Today at work

[grainboy]

Brave man to grow veg, always something wrong, either customer or in the field,
I feel for you,

 

[betweenthelines]

Crazy costs involved!
Is that fly sprayable in them beans for human consumption?

Think he's supplying an Organic outlet

At least while the woke customers feel smug eating their organic veg, they won#t have to think about half the crop being thrown away.

 

[Muddyroads]

Crazy costs involved!
Is that fly sprayable in them beans for human consumption?

We’re organic so there are very few sprays we can use, none of which will control these flies. First time we’ve grown broad beans so it’s a steep learning curve. Wondering about companion cropping or any other way of preventing them in the future.

 

[Muddyroads]

Think he's supplying an Organic outlet

At least while the woke customers feel smug eating their organic veg, they won#t have to think about half the crop being thrown away.

For some reason I don’t think crop left in the field counts as food waste?

 

[serf]

We’re organic so there are very few sprays we can use, none of which will control these flies. First time we’ve grown broad beans so it’s a steep learning curve. Wondering about companion cropping or any other way of preventing them in the future.

Did wonder after posting if organic !

 

[hollister]

For some reason I don’t think crop left in the field counts as food waste?

Combine the standing beans once they've dried off, make good feed

 

[Muddyroads]

Combine the standing beans once they've dried off, make good feed

Nice idea!

 

[Hilly]

Giving my mate a hand dry stane dyking.

 

[Muddyroads]

Giving my mate a hand dry stane dyking. View attachment 975183View attachment 975186

Stunning views, apart from the full moon!

 

[Hilly]

Stunning views, apart from the full moon!

The views are fantastic.

 

[Bill dog]

Sent another trailer in for a new bed
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Did you buy it brand new last year, and already worn out ?

 

[Wombat]

Did you buy it brand new last year, and already worn out ?[emoji23]

Looks like Noah moved the arc on it

 

[Muddyroads]

Did you buy it brand new last year, and already worn out ?

No, he’s secretly having outriggers fitted!

 

[Bill dog]

@Hilly , how goes the cow that snake bit ? Oh and I met your young un when I was dropping off the demo telehandler at Charlesfield earlier ! Back to the old merlo, open door for air con , and stoor !

 

[Hilly]

@Hilly , how goes the cow that snake bit ? Oh and I met your young un when I was dropping off the demo telehandler at Charlesfield earlier ! Back to the old merlo, open door for air con , and stoor !

Getting better very slowly thanks , he said he met you.

 

[Steevo]

Delivered a tonne of broad beans this morning while the team at home picked another 750kg. Had to stop around 11.30 as it was just too hot for them. Plan to pick the last 250kg this evening.
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Complete waste of time as the first tonne was all rejected due to too much broad bean fly damage and what was picked this morning is likely to be just as bad.
With harvesting costs of around £2000/acre we’re going to have to write off this next half acre:
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Ouch! Sorry to hear that - must be gutting!!

Started reading that and it reminded me of Clarkson and his "after this I pick some vegetables....and I rush it to the shop where I throw away all the stuff I'd picked the day before because it doesn't sell because no-one likes vegetables these days!"

But there's no humour in growing a crop and shelling out massive harvesting costs only for it to get rejected. If it was any more than 1/2 an acre I'd have suggested leaving them to dry out and running a combine through themas feed beans.....or even seed for next year.

EDIT: I see @hollister beat me to it.

 

[Muddyroads]

Ouch! Sorry to hear that - must be gutting!!

Started reading that and it reminded me of Clarkson and his "after this I pick some vegetables....and I rush it to the shop where I throw away all the stuff I'd picked the day before because it doesn't sell because no-one likes vegetables these days!"

But there's no humour in growing a crop and shelling out massive harvesting costs only for it to get rejected. If it was any more than 1/2 an acre I'd have suggested leaving them to dry out and running a combine through themas feed beans.....or even seed for next year.

Daren’t use them for seed as they’ll be harbouring the fly larvae.
@hollister also suggested combining them too. Like the idea but want to be sure I'm not storing problems.

 

[Steevo]

Daren’t use them for seed as they’ll be harbouring the fly larvae.
@hollister also suggested combining them too. Like the idea but want to be sure I'm not storing problems.

If they're like winter beans and bruchid beetle which looks a similar issue, the larvae will drill their way out in winter. I'm not sure where they go or what they do though.

Do you have an organic "agronomist"? I know our conventional agronomist also does organic agronomy on organic farms and finds it an interesting challenge.

If you were worried about storing problems - combine the beans then mill them straight away for feed. Larvae won't survive that! Won't be worth a patch on the price you hoped to harvest them for veg sadly though. It's fortunate that yesterday's lot went through as well as they did.

 

[glasshouse]

Different views today

 

[davidroberts30]

Delivered a tonne of broad beans this morning while the team at home picked another 750kg. Had to stop around 11.30 as it was just too hot for them. Plan to pick the last 250kg this evening.
View attachment 975146
Complete waste of time as the first tonne was all rejected due to too much broad bean fly damage and what was picked this morning is likely to be just as bad.
With harvesting costs of around £2000/acre we’re going to have to write off this next half acre:
View attachment 975150

Could you combine them?