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Spring wheat vs. spring barley
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<blockquote data-quote="Brisel" data-source="post: 7391636" data-attributes="member: 166"><p>We grew both spring barley and spring wheat here last year. I'd rather not grow either on clay soils but we couldn't get the winter cereals all done in 2019 nor autumn 2020 so both will be grown again.</p><p></p><p>Spring wheat had a gross margin £250/ha higher than barley in 2020. Same 6.5 t/ha yield, but a £45/t price difference.</p><p></p><p>Wheat vs barley</p><p>180 kg/ha N vs 160 kg/ha N (not seeking malting or milling)</p><p>W had slightly higher spray costs, mostly PGR and a bit more fungicide. Same herbicides mostly.</p><p>W had a higher seed rate as it tillers less <em>Edit: Similar kg/ha seed rate used here, having looked up the records</em></p><p>Both planted at the same time followed by a 3 month drought</p><p>The spring wheat matured in mid September and the barley matured 3 weeks earlier.</p><p></p><p>Thanks to June rains, all the spring wheat got ergot so made feed grade by blending away. Ergot is mostly down to wet weather at ear emergence to flowering and there is little you can do about it, though the old boys swear that applying copper can help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brisel, post: 7391636, member: 166"] We grew both spring barley and spring wheat here last year. I'd rather not grow either on clay soils but we couldn't get the winter cereals all done in 2019 nor autumn 2020 so both will be grown again. Spring wheat had a gross margin £250/ha higher than barley in 2020. Same 6.5 t/ha yield, but a £45/t price difference. Wheat vs barley 180 kg/ha N vs 160 kg/ha N (not seeking malting or milling) W had slightly higher spray costs, mostly PGR and a bit more fungicide. Same herbicides mostly. W had a higher seed rate as it tillers less [I]Edit: Similar kg/ha seed rate used here, having looked up the records[/I] Both planted at the same time followed by a 3 month drought The spring wheat matured in mid September and the barley matured 3 weeks earlier. Thanks to June rains, all the spring wheat got ergot so made feed grade by blending away. Ergot is mostly down to wet weather at ear emergence to flowering and there is little you can do about it, though the old boys swear that applying copper can help. [/QUOTE]
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