Roughly what does rapeseed cost?

[Grass And Grain]

I have a leaf blower blowing up the pipe, just out of frame. No holes in the pipe but a couple of screws holding it to the wood which do a good job, making the seed bounce around a bit .

Simple, and looks to make a good job. Might try that next year.

 

[Clive]

Why do you drill so heavy? Still aiming to drill 2kg fss here onto ploughed light ground.

Also how and when does one pay the royalties?

Royalties - you complete a declaration in the spring same as other corps

Why 10kgs ? Because I’ve found it works, produces a crop that competes better with weeds so cleaner and isn’t so vulnerable to slugs and pigeons. Population manages its self in the spring and crop is no thicker than a low seed rate crop cone harvest

Yields well and importantly consistently

Affordable when your seed costs 35p a kg and not £35 !

 

[Clive]

Cleaning still costs time & materials if you make a DIY aspirator

Maybe about £5 of scrap to build ours ... at a push and 2hrs in the workshop a couple of years ago

Runs itself - set up and leave running while out combining it cover crop drilling and come back to a couple of tonne of clean seed in the skip

VERY minimal cost

 

[Clive]

PM sent

80p/kg

Looks like my £5 of scrap has saved us £1600 then

That will be a nice long weekend away for me and the wife then, I know where I would rather spend the money !

 

[Clive]

Here’s our set up - Henry the vacum cleaner just out of shot

 

[Billboy1]

What conventional varieties are best to grow ?

 

[MrNoo]

What conventional varieties are best to grow ?

Found Campus seems to do well here, vigorous, grown it for the last 4 years.

 

[Billboy1]

Found Campus seems to do well here, vigorous, grown it for the last 4 years.

You got any sneaky [emoji23][emoji12][emoji12]

 

[MrNoo]

You got any sneaky [emoji23][emoji12][emoji12]

Lol, I got mine from Hutchinsons…!

 

[Brisel]

Found Campus seems to do well here, vigorous, grown it for the last 4 years.

It seems to be lagging behind the newer varieties these days but has been reliable, vigourous and consistent here.

 

[nick...]

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Like this, wet day job

Are you going on dragons den
Nick...

 

[Woldtopper]

Here’s our set up - Henry the vacum cleaner just out of shot

Like the idea of cleaning your own osr, have you any dimensions available of your cleaner?

 

[Clive]

Like the idea of cleaning your own osr, have you any dimensions available of your cleaner?

I found the plans via a google search - there is a you tube video as well if you search small seed cleaner

 

[Woldtopper]

I found the plans via a google search - there is a you tube video as well if you search small seed cleaner

Thank you I’ll have a look.

 

[warksfarmer]

Cleaning still costs time & materials if you make a DIY aspirator

You don’t need to clean it.

 

[Brisel]

You don’t need to clean it.

Cleaning is if you’ve got the time and inclination. Micro feed rollers don’t like pods and chaff - fine for you with a cereal drill and high seed rate. You could also screen or aspirate out the smaller seeds for the “better” bigger ones.

 

[tjhooker]

You don’t need to clean it.

Was your fss crop desiccated with diquat, swathed or left to ripen naturally? No dressing either is take it? Thanks

Ps Your crop looks well!! Indicative of this year for you?

 

[Flat 10]

Was your fss crop desiccated with diquat, swathed or left to ripen naturally? Thanks

It obviously wasn’t glyphosate.....

 

[tjhooker]

It obviously wasn’t glyphosate.....

Obvs.......

 

[Flat 10]

Obvs.......

Warksfarmer being low input I’m betting doesn’t dessicate...