Spring drilling

[Hesstondriver]

Location, location. Aberdeenshire will have an extra couple of hours of daylight every day in the summer compared to Darn Sarf

 

[Zippy768]

Letting the.rain go through today, hopefully not too much and should get drilling tomorrow

 

[Old apprentice]

That is really interesting no wonder the can grow crops well in Aberdeen

 

[Iben]

What makes the bigger difference. Day length or temperature?

Often wonder if the cooler springs up here push flag leaf emergence to coincide with maximum day length, rather than being three or four weeks earlier in the south when flag leaf does not match maximum day length?

 

[Hesstondriver]

That is really interesting no wonder the can grow crops well in Aberdeen

ive heard it for years and never thought to look. Dr. google had the answers. its basically an extra weeks worth of growth in the same growing period

 

[Chae1]

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Randy is even further north.

 

[Sandy]

What makes the bigger difference. Day length or temperature?

Often wonder if the cooler springs up here push flag leaf emergence to coincide with maximum day length, rather than being three or four weeks earlier in the south when flag leaf does not match maximum day length?

We might still be sowing on the longest day this year!

 

[Farmer Fin]

Certainly not missed any here maybe inland

Didn’t miss it here either.

 

[Bossfarmer]

so to conclude, aberdeenshire should in theory be the highest yielding area on the east coast of scotland? is the soil generally easy worked?

 

[Brisel]

The world wheat yield record was held in Aberdeenshire before the Kiwis (Mr Solari) started trading blows with Mr Lammyman to set the next benchmark

 

[oil barron]

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Can you do the same for heat units?

 

[copse]

I’ve thrown the towel in now and given up on heavy land so will be fallow now and wheat in the autumn.

 

[bobk]

I’ve thrown the towel in now and given up on heavy land so will be fallow now and wheat in the autumn.

Me too , got 15 acres of pp that was roundupped last August that will have to be done

 

[copse]

Me too , got 15 acres of pp that was roundupped last August that will have to be done

Like cat shite underneath and had been ploughed in the autumn but dry on top and wet under still. Drilled some beans yesterday and dropped in two wet holes but managed to back out before getting stuck. Will run the subsoiler through the rest in summer and might sow some mustard off the back of it to hopefully suck some moisture out of it.

 

[bobk]

Like cat shite underneath and had been ploughed in the autumn but dry on top and wet under still. Drilled some beans yesterday and dropped in two wet holes but managed to back out before getting stuck. Will run the subsoiler through the rest in summer and might sow some mustard off the back of it to hopefully suck some moisture out of it.

I'll sow the barley then probably let the sheep have it
Get ready for September

 

[JCfarmer]

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I'll sow the barley then probably let the sheep have it
Get ready for September

Why not feed it to them in a trough instead?

 

[Spencer]

The world wheat yield record was held in Aberdeenshire before the Kiwis (Mr Solari) started trading blows with Mr Lammyman to set the next benchmark

Remember our college lecturer telling us the record was in Scotland.. showing my age

 

[bobk]

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Why not feed it to them in a trough instead?

I'll see what emergence is like , they're not my sheep

 

[JCfarmer]

I'll see what emergence is like , they're not my sheep

It was said tongue in cheek.

 

[Wombat]

Some of the barley direct drilled Easter Sunday