Wheat seed rates

[Oat]

Very low seed rates then ?

Seem to be creeping up every year

Or is people like to see thick crops early because they look better? I prefer thin crop as long as it’s even

That’s where variable rate seed probably makes the difference ?

The table doesn't take into account % seed germination, so you can perhaps add about another 5% onto the totals

 

[Farmer Roy]

 

[Billboy1]

When ,
if I start it’ll be 2cwt/a mid October onwards

 

[Jack Tat]

Hoping to get going this week. What rates are people using now, seeds m2 or kg/ha?

 

[Westman]

325 s/m2 today

 

[Brisel]

Just ordered a load more seed. Siskin due for drilling in the next 2 weeks up to 370 seeds/m2. Gleam land needs an extra week to dry out as it's heavier and has been worked so the seed rate has been increased to 400/m2

 

[farmerm]

still averaging 0Kg/ha here and it is chucking down again

 

[Phil P]

still averaging 0Kg/ha here and it is chucking down again

Same here, 0 acres at 0kg/ha

 

[Steevo]

Same here, 0 acres at 0kg/ha ☹

Every time I look at the weather map it seems you're underneath a huge blue blob "the size of Wales" (to quote Rhod Gilbert!).

Not very encouraging with wheat prices at £130/t and potential for a 54% tariff on wheat exports from the end of the month.

Just worked that one out.....£200.20 a tonne would be the price an EU customer would have to pay!!

(slight tangent there, oops!)

 

[Phil P]

Every time I look at the weather map it seems you're underneath a huge blue blob "the size of Wales" (to quote Rhod Gilbert!).

Not very encouraging with wheat prices at £130/t and potential for a 54% tariff on wheat exports from the end of the month.

Just worked that one out.....£200.20 a tonne would be the price an EU customer would have to pay!!

(slight tangent there, oops!)

What’s the tariff on rice? ?? , no seriously it’s wet enough to grow rice or ducks now! May diversify into a Chinese buffet?

 

[Wombat]

Think it will be at least 275kg/ha now as some of the seed beds will be really crap

 

[Steevo]

What’s the tariff on rice? ?? , no seriously it’s wet enough to grow rice or ducks now! May diversify into a Chinese buffet?

I think I'd skip the rice and go straight for the fish!

Don't forget the sushi!!

 

[4course]

Think it will be at least 275kg/ha now as some of the seed beds will be really crap

Still at 12st/acre soil still warm and the bit weve sown is germinating overnight in relatively warm soil

 

[Sonoftheheir]

WW 200kg/ha
WB 130kg/ha

 

[Bruce Almighty]

We finally made a start yesterday at 2 hundred weight an acre, it would normally be 1.5 cwt/ac late September
If we manage to get some heavy land sown it may go up to 2.5 cwt

I don't know what that is in metric or seeds per m2 but this harvest the seeds were big so you need more of them !

 

[Steevo]

We finally made a start yesterday at 2 hundred weight an acre, it would normally be 1.5 cwt/ac late September
If we manage to get some heavy land sown it may go up to 2.5 cwt

I don't know what that is in metric or seeds per m2 but this harvest the seeds were big so you need more of them !

Do you though?

We are always told wheat can tiller to compensate....

 

[Bruce Almighty]

Do you though?

We are always told wheat can tiller to compensate....

In a season like this, plenty will rot & the slugs will make their mark too. With home saved seed experience has taught me to keep the seed rate up.

 

[Steevo]

In a season like this, plenty will rot & the slugs will make their mark too. With home saved seed experience has taught me to keep the seed rate up.

The weather is still quite warm so growth is fast. I’m hopeful there won’t be much slug damage.

It’s still reasonably early.

No harm in keeping rates high though.

 

[czechmate]

The weather is still quite warm so growth is fast. I’m hopeful there won’t be much slug damage.

It’s still reasonably early.

No harm in keeping rates high though.

My brother was a big fan of low seed rates, saying the tillering gives you “free plants”
Hmm, I hate combining thin crops . In fact, so much so, I prefer scrapping flat ones off the floor.

 

[czechmate]

As an aside...
What would be the oat equivalent of 200kg type rate for wheat?
130 ish?