Straw 2017 here we go

[Sid]

First standing straw sales next week.
More on offer this year locally.
Trade ? Less cattle around but more digestors and power stations. Stand on last year? @gone up the hill @Forage Trader

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Wants to be less

 

[gone up the hill]

First standing straw sales next week.
More on offer this year locally.
Trade ? Less cattle around but more digestors and power stations. Stand on last year? @gone up the hill @Forage Trader

Except for very good crops which will be up on the year the rest of if will have to be much cheaper @Sid as yields will be well down on most crops, wheat seems to be getting shorter by the day which I have never seen before.

Working on average wheat yields being 0.85/1 ton acre then if last years prices are maintained or even increased on the year then rough bag of the fag figures would put wheat delivered in at £120t, personally I cant see anyone paying that for straw as its just doesn't add up compared to alternatives.

Who has got Powderham's straw this year??

 

[Jerry]

Who has got Powderham's straw this year??

Kivells as normal.

 

[Sid]

Who has got Powderham's straw this year

Not kivells.
I wonder if www.westcountryrural.co.uk
May have poached it?

 

[Sid]

Kivells as normal.

Not seen it in catalogue

 

[Jerry]

Not seen it in catalogue

I was told they did but admit not seen the catalog. Mind you some of the Barley next to us I would not bid on....

 

[gone up the hill]

Kivells as normal.

Not in the catolouge they sent me...

 

[gone up the hill]

Not kivells.
I wonder if www.westcountryrural.co.uk
May have poached it?

Who are they

 

[Sid]

I was told they did but admit not seen the catalog. Mind you some of the Barley next to us I would not bid on....

They only have 784 acres in catalogue.

Wonders which lot is next to @Jerry

 

[Sid]

Who are they

Lizzie Burton was with Stags then Kivells?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Except for very good crops which will be up on the year the rest of if will have to be much cheaper @Sid as yields will be well down on most crops, wheat seems to be getting shorter by the day which I have never seen before.

Working on average wheat yields being 0.85/1 ton acre then if last years prices are maintained or even increased on the year then rough bag of the fag figures would put wheat delivered in at £120t, personally I cant see anyone paying that for straw as its just doesn't add up compared to alternatives.

Who has got Powderham's straw this year??

Never seen wheat look as good as it does up here

 

[gone up the hill]

Lizzie Burton was with Stags then Kivells?

Ahh right didn't know she had set up on her own.

As far as I understood it the only reason that Kivells sold Powedhams straw was because they really like Alan W but now they have taken the straw sale away from him perhaps Powderham have decided to jump ship.

Iv been buying straw at Exeter straw sale for over 20 years and this years entry is the lowest by a long mile.

 

[gone up the hill]

Never seen wheat look as good as it does up here

Down here it looked really good a few weeks ago but this heatwave is killing it off it appears like.

 

[Jerry]

They only have 784 acres in catalogue.

Wonders which lot is next to @Jerry

Traditionally called Boundary. Some interesting agronomy ideas last few years leading some challenging weeds and questionable yields I would think.

Lots of changes ongoing on the estate since the passing of the old Earl. Expect more changes and reshuffles over the next couple of years. May or may not be a good opertunity for us, time will tell.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Down here it looked really good a few weeks ago but this heatwave is killing it off it appears like.

Heavy water retaining clay up here

 

[gone up the hill]

Traditionally called Boundary. Some interesting agronomy ideas last few years leading some challenging weeds and questionable yields I would think.

Lots of changes ongoing on the estate since the passing of the old Earl. Expect more changes and reshuffles over the next couple of years. May or may not be a good opertunity for us, time will tell.

Who is farming there ground now?

The very large farmer that has been doing it is at the top of his game when it comes to arable farming.

 

[Jerry]

Who is farming there ground now?

The very large farmer that has been doing it is at the top of his game when it comes to arable farming.

Still same guy, agronomy lead has been changed though as some issues. Not helped by certain machinery choices.

New Earl looking closely at everything as they have too, death duties still to finalise.......but that's way off topic!!

 

[gone up the hill]

Still same guy, agronomy lead has been changed though as some issues. Not helped by certain machinery choices.

New Earl looking closely at everything as they have too, death duties still to finalise.......but that's way off topic!!

What company is now doing the agromony? ( not the Exeter based company by any chance? )

 

[Jerry]

What company is now doing the agromony? ( not the Exeter based company by any chance? )

Exeter based as in beginning with M?

No not them, head back up the M5 I'm told