Record bean yields!

[juke]

I hope this answers your question, I thought you were taking the pee

nah often wondered how much of a following first wheat should be apportioned to the break crop profitability.

 

[Richard98]

Spring beans disappointing here too, just under 1t/ac. But they were drilled a month later than ideal and then had no rain when they really needed it so yield is not surprising. They’re the best of a bad choice of break crops for us, beet is the best break crop we grow but we need a second one. They either do very well or terribly!

 

[DRC]

Nobody round you want to use land for maize or grass?
Break crops can make or break arable farming.

I grow maize, potatoes on the lighter land and stubble turnips after barley .
It’s my heavy land that I’ve already got some continous wheat into its 6 th year, and getting some very good consistent yields. I have pig muck, which these fields get every other year . I’m considering putting all my heavier land into continous wheat. On my limited acreage , a few acres of either OSR or beans, creates a real nuisance in storage and matching lorry loads, and more importantly are often break even or loss making .
I also don’t get pigeon or slug problems, and need the straw.
Lots of things to way up, but I’m all for a simple life .

 

[Mr Charisma]

I've concluded that continous wheat will be more profitable over the years than messing about with beans or the dreaded yellow weed, for me. Even if I dont hit the top yields , it's better than loosing money on break crops.

We had a large estate down the road who grew continuous wheats for 26 years ,,,,, last 8 years or so years average yield came down to around 2 ton / acre , a couple of years well below that and then the last year they bladder gall midge ( think that was the one ) ,,,,,,, end of continuous wheats !!!!!!!

 

[Flat 10]

I'm in awe of anyone who has clean enough land to attempt continuous wheat, daren't attempt it here,
I think the only cereal I could attempt continuously is spring barley interspersed with CC.

 

[Richard III]

A neighbour of mine has racked up what must be close to 40 years of continuous wheat on their heavy land. They have a weighbridge, so can tell you the yield of each field and they are always quite respectable when I ask.

 

[bankrupt]

I’m all for a simple life .

The rain having forced one to take the last six days or so off, silverfox, I've now had the time to decide that you're absolutely right.

Shall never try to grow beans, winter or spring, ever again.

 

[DRC]

The rain having forced one to take the last six days or so off, silverfox, I've now had the time to decide that you're absolutely right.

Shall never try to grow beans, winter or spring, ever again.

Bet you will

 

[bankrupt]

Bet you will

There's no fool . . . . . . . . . . . . . !

 

[Renaultman]

What am I dsuppose to do with this? The bloody things are still germinating

 

[chaffcutter]

Farm over on the Trent Valley land a few miles away(much heavier than here) was all continuos wheat on all their arable,very successfully I understand, until the 3-crop rule came in and spoilt it.

Another chap nearer to home has a field which is over 20 years in wheat, still very good crops I’m told.

 

[Hampton]

When I grew some Beans a few years ago, an old man said to me a wise man feeds them but a fool grows them. After growing them for 3 years I realised what he meant.

Agree with that, peas too! If you need them for livestock, buy them off the neighbour.
A good way of destroying a perfectly good combine

 

[Brisel]

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I’ve got a few like that too. I’ll be cutting mine this weekend regardless. I’m not risking 97% of the rest of the very ripe crop with brittle pods for a few green ones.

Whilst the new germinators would make a nice companion crop for the next cereal I think the other weeds in there want spraying off.

 

[glasshouse]

A neighbour of mine has racked up what must be close to 40 years of continuous wheat on their heavy land. They have a weighbridge, so can tell you the yield of each field and they are always quite respectable when I ask.

but do you get to look at the weighbridge?

 

[glasshouse]

beans hate dry and wet.
barstewards they are, only any use if u can sell to pigeon men.

 

[Brisel]

beans hate dry and wet.
barstewards they are, only any use if u can sell to pigeon men.

Do they take beans as well as peas? Around here the best market are the containers to North Africa for human consumption.

 

[Flat 10]

Do they take beans as well as peas? Around here the best market are the containers to North Africa for human consumption.

Maris bead for pigeons.....

 

[Richard III]

but do you get to look at the weighbridge?

I use it myself, it's open to the public.

 

[bankrupt]

I’ll be cutting mine this weekend

Looks like the weather for that will be ideal.

Please convey my very best wishes to your driver.

 

[Renaultman]

Do they take beans as well as peas? Around here the best market are the containers to North Africa for human consumption.

And here, a lot get put in containers and sent down to Southampton. I have even filled a few myself on cold winter days when there's not much else to do.