Spring Wheat Results

[mikep]

Ergot??

Ergot can be cleaned out gout fly more of a worry here.

 

[ajd132]

You have to be quite unfortunate for the sample taken at intake to have any ergot in it .............

It’s zero tolerance now. AIC changed the rules last year.

 

[warksfarmer]

It’s zero tolerance now. AIC changed the rules last year.

I know but if its not present in the sample at intake, it'll get tipped.

 

[ajd132]

I know but if its not present in the sample at intake, it'll get tipped.

From experience some homes take a much more pragmatic approach to others. Some will actively spend quite a long time doing multiple samples to try and find it.

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

From experience some homes take a much more pragmatic approach to others. Some will actively spend quite a long time doing multiple samples to try and find it.

I think if the mills see a Spring wheat variety on the passport, they are all over it, trying to find a piece of ergot, which is not usually difficult on the top of a 29t bulker, after it has bounced along the road for miles.

 

[ajd132]

I think if the mills see a Spring wheat variety on the passport, they are all over it, trying to find a piece of ergot, which is not usually difficult on the top of a 29t bulker, after it has bounced along the road for miles.

Yep. And now it’s zero tolerance because of the AIC there is absolutely no wriggle room. If a mill wants to make money for rejections or find an excuse for a rejection they can look as hard as possible to find a peice of ergot. The wording ‘zero tolerance’ really screws farmers.

 

[mikep]

It’s zero tolerance now. AIC changed the rules last year.

Yep zero tolerance in a 2kg sample out of 29,000kg. All the mills I've been to put it over colour sorters anyway so what's the problem except to add charges.

 

[ajd132]

Yep zero tolerance in a 2kg sample out of 29,000kg. All the mills I've been to put it over colour sorters anyway so what's the problem except to add charges.

There is slightly more tolerance for feed wheat now.

look into what ergot levels are allowed in imported milling wheat, that will make you wild.

 

[Banana Bar]

have always found spring wheat pretty profitable, in the absence of winter wheat being in that field.
have also found generally ergot pretty bad so cleaning that out soon eats into the margin.
would only grow if winter wheat wasn't in the ground. Cochise is a good variety.

We grew Cochise on 40 ha 3 years ago following beet that we couldn’t get into WW. Agree with the above on ergot. We sent it all as feed to an easy home that found no ergot ( there was lots ) and it left a very healthy margin. It needs to be in the ground as a priority over spring barley or oats.

BB

 

[ajd132]

We grew Cochise on 40 ha 3 years ago following beet that we couldn’t get into WW. Agree with the above on ergot. We sent it all as feed to an easy home that found no ergot ( there was lots ) and it left a very healthy margin. It needs to be in the ground as a priority over spring barley or oats.

BB

I remember that.
The last time we grew it there was so much ergot in it that it was laughable.

 

[Spencer]

I remember that.
The last time we grew it there was so much ergot in it that it was laughable.

Who was laughing?

 

[ajd132]

Who was laughing?

Me, at how much there was. Expensive to clean out.

 

[Spencer]

Me, at how much there was. Expensive to clean out.

At least you could laugh about it

 

[ajd132]

At least you could laugh about it

Very little ergot in anything else that year aswell. Just the spring wheat.

 

[Spencer]

Very little ergot in anything else that year aswell. Just the spring wheat.

It does seem to have a reputation.

 

[czechmate]

Me, at how much there was. Expensive to clean out.

there’s a good market for it in the right circles?

 

[crazy_bull]

there’s a good market for it in the right circles?

Urban myth, never managed to find a market for it yet

 

[czechmate]

Urban myth, never managed to find a market for it yet

you plainly don’t know the right people , should be scope in Huntingdon…

 

[Woldgrain Storage]

Urban myth, never managed to find a market for it yet

I get asked that all the time

Lots of books about ergot on ebay, but no actual ergot for sale.

 

[snarling bee]

I'm obviously not marketing it well enough!!