OSR this year ?

[buttercup]

So is Osr still part of your plan, with some decent rain around conditions good. Is osr worthwhile, bit weary of slugs and csb...

 

[SilliamWhale]

Tricky question.

Establishment incl seed (new), pellets, drilling, RDP and propquizafop will cost circa £100 acre. That's what you stand to lose if it goes wrong

 

[copse]

So is Osr still part of your plan, with some decent rain around conditions good. Is osr worthwhile, bit weary of slugs and csb...

Have not had such good establishment for years as I have this time. Will know this time next year if it’s the right decision or not to grow anymore.

 

[whindy]

Still giving it ago.
Lack of suitable options for brake crops.
Already grow beans.
Linseed and naked oats are banned subjects.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

@260ac planned, probably start next week

 

[teslacoils]

Stuff going in all around. Not here though. Yukky stuff.

 

[Zippy768]

Dropping planned acreage by a 1/3. Will chance a wheat on the rest, spring barley is kind of a break.....

 

[Tompkins]

Going to risk 40 acres, won't be going in for a week or so

 

[Renaultman]

Got a fair bit to get in, not sure when though

 

[ajd132]

The rape crops around here looked incredible, the best for years in November. By January the majority had disappeared. Didn’t bother last year and certainly won’t be this year.

 

[snarling bee]

Drilled some on 20th July and some 10 days later. The first crop looks great, the later will not be taken through,. not sure if slugs have beaten us, but headlands look better than the middle of the fields.

 

[whindy]

Going in this week with 7t ha of layer muck under it.
Going back to drilling in to min till with the sprinter .this has given the best results in the last 2 years. Given up on spreading it behind the simba express or dd it.

 

[Laggard]

No

 

[DrWazzock]

Trying it again. We can always drill a cereal if it fails early or even spring beans.
Hate it though. A right pain of a crop from start to finish.

 

[Two Tone]

Is the Pope Protestant?

 

[average farmer]

Don’t think we’ll bother, can’t really be arsed to pee about with a risky/expensive crop to about break even.
would it not be cheaper to buy some?

 

[Boysground]

50% less than was planted last year, but didn’t harvest any this summer. Hopefully drilling today after min tilling and rolling it yesterday. Might try 1 more field after the barley is off if the conditions are perfect.

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[DrWazzock]

Ploughing a bit and sowing a bit to try to keep moisture. Too much chopped barley straw to do owt else.

 

[DrWazzock]

Cue drought till mid October.

 

[Brisel]

A reduced area but sown 29th July and finished last week. Emerging nicely on the last bit and 2 true leaves on the July sown. A bit of shot holing but nothing to worry about.