Spring linseed advice please.

[Neddy flanders]

Less than 1% if Linseed growers get over a tonne to the acre. If you want to realistically grow it then budget on 0.6 tonne to the acre.

Also don’t pay £120 for seed.
Don’t grow on contract.

Check the varieties for yield performance and buy on a SEED only contract and then use farm saved seed and sell open market and then yes you may make some money, but not a lot!

so true. best post in ages

 

[CPF]

If I was yielding 0.6 tonne per acre
I would give up growing it .
and also try moving it without a contract.

 

[Fuzzy]

If I was yielding 0.6 tonne per acre
I would give up growing it .
and also try moving it without a contract.

Try getting it moved with a contract !!!!!!!!

 

[CPF]

biggest yield losses are
Compaction , desiccate to early ,cutting it when it’s not fit
In my previous post The combine . My first crop of linseed was in 1985 .

 

[capt.spiffing]

Try getting it moved with a contract !!!!!!!!

Must be growing it for the wrong merchant!.....lol.....

 

[capt.spiffing]

so true. best post in ages

nothing wrong with growing on contract but attention to detail is key...growing with the right company still gets a very good return and no, seed shouldnt be £120t, would look elsewhere if so!

 

[Minesapint]

If I was yielding 0.6 tonne per acre
I would give up growing it .
and also try moving it without a contract.

Never grown it on contract, and never a problem moving it. Normally goes to the people that offer contracts!

 

[EddieB]

I was torn this morning between drilling linseed now while he conditions are good but going cold next week or waiting. I decided to wait but it doesn’t feel good not to be drilling while I could.

 

[CPF]

I was torn this morning between drilling linseed now while he conditions are good but going cold next week or waiting. I decided to wait but it doesn’t feel good not to be drilling while I could.

If it was me I’ll be biding my time it was -2 the other morning .
For an experiment why don’t you go and drill a little bit and leave it for a week or so .
Then drill the rest when it warms up and watch what happens.
We won’t be starting to drill until it’s the 10th of April

 

[B'o'B]

I was torn this morning between drilling linseed now while he conditions are good but going cold next week or waiting. I decided to wait but it doesn’t feel good not to be drilling while I could.

I had the same debate over drilling peas, came to the same conclusion.

 

[ollie989898]

I was torn this morning between drilling linseed now while he conditions are good but going cold next week or waiting. I decided to wait but it doesn’t feel good not to be drilling while I could.

Used to get the same discussion with folk down here regarding planting maize.

Me: 'it's very cold at night, frost on the car windscreen this morning as well, best leave it for now'.

Farmer: 'but it won't grow in the bag...'

 

[EddieB]

I had the same debate over drilling peas, came to the same conclusion.

Drilled my peas, fingers crossed. At least they’ll still be buried when the frosts come next week.

 

[B'o'B]

Drilled my peas, fingers crossed. At least they’ll still be buried when the frosts come next week.

Bit too moist and cold at seed depth still here.

 

[Clive]

spring linseed was one of the best gross margins crops we grew last year

have 250 ac going in this time


big rate of FSS, 75% of N in seedbed, herbicide them harvest


don’t spend on it

 

[Clive]

I was torn this morning between drilling linseed now while he conditions are good but going cold next week or waiting. I decided to wait but it doesn’t feel good not to be drilling while I could.

wont drill ours for at least a week or 2 yet

 

[Clive]

If I was yielding 0.6 tonne per acre
I would give up growing it .
and also try moving it without a contract.

have never grown on a contract and have always moved it no problem at much higher prices than contracts I’ve seen

 

[richard hammond]

spring linseed was one of the best gross margins crops we grew last year

have 250 ac going in this time


big rate of FSS, 75% of N in seedbed, herbicide them harvest


don’t spend on it

Its an aweful crop nobody should grow it, its hard to establish, flax beetle will not leave it alone, then harvesting the crop is an absolute night mare, just do not do it!!

 

[Against_the_grain]

Last year drilled 50% of ours on the 25th March and the other 50% 25th April. No difference in yield.

 

[richard hammond]

Last year drilled 50% of ours on the 25th March and the other 50% 25th April. No difference in yield.

But I bet it was all absolute rubbish!

 

[Flat 10]

Its an aweful crop nobody should grow it, its hard to establish, flax beetle will not leave it alone, then harvesting the crop is an absolute night mare, just do not do it!!

Flax flea beetle wrote off some of ours