Yes. I didn’t go but was sent the results .That the sale at chirbury?
These prices make me question the straw for muck deal. Could I sell straw and spend the money on a bit more fertiliser or green manure. Save a lot of handling
Yes. I didn’t go but was sent the results .That the sale at chirbury?
a bit more fertiliser or green manure.
livestock farming dead long live arable farming.Chop straw, returns P and K, and straw rots down. Win Win, no wheel deep marks off loaded trailers, loaders ect, save on having to sub soil. Plus not getting someone else`s black grass seeds back in the muck deal, Win Win.
It’s only my straw that comes back or else I wouldn’t be doing itChop straw, returns P and K, and straw rots down. Win Win, no wheel deep marks off loaded trailers, loaders ect, save on having to sub soil. Plus not getting someone else`s black grass seeds back in the muck deal, Win Win.
Is it only from pigs? , because if from cattle fed on hay it could contain BG seeds unlikely in silage.It’s only my straw that comes back or else I wouldn’t be doing it
Only pigsIs it only from pigs? , because if from cattle fed on hay it could contain BG seeds unlikely in silage.
As long as you’ve got plenty of patienceOat straw sold tonight £90 an acre (me)
bit of a bargain as a h*ll of a crop.
It was me selling it.As long as you’ve got plenty of patience
And something to feed it toAs long as you’ve got plenty of patience
Yes. I didn’t go but was sent the results .
These prices make me question the straw for muck deal. Could I sell straw and spend the money on a bit more fertiliser or green manure. Save a lot of handling
Conversion of straw to soil organic matter is quite inefficient by the time the bugs breaking it down have all breathed out a lot of CO2. Other methods of increasing soil OM are much more efficient e.g. root exudates from a high yielding crop. I have spent years returning straw to my fields and often compromised establishment of following crops ( particularly after chopped winter barley and spring barley ) when i could probably have increased soil om more by selling straw and getting better following crop.How does selling straw off field fit in with selling carbon credits ?
Genuine question.
Conversion of straw to soil organic matter is quite inefficient by the time the bugs breaking it down have all breathed out a lot of CO2. Other methods of increasing soil OM are much more efficient e.g. root exudates from a high yielding crop. I have spent years returning straw to my fields and often compromised establishment of following crops ( particularly after chopped winter barley and spring barley ) when i could probably have increased soil om more by selling straw and getting better following crop.
Well it would if the average was closer to £200 acreOut of interest isn’t it cheaper to just buy bales off a merchant rather than pay £200 acre for some straw? (Straw available here please bid!)
Blimey,the trade seems to be getting dearer!My local sale was keen , S Barley around £85 / ac, W Barley £130- £175 / ac and W Wheat £100 - 150 !!!
However I hear the Taunton sale was even higher