Wheat in barley. advise

[lamb89]

We have a field of winter barley that probably 2 week off cutting. Because we didn't plough and had a lot of bird damage in the previous crop we have a lot of wheat in it. It a 20 acre field. It varies form no wheat to up to 80% wheat. Our plan is to combine it when the barley is ready. Leave the straw down until its fit. Roll the grain and treat with urea/acid. Hopefully this should work as the wheat is still very green. What my main worry is will it combine OK and will we have a lot of grain losses. All advice welcome

 

[Zippy768]

Much the same situation here, but not so much wheat as 80%. Bout 2 weeks til barley ready.
Gonna leave it be and hope. Will look again in 10 days to see if needing roundup. Not keen to bring harvest much more forward as just not ready tbh.
Warmer weather coming so hopefully finish it off enough

 

[Flat 10]

We have a field of winter barley that probably 2 week off cutting. Because we didn't plough and had a lot of bird damage in the previous crop we have a lot of wheat in it. It a 20 acre field. It varies form no wheat to up to 80% wheat. Our plan is to combine it when the barley is ready. Leave the straw down until its fit. Roll the grain and treat with urea/acid. Hopefully this should work as the wheat is still very green. What my main worry is will it combine OK and will we have a lot of grain losses. All advice welcome

Sounds very sensible to me

 

[farmerfred86]

Same problem here. Hoping to go when the barley is fit and capture the wheat when still a little green. Put on drying floor and blow. Green wheat should shrivel up... hopefully!

 

[lamb89]

Do you think the wheat will thrash out ok?

 

[farmerfred86]

I think so. Wont be pretty but enough fit barley straw should be ok. I haven't used any pre harvest roundup for years and don't want to now.

 

[Flat 10]

Do you think the wheat will thrash out ok?

Does it matter if it doesn’t?

 

[ollie989898]

At least with this you don't have presence of one product devaluing the other as would be the case if you had a wheat crop with barley in it.

 

[Wombat]

I would think the wheat will thrash out, I would roundup it off and blow the wheat over the back

 

[Brisel]

I would think the wheat will thrash out, I would roundup it off and blow the wheat over the back

The wheat will be heavier than the barley.

 

[Jerry]

I burnt off a fiend of barley Friday. It’s got about 5% wheat in it at a guess.

Nit really bothered by it. Will boost protein and bushel weights a bit.

 

[lamb89]

Hopefully most will end up in the tank. If the spot which are 80% wheat might have to wait until the wheat is ready and risk the odd barley head on the floor. The wheat is still very green.

 

[Wombat]

The wheat will be heavier than the barley.

Yes but if you roundup it now it would shrivel up to nothing as it has a while to go to harvest

 

[Brisel]

Yes but if you roundup it now it would shrivel up to nothing as it has a while to go to harvest

True. It would take 3 weeks to shrivel up, weather dependent.

 

[BRBX]

Got same with spring wheat in it thinking spray off this week, wheat straw will be that green it will hold up baling forever otherwise

 

[teslacoils]

True. It would take 3 weeks to shrivel up, weather dependent.

Tbh you want three weeks after the roundup anyway.