Spring barley 2020

[Happy]

My neighbour drills in April seed off heap cheap weed killer one cheap fungercide 120kg n averaged 3.7 tons an acre over the past 3years

Did he not have the same drought in 2018 as everyone else?

 

[yellow belly]

Westminster in 2013 planted last week of April 8 tonnes per ha
since then I have made sure I have enough spring barley in the shed for a washed out autumn
A no crop covercrop costs as much as a spring crop to establish but does not control the weeds

 

[D14]

Is it worth growing, the sense is every man and his dog is putting loads in, but the I read online many have drilled up with WW, driving through Suffolf the other day and there's lots more WW in than around Peterborough so is it worth it?

Is there any seed?

How much is seed???

I wouldn’t bother. I know one guy who normally has 800-1000ac of wheat and he’s got none in so going all spring barley. That’s just one but there 1000’s around the country growing it. It’ll be worth sub £100/t and I think it be over done straw wise as well.

 

[yellow belly]

Currently £130 for feed barley post harvest
feed barley will be 30 under feed wheat but as there will be not much feed wheat barley or imported is the feed option

 

[Chae1]

Straw will be worth money again this harvest.
Round bale straw making £18 a bale today at Auction.
Baled 7 good bales SB straw here last year so important contributer
to the bottom line.
Make sure to get the timings right on growth reg on Planet though
or it could end in tears.

Round bale spring barley straw struggling to make £5/bale up here. Stored inside.

I'm just leaving ours in shed and buying it in.

 

[T Hectares]

I wouldn’t bother. I know one guy who normally has 800-1000ac of wheat and he’s got none in so going all spring barley. That’s just one but there 1000’s around the country growing it. It’ll be worth sub £100/t and I think it be over done straw wise as well.

If you thought it was going to be sub £100/t at harvest, why wouldn't you sell a sensible proportion now at £130/t ??

 

[yellow belly]

If it is sub 100 then the demand will be massive cheapest source in the world

 

[robbie]

You could shave off a few more £££/ha by swapping from Axial to Foxtrot

That would shave a good bit off but Ive always shy away from it as I've heard it can be harsh on the crop.

The cheapest option by far is mugging here walking the barley rogueing by hand!!!!

Also, I know foxtrot has a early gs cut off date. Does it need a certain interval before/after other herbs like axial does if so it could be difficult to fit it all in before the gs cut off.

 

[robbie]

You could shave off a few more £££/ha by swapping from Axial to Foxtrot

That would shave a good bit off but Ive always shy away from it as I've heard it can be harsh on the crop.

The cheapest option by far is mugging here walking the barley rogueing by hand!!!!

Also, I know foxtrot has a early gs cut off date. Does it need a certain interval before/after other herbs like axial does if so it could be difficult to fit it all in before the gs cut off.

 

[lloyd]

Round bale spring barley straw struggling to make £5/bale up here. Stored inside.

I'm just leaving ours in shed and buying it in.

Good job you're 475 miles away from here then

 

[T Hectares]

That would shave a good bit off but Ive always shy away from it as I've heard it can be harsh on the crop.

The cheapest option by far is mugging here walking the barley rogueing by hand!!!!

Also, I know foxtrot has a early gs cut off date. Does it need a certain interval before/after other herbs like axial does if so it could be difficult to fit it all in before the gs cut off.

Only messing, I couldn’t leave your wanton extravagence on Axial without a mention

Foxtrot has a GS31 cut off but is normally used earlier as a stand alone, I use it where I know I’ll have Wild Oats and leave the rest to be happily rouged out rather than stump up for Axial !!

 

[robbie]

It is rather scary when you hold a can and think to yourself that it's nearly 500 quid worth.?

We seem to have a flush of very late germinating wild oats.


It cant be long before it's off patent, surely.

 

[Chae1]

It is rather scary when you hold a can and think to yourself that it's nearly 500 quid worth.?

We seem to have a flush of very late germinating wild oats.


It cant be long before it's off patent, surely.

Think there's a new formulation with the Adigor wetter included.

I tried to return some and wouldn't take it back because of this.

I was using a cheaper wetter and getting good results.

 

[robbie]

The old axial had to be used up by last may I think. The new stuff, axial pro does indeed have the adigor already added. I think it's a way for them to guarantee money in there pocket as some people may not have been using adigor (which was a label stipulation)with axial which is just an over priced snazzy mso.

 

[Cowcorn]

If it is sub 100 then the demand will be massive cheapest source in the world

Even at 130 it will still be cheap, i wonder will the uk still be able to export barley tarriff free come harvest ? If barley is going to be heavily discounted then maybe tarrif free exports will help. Either way bad barley prices in the uk is bad news for irish growers ,cheap barley coming to a port near you......

 

[Farma Parma]

Land here is worked already.
Rent is paid already.
Drill yoked on already.
Got fss in heap already.
Digestate booked already.
Probably got enough fungicide in shed for a basic program already.

So the only real cost is getting someone in to cut it. That being said, I'm leaning towards oats instead.

Go on then sow more Oats coz ive got SB going where WB was going & some where wheat was going.
Cant have nothing on land am paying Rent for & 70% of its been ploughed since Sept.
All Laureate here, some home saved some bought.

 

[Banana Bar]

Enquired about Planet a couple of weeks ago and sold out - good old Westminster was available though

Plenty of Planet being processed in Suffolk this week. I cancelled 15t last week and I wasn’t the only one.

 

[Surgery]

Did he not have the same drought in 2018 as everyone else?

I think he might be One of those who’s fields shrink come harvest time

 

[Sandy]

Did he not have the same drought in 2018 as everyone else?

A drought might suit his soil certainly prefer drought to being washed away on our farm

 

[Happy]

A drought might suit his soil certainly prefer drought to being washed away on our farm

Agree. Did the soil and the bank balance the world of good with me.
To average 3.7t/acre of April sown SB in 2018 seems a bit of a stretch though.