Bossfarmer
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- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
whats everyone putting in this year? as my grain is normally high on N I was thinking of going for "Fairing" has anyone else tried this variety?
better than concerto however, that looks a strong yield whats it like for straw? have you considered sienna?Doesn't look very attractive on paper.
Yield for north region UK is 97% of control.
Concerto is 95% and well behind many varieties on the list.
I'm going all Laureate which is 109% but will be aiming for low N market.
Do you have a merchant offering a good contract for it?
What sort of N levels do you get? Were usually high hereSienna yielded a great crop of straw last year for us. And grain. Growing it again this year as its a great variety, or just see if it was the year that helped
Especially if your using growth regulators anyway?
Look at what the LSD is. It should say it on the list.Interesting as theres only 4-5 cm between most varieties surely this can make a huge difference
Wtf would you be using pgr on spring barley if you wanted lots of straw? You would have to have ridiculously high fertility!Especially if your using growth regulators anyway?
because if you don't it goes flat and gets rejected due to higher screeningsWtf would you be using pgr on spring barley if you wanted lots of straw? You would have to have ridiculously high fertility!
I stand by my assertion, your land must be very fertile. Mine wouldn't fall over unless on black land if grown for malting. You must be getting massive yieldsbecause if you don't it goes flat and gets rejected due to higher screenings
I stand by my assertion, your land must be very fertile. Mine wouldn't fall over unless on black land if grown for malting. You must be getting massive yields
Spring malting barley we are talking aboutBarley is weak strawed, it stands like a load of noodles. Brackling is one thing, going totally flat is another. The cost is 5/8ths of bugger all and in my area where fertility is virtually unlimited, I don't see the harm in a shot of 3C at least.