Too late for Skyfall

[Hereward]

Anyone risking it? Breeders say safe upto first week in March, had set myself the 10th of March as my cut off, drill may go end of this week, first half of next

 

[principal skinner]

Too late imo

 

[Wombat]

I have a tonne of some 2yr old dressed stuff I might pop in next week and will let everyone know [emoji4] I can silage it if it does’t ear

 

[ploughman1963]

We put 10 ac in 2 days ago - good drilling conditions and gravelly soil so hopefully be ok

 

[Neddy flanders]

have six tonnes I will try and maul in tomorrow. know of someone with 500 acres to go, who says up to end of month.

 

[Shropshire Farmer]

Got 2.5 ton left would like to get in. Do I risk it until the end of next week

 

[Adeptandy]

4t here of Skyfall and going to save it for next year now, lands still to wet having had a look today. 4t of S Wheat and an additional 3t if S Barley waiting to fill the gap in the Winter cereal rotation.

 

[Steevo]

I'd set myself the 14th March as a cut-off and can't see that happening. It's more a guess on what the weather will do more than anything else - still getting a few cold nights for sure, spring hasn't arrived yet. Crops don't know what date it is after all.

 

[Adeptandy]

Went and picked up the Cousins Patriot this afternoon, just for curiosity dropped it in the field with the discs lifted up, the 5 legs didn’t disturb the ground, just left 5 slots ?

 

[Shropshire Farmer]

Went and picked up the Cousins Patriot this afternoon, just for curiosity dropped it in the field with the discs lifted up, the 5 legs didn’t disturb the ground, just left 5 slots ?

That just about sums it up !!!
I’ve got 26 acres of sand destined for skyfall. Sheep still on the cover crop. Due to 170 acres out of 190 acres of grass under water until end of last week.

 

[Brisel]

I wouldn’t risk it now.

 

[Oscar]

Someone taken on new ground next to them near me has done around 75 acs Monday/ Tuesday. Will be very intresting keeping an eye on that, right next to main road and full view !

 

[Jerry]

Agronomist here still happy for it this week.

ground is just about dry enough but do I go or not???

???

 

[T Hectares]

I would prefer a decent crop of Spring Barley than a risky crop of Skyfall drilled past the middle of March, it's risky and even if it sets ears, what's it going to yield??

 

[David.]

Agronomist here yesterday saying too risky now.

 

[ajd132]

I would prefer a decent crop of Spring Barley than a risky crop of Skyfall drilled past the middle of March, it's risky and even if it sets ears, what's it going to yield??

Well said. Spring cereals can be grown very cheaply without losing any yield potential. I think more people need to work out their gross margins and re evaluate risk/reward!

 

[Jerry]

I’ve binned the idea of skyfall now. Dressing more barley seed Monday morning.

 

[Badshot]

My February 12th drilled is only just showing the first few bits above ground now.
Had foul weather since drilling though.

 

[Wombat]

Well said. Spring cereals can be grown very cheaply without losing any yield potential. I think more people need to work out their gross margins and re evaluate risk/reward!

Yup but spring wheat has been like hens teeth since Nov and I have double the spring barley area I was planning so this is a rather exceptional year

 

[ajd132]

Yup but spring wheat has been like hens teeth since Nov and I have double the spring barley area I was planning so this is a rather exceptional year

That’s fair enough. We gambled in October and ordered our spring wheat seed then!