Who's worried about the lack of dry?

[teslacoils]

Don't the Scots get big yields as it's cool and long days? Surely were just getting Scotland's weather at the moment.

 

[FarmerBruce]

it has cost us yields on lighter soil wheat was dropping tillers fast

that’s 3 dry yields limiting springs in a row for us now, a long way form Australian extremes BUT the UK used to be the best climate for wheat growing in the world

Still is

 

[yellow belly]

Bright sunlight 15 to 20 centigrade is what we need till early July

the low yielding years are wet dull June weather 1982 2012 the worst
1984 was cool and wet April then June had lots of sunny days

 

[bankrupt]

Forecast here for June.

No rain - sunshine everyday from 2nd on.
What can possibly go wrong?

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https://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/exeter/ex2-4/june-weather/327655?year=2021

 

[Lincsman]

Don't the Scots get big yields as it's cool and long days? Surely were just getting Scotland's weather at the moment.

Our day lengths are the same as the last million years

 

[marcot]

Still seriously dry here! getting peed off with everyone moaning about how wet it is ...be thankful !!!

 

[yellow belly]

drains running here
only stopped for a week or so

 

[bankrupt]

...be thankful !!!

We are, but in wheat too wet often ultimately turns out to be a lot worse than too dry.

Don't mind betting you now that your wheats do substantially better than ours.

Nevertheless, somebody in the UK must by now have had the ideal rainfall?

Maybe it's that FW chap up near Wantage who always manages to average 13t/ha every year regardless.

 

[Phil P]

Apart from one field of our heaviest ground that really struggled with the wet winter we have probably some the best looking wheats I’ve seen on our ground in long time! Even the poor field has grown out in the last fortnight, it’s nothing to get excited about but I’m feeling a lot better about it than a month ago!

Just remember, wet and windy May fills the barn with grain and hay

I’d also much rather have it wet now than come July/August

 

[APJ]

Another 18mm of rain in the gauge today, that will do for a while now.

 

[farmerm]

Ok that is enough now!

 

[Renaultman]

Bright sunlight 15 to 20 centigrade is what we need till early July

the low yielding years are wet dull June weather 1982 2012 the worst
1984 was cool and wet April then June had lots of sunny days

2012 was horrendous here, whereas the good stuff last year was at least average, if not slightly above, just dragged down by the stuff I drilled in February.
Proving IMHO we need sunshine more than rain here.

 

[Jerry]

This mornings offering so far. Tipped out 8mm first thing. Bloody wet now.

 

[Bury the Trash]

This mornings offering so far. Tipped out 8mm first thing. Bloody wet now.
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yes its pishing down here again now , i think its washed the fert in


mind you that green flush that we haven't have for a year or 2 in May is starting to show now ,
and as its a bit warmer also grass is growing better ive noticed.
Although i do think fairly recently drilled Maize is going to struggle a bit .

 

[Farmer Roy]

@cows sh#t me to tears

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Dont tell me....... it's too wet now...... or is it

Just right....... ffs..

 

[GeorgeK]

Dont tell me....... it's too wet now...... or is it View attachment 961343
Just right....... ffs..

Try to keep up ! It's far too wet now, although I can feel another drought coming on when/if the deluge stops.

 

[Bury the Trash]

ideal weather for doing paperwork

 

[Jerry]

yes its pishing down here again now , i think its washed the fert in


mind you that green flush that we haven't have for a year or 2 in May is starting to show now ,
and as its a bit warmer also grass is growing better ive noticed.
Although i do think fairly recently drilled Maize is going to struggle a bit .

Very true. Grass is certainly growing now, would be better if it warms up a bit more.

Have heard of maize down under plastic a month ago being killed of by late frosts .

Soil moisture now is very good, soil temp is still a little low.

At least there is some sunshine between showers, just hope it’s dry tomorrow as got to Nemo drench lambs!

 

[Andy12345]

Royally pished off with it now, Maize all in well but first cut silage totalling 900 ish acres has been taken in 4 cuts so far with 200 left to go if it drys up! Timing 2nd 3rd 4th 5 th cuts is going to be a nightmare !! Ahhh well pubs open inside tomorrow