow whole crop to have it cutting with 2nd cut?
Any advice greatly appreciates

Six or seven stone acre and a couple of bags of peas if youre feeling exotic !!!
Drill the barley deep broadcasting is not a great job since the seed dressings the crows didnt like got banned .
I usually wait till the barley is peeping before spreading the grass seed but straight after is fine ..
Given the price of meal you might be tempted to put the combine through it .

 

[Wee Willy]

Have you got a plough? Is there much switch grass in it?

Level field, doesn't need plough. Just thinking of saving diesel.

 

[Aircooled]

I'm no expert but 3 years ago I ploughed a good dose of thick slurry in ,then drilled in spring wheat for wholecrop ,then the grass seed was put in with an airseeder with tines in late September straight into stubble. Was more than happy with the crop and the sow out .

 

[Happy at it]

How late could you put wheat in for a whole crop?

 

[Mouser]

I have a field that needs reseeded. I was thinking of doing whole crop and under sowing it.
I'm a whole crop virgin.
Going to kill off the field tomorrow. Graze it end of week. Disc it next week. Broadcast barley. Harrow in. Broadcast grass seed. Roll.
How much barley per acre to not choke the grass seed?
If the weather breaks, how late can you sow whole crop to have it cutting with 2nd cut?
Any advice greatly appreciated.

It won't be ready with second cut unless you're a beef farmer.

 

[Aircooled]

The latest I've drilled wheat was 1st week in may. Not much heat in the ground yet anyway but time flies when you're doing all sorts this time of year.

 

[Whitewalker]

What’s the chat on the dale farm portal ? I can’t get iPad to play it . Are the adding 5pence a litre?

 

[Conrod96]

5ppl is wishful thinking
On the wholecrop we sow our oats at 9stone when we are under sowing usually sometimes maybe bit less but round that

 

[Whitewalker]

5ppl is wishful thinking
On the wholecrop we sow our oats at 9stone when we are under sowing usually sometimes maybe bit less but round that

No

 

[Aircooled]

Basically milk price is tracking costs. Carry on as you were.

 

[yin ewe]

Basically milk price is tracking costs. Carry on as you were.

We should expect a sharp rise for March milk then as costs got a fair rise in March.

 

[Wee Willy]

5ppl is wishful thinking
On the wholecrop we sow our oats at 9stone when we are under sowing usually sometimes maybe bit less but round that

Why oats?

 

[Conrod96]

Why oats?

Always grew it find it easier to grow is the main reason lol have grew wheat in the past and it’s a fine feed too but found it took more outa the ground