The benefit of rolling

Chezza

Member
Location
North Yorks
Been out with the Cambridge rollers today (Well Dad has)
Been doing second wheats drilled early October that didn’t get rolled in the autumn. Nice sunny day and a bit of dust coming off the rolls, ground conditions seemed ideal and tractor on floatations hardly left a mark.
Don’t think we’ve ever rolled in February before but seemed like too good an opportunity to miss.
 

teslacoils

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
I keep looking but I can't help but think my late drilled wheat both needs a roll but would take a long time to recover from a bashing. And I'm not sure it's going to be calm enough to get and fert on.
 

Sonoftheheir

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
West Suffolk
Tbh, it's wet underneath here until June.

Yes, too wet here on the clay hills. Will be March time as usual I think.
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DRC

Member
Managed to roll the November wheat after beet and then had a go on a stony field drilled after maize. Went round the stoniest bit on headland , but think it’s too forward to do the rest . Wheat all looks a bit forward / leggy, as it’s not stopped growing .
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Flat 10

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
Managed to roll the November wheat after beet and then had a go on a stony field drilled after maize. Went round the stoniest bit on headland , but think it’s too forward to do the rest . Wheat all looks a bit forward / leggy, as it’s not stopped growing .View attachment 1014211View attachment 1014212
Nice. Chickened out of doing mine as not convinced it would do much good yet. That forward bit isn’t too far forward imo but probably doesn’t need it (unless for stones) as looks thick enough
 

Zippy768

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Dorset/Wilts
Got a bit of stoney winter barley that hasn't seen a roll. Dry enough now and if you look quickly just about not at stem extension 😬. Gave myself til tomorrow as cut off. But frosts about.
Too damaging to do after frosts?
 

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