Written by Charlotte Cunningham
Cereal growers concerned about planting delays brought on by wet weather could drill winter hybrid barley 2-3 weeks later than a conventional winter barley variety in suitable conditions, according to the latest advice from Syngenta. Charlotte Cunningham reports. According to Syngenta marketing manager for hybrid barley, Mark Bullen, while the latest that growers may want to plant a conventional winter barley variety might be mid-October — depending on location — a hybrid could be drilled up to the end of October, or potentially into the first week of November, with suitable seedbed and weather conditions. This is possible due to hybrid vigour — the strong growth and root development of hybrids that provide them with a degree of resilience, he says. “Clearly, growers will need to judge their own situation, but we have seen hybrid barley perform when drilled later than the typical winter barley window.” According to Mark, one of the most important factors if drilling at these later timings is to ensure it goes into a high quality seedbed. “No matter what crop you’re growing, if you muddle it into a poor seedbed, it becomes much more difficult to achieve a decent financial return. “In colder and wetter…
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