The most important bit. Easy to get number of ears but number of grains is the key as if you have too many ears you get lower TGWWhat I didn’t do was to count the number of grains on a head.
Not sure it is yellow rust. Think I might have scorched it.View attachment 967782
Yellow rust on my Crispin flag leaf? Tip burnt as well.
Loads of mildew round the field edge.
spring barley has motored this last couple of weeks and despite a slow patchy start just might show to be the cinderella crop, it has certainly been cheaper/easier to grow and now coming into ear will not be as late as we feared ,a neighbour applying slurry to the stubble has certainly helped
spring barley has motored this last couple of weeks and despite a slow patchy start just might show to be the cinderella crop, it has certainly been cheaper/easier to grow and now coming into ear will not be as late as we feared ,a neighbour applying slurry to the stubble has certainly helped
spring barley has motored this last couple of weeks and despite a slow patchy start just might show to be the cinderella crop, it has certainly been cheaper/easier to grow and now coming into ear will not be as late as we feared ,a neighbour applying slurry to the stubble has certainly helped
Cattle won’t like it that fresh will they or their guts won’tView attachment 968024
So we finished baling the hay and decided to try the combine in the barley. Only cut up and down once. It was 18% moisture at this end but nearer 20% at the other end, straw is still a bit green too. Only really bothered because we needed a couple of tonne to feed to our bulls and the silos empty, though don't know how fresh wet barley will roll! Combine yield meter says 7T/ average which as this was the headland not too bad. This is the earliest we have ever had the combine out.
Going to mix it with about 5T of triticale that we have left over so will only be about a third of the diet. I have miss judged how much to keep this year and was tempted to sell too much too early because of the better prices. I have fed a similar amount before to big bulls (12month old pure Limousins) without trouble though it sticks to the rolls on the mill and can be a pain to roll when too fresh. Is there a rule of thumb for how long before it should be fed? We never seem to have enough left over at this time of year.Cattle won’t like it that fresh will they or their guts won’t
Disappointed to see this in some extase this morning.
While doing the T3 last week it looked pretty good.
We reckon it was due to T2 being a week or so late because of bad weather. Later tillers still clean.
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Why would it?seems that direct or strip tilling whatever its called doesnt do nothing towards disease spoilage resistance resilience what ever.
Well,it Seems like its sold to be the saviour and of everything.Why would it?
I don’t know if I’m honest but a man who feeds a lot of cattle told me not to feed for at least a month better if six weeks that’s straight barley or wheatGoing to mix it with about 5T of triticale that we have left over so will only be about a third of the diet. I have miss judged how much to keep this year and was tempted to sell too much too early because of the better prices. I have fed a similar amount before to big bulls (12month old pure Limousins) without trouble though it sticks to the rolls on the mill and can be a pain to roll when too fresh. Is there a rule of thumb for how long before it should be fed? We never seem to have enough left over at this time of year.
Most things are, but grumpy old farmers who have seen it all before know its all bolloxWell,it Seems like its sold to be the saviour and of everything.