Under sown Spring Barley as Whole Crop - Value?

[OBScotland]

Long story short....under sown SB crop proving difficult to combine due to grass ratio. How would value if sold as standing crop for Wholecrop??? Or other suggestions to get harvested?

 

[chaffcutter]

Was told that this baled in big squares and wrapped made £78/tonne at local auction (no guarantee is given or implied by supplying this hearsay information!)

 

[Al R]

£1/t per DM, that’s from the clamp but depending how short your area is that could be off the field too

 

[Badshot]

£1/t per DM, that’s from the clamp but depending how short your area is that could be off the field too

£1/t!!!

 

[Al R]

£1/t!!!

It’s the easiest way of doing wholecrop usually

 

[Badshot]

It’s the easiest way of doing wholecrop usually

But £1 .
What's that going to come to an acre ?

£10
£15

 

[Al R]

But £1 .
What's that going to come to an acre ?

£10
£15

78%DM means £78/t depending on the crop you could get 5t/acre at that DM so £390/acre

 

[7610 super q]

I know we're running out of nice weather ( next week looks sh!te ), but some folks have had success mowing / swathing the crop, letting it dry for a few days, then picking up with a Draper header.

 

[Badshot]

78%DM means £78/t depending on the crop you could get 5t/acre at that DM so £390/acre

Ah ha.
So £1/%
Much better.
Thank you.

 

[OBScotland]

Cheers folks.....all in the pot for discussion......still hoping we can get another crack at it!

 

[deleted user 837354]

I was always told a tonne of dry matter was worth about £100 as feed but would depend on the market locally and the quality of it.