State of your crops?

[Jon 3085]

Winter Barley and spring Barley in the background

Frost and lack of rainfall not done wheat much good.

 

[nxy]

Ears popping out on the Barley. Don't know if it will get a fungicide at all this year, it's still very clean.

 

[bankrupt]

First ears of WB not too far off, here.

A dry fortnight should do it.

It's taken nearly three weeks since posting that on 4th April - should still come to harvest in June.

 

[teslacoils]

Cereals being irrigated now nearby.

 

[Jon 3085]

Patches on the rock are burning off here,not a good sign this early in the year .

 

[Clive]

dying fast here

 

[bobk]

Interestly Grafton is fairly unfazed by this situation , gleam and costello are choking like a covid patient

 

[Gormers]

My Costello going backwards fast... on heavy land as well

 

[Renaultman]

Interestly Grafton is fairly unfazed by this situation , gleam and costello are choking like a covid patient

Grafton 2nd wheat is looking unfazed, a bit of tipping on earlier drilled stuff. Kerrin looks like it's on death's door, as usual.

 

[e3120]

Ditto Grafton unbothered. 2012: 78kg/hL, 2020 81. Seed order placed on Thursday past.

 

[Renaultman]

Ditto Grafton unbothered. 2012: 78kg/hL, 2020 81. Seed order placed on Thursday past.

That's another thing, my old agronomist used to rave about Costello's BW, (I don't really care as long as it's above 72, I grow feed) Grafton was always better.

 

[Chae1]

thank you

it’s just a pity some on the OTHER thread chose to jump on the bandwagon & put the boot in while I was down

I've avoided it since I received a personal attack from someone else. I know you Aussies are thick skinned. My boss used to threaten to fudge me if I fudged his seeder! .

Your welcome to put bad thoughts about me on here and wish my crops death. I don't really give a fudge.

 

[snarling bee]

Generally winter and spring cereals still looking okay here. Spring beans are a bit thin in places. Peas not up yet, but I think they will be very patchy when they do, I can still find lots of un-germinated seed. Need a good rain like everybody else.

 

[Farmer Roy]

I've avoided it since I received a personal attack from someone else. I know you Aussies are thick skinned. My boss used to threaten to fudge me if I fudged his seeder! .

Your welcome to put bad thoughts about me on here and wish my crops death. I don't really give a fudge.

im not going to wish bad thoughts or crop failure on anyone, but I will call it as I see it . . .


as for being thick skinned - nah, I spent about 5 years suffering from severe depression & contemplated suicide many times. I’m just a snow flake . . .
Even though that period was nearly 20 years ago ( & cost me my marriage & 2 daughters ), the last 3 years have been the hardest, most traumatic period of my life. It has been a constant challenge. Finally, this year things had turned & were looking really positive - only to be hit with mice & frosts.
I never said it was easy . . .


anyway, back on topic - what is the state of people’s crops ?
Pictures please

 

[teslacoils]

Wheat after ab15 clover. Two varieties. One "pretty" and one less so. Decent cracks. Soil has had gypsum over the years.

Second year grass ley. Not exactly racing away.

Anywhere with a decent canopy, or early fert, is hanging on. You can see the digestate misses a mile off.

 

[DRC]

Visiting daughter in Cheltenham . Wheat at Leckhampton looks better than I thought as it’s very stony. @MrNoo

 

[ajd132]

costello the other day, I don’t think we are quite into water deficit yet but the temperature swings aren’t good. Osr around here looks like a lot isn’t actually coming into flower.

 

[EddieB]

Peas drilled at the end of March are rooting well and there is still good moisture.
Spring barley looks ok and still some moisture in some DD linseed.
The spring crops where we had to plough are like a desert. The plants are emerging nicely but will need rain soon.

 

[ajd132]

Wheat after ab15 clover. Two varieties. One "pretty" and one less so. Decent cracks. Soil has had gypsum over the years.

Second year grass ley. Not exactly racing away.

Anywhere with a decent canopy, or early fert, is hanging on. You can see the digestate misses a mile off.

I like the idea of ab15 very tempted to get 300ha in and dump a combine/contractor

 

[bobk]

I like the idea of ab15 very tempted to get 300ha in and dump a combine/contractor

It's not £300 / ha per year though is it , the seed is 70 quid an acre .