Wheat harvest 2018

[Wombat]

You may regret posting this !!! 76 and all that happened after heatwave.

We had enough moisture this winter and spring, the drought is just the counter balance of that.

 

[bankrupt]

76 and all that

Yes, the real sting in the tail here was the 75" of rain we then got in the 77 crop year.

Couldn't get it drilled on time, couldn't get it sprayed on time and couldn't get it harvested on time.

In fact, quite a few fields yielded even worse in 1977 than they did in 1976.

 

[FG.]

My best wheat harvest in 3 years !!
Wheat looked shocking all winter on my wet heavy land.
New agronomist politely asked what I thought of my wheat ( sh!t I replied )
Well somehow after last fert went on, it got one hell of a move on

 

[D14]

We are 16-20% down on 10 year farm average yields on osr, barley and wheat. Spring barley to still cut but it doesn’t look good.

 

[Wombat]

Very good wheat harvest so far here, just would like it to stop raining so we can get the last little bit

 

[Lincsman]

My best wheat harvest in 3 years !!
Wheat looked shocking all winter on my wet heavy land.
New agronomist politely asked what I thought of my wheat ( sh!t I replied )
Well somehow after last fert went on, it got one hell of a move on

Same here, also with OSR, will be in my top 3 harvests over 50 years, would have been top, but some spring barley had to be sown in May (should have been WW).. still 2 weeks off harvest.

Clay at sea level wins sometimes!

 

[thameslade]

not started yet!!

 

[Honest john]

Yes, the real sting in the tail here was the 75" of rain we then got in the 77 crop year.

Couldn't get it drilled on time, couldn't get it sprayed on time and couldn't get it harvested on time.

In fact, quite a few fields yielded even worse in 1977 than they did in 1976.

Was Global warming alive then ?

 

[D14]

Was Global warming alive then ?

Is global warming alive now though? I used to think it was but now I am not so sure as weather patterns seem to be reoccurring throughout history.

 

[Honest john]

I always go on hols for first two weeks of august. Back in the hot seat today and ready to phone a few of my guys to see who's ready to start moving OSR and when will they be into wheat.................what, have I missed something??

It's .75 tpa less than 2017 for me.
Why ?
I put it down to the late wet spring so loss of rooting on water logged ground. Early harvest so shorter grain fill. Less water in store.
That's 340 ton less for me. You can see the holes in the stores.

Not tested any yet.

 

[bankrupt]

It's .75 tpa less than 2017 for me.
Why ?
I put it down to the late wet spring so loss of rooting on water logged ground. .

It's more than 1.0 tpa less than 2017, here.

Late wet spring, then no useful rain in June for grainfill.

 

[Honest john]

Is global warming alive now though? I used to think it was but now I am not so sure as weather patterns seem to be reoccurring throughout history.

My comment was tong in cheek
The Sun & the planets & moon are in charge.

 

[Scrambler]

Wheat here has done 7.6 t/ha this year compared to last years 10 t/ha. All 1st wheat Crusoe. The quality looks good though. Finished wheat harvest on the 7th of August - earliest ever and no drying.

 

[bankrupt]

Wheat here has done 7.6 t/ha this year compared to last years 10 t/ha.

Similar difference here, Scrambler, but we're just about 1.5t less than you, all round.

 

[4course]

rain stopped play here ,still got remainder of first and some off lying later sown wheat to cut which are helping to pull the average up . Overall not brilliant but not a disaster other than 1 field that this year with hindsight was sown too early that just suffered with the exposure to the beast fom the east and the wet winter and then being more advanced died off early in the drought . our later sown crops have done better this year which is not the norm . barley has done fine and wasnt sowm until the 1st oct

 

[Mr chips]

Going to start wheat tomorrow .

 

[Hindsight]

rain stopped play here ,still got remainder of first and some off lying later sown wheat to cut which are helping to pull the average up . Overall not brilliant but not a disaster other than 1 field that this year with hindsight was sown too early that just suffered with the exposure to the beast fom the east and the wet winter and then being more advanced died off early in the drought . our later sown crops have done better this year which is not the norm . barley has done fine and wasnt sowm until the 1st oct

Hi, if I recall a few weeks ago in various threads about potential of crops for 201 harvest you were quite pessimistic about your crops and potential in general. Cannot recall exactly the reasons now without trawling through threads. Now as the combine has revealed the results would you like to comment as to whether the crop is performing as per your pre harvest expectations or better than that and in percentage terms how it deviates from your farm long term average - am interested in whether your pre harvest perception has been borne out - not bothered about the in exact numbers in tonne/ha but interested in movements. Tell the beggar off as being to nosey if you wish as I shall not be offended. Best wishes.

 

[Bramble]

Better than expected here (Warwick). Wheat 10% down on average but could have been worse as no rain for June/July. High specific weights, good quality on the milling wheat, quite a lot of blind grain sites though (OBM??). OSR smack on average, winter barley down 15%.

 

[4course]

Hi, if I recall a few weeks ago in various threads about potential of crops for 201 harvest you were quite pessimistic about your crops and potential in general. Cannot recall exactly the reasons now without trawling through threads. Now as the combine has revealed the results would you like to comment as to whether the crop is performing as per your pre harvest expectations or better than that and in percentage terms how it deviates from your farm long term average - am interested in whether your pre harvest perception has been borne out - not bothered about the in exact numbers in tonne/ha but interested in movements. Tell the beggar off as being to nosey if you wish as I shall not be offended. Best wishes.

nothing to hide here ,I reckon we are down on our long term average 10-12% and 1/2 a ton down on where I would have hoped to have been ,with some still to cut, plus as yet I havnt worked out the loss of yield due to the grain being all cut to date at 12% which will make a difference though will be mitigated by much less fuel use in drying and harvesting costs. Thankfully our bushel weights are as high as theve ever been. We are hoping to cut the remainder at under 16% to mean this will be the first harvest ever we will not have struck the drier up, nearly bought a new to us mobile this year good job we didnt.The reasons are the constant wet over winter restricting root development and thinning patches even though we didnt have much but some standing water the land was constantly saturated ,the long cold spring hampering early growth and tiller survival and not picking up the early N and then the high temperatures and lack of rain reducing grain sites and fill , all of these out of my control ,the one mistake Im sure I made was sowing a 2nd wheat too sown , we finished sowing last backend the earliest we have ever done but on our land late sown i.e in the later part of october usually results in a pointless exercise.To sum up reckon i was about bang on with the view i took for my patch but more importantly I was right as to the scenario that is unfolding in our continental and further eastern grain producing cousins that looks to mean the financial implications wont be as bad as feared but getting the marketing somewhere near right will be crucial

 

[Grass And Grain]

1t per acre down from 2017 with wheat.