Simply put no. Not a chance. It’s to late because winter wheat is fully in war even though planted in November. It’s not even June yet. I can see harvesting wheat beginning in 5 weeks.
"Will crops survive" poll????
- Thread starter Bossfarmer
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Simply put no. Not a chance. It’s to late because winter wheat is fully in war even though planted in November. It’s not even June yet. I can see harvesting wheat beginning in 5 weeks.
- Location
- Easter ross
Seems to be a massive divide, north of Perth (yes really there is land north of there) had enough rain so far to keep us in the game, bits on heavier land been struggling but again enough rain at the right times and after T1 have perked up. Long way to go but there’s plenty moisture 2” and under as long as the roots are getting down that far they’ll be ok just now. Maybe rain on the forecast the end of the week for us but who knows what’ll actually come. As for yield potential ?
Same here, Clive.
An interesting question is coming up about crops on soil types which can usually easily always draw moisture up through the profile, such as the chalks.
In 1976, the chalk all looked superb, absolutely untroubled by the long drought, until completely packing its clogs over just the one hot weekend in mid-June.
This is on topic because reports of reasonable yields on the chalk and similar soil types are now essential if the UK wheat crop is to reach even 5m tonnes.
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
Only my Extase is on ear, rest is splitting boot. Crops are thin, but flag leaves as big as I have seen for years. Got no idea why. We'll be okay if it rains by middle June I think. By okay I mean 6 - 7t/ha.
Cover crop drilled 6 May is growing away now too.
Cover crop drilled 6 May is growing away now too.
if june is same as may there will quite literally be no harvest here
even as it stands now it looks doubtful on a lot of the farm
If no rain in June here we're looking at I-2t/ha, but we'll still be cutting it.
After all, driving the combine's now one of my very few remaining pleasures.
- Location
- sw scotland
Grass here got greener 2 weeks ago after 25mm which was the first for 7 weeks. The next 4 weeks will be interesting.
Recovery can be amazing as these 2 photos from 2018 only 4 weeks apart can show.
Recovery can be amazing as these 2 photos from 2018 only 4 weeks apart can show.
capfits
Member
Could be an early harvest in Caithness as opposed to frosty salvage, will make all the difference.
Here grain yields down, but not in critical territory yet, plants are still going, just quicker than normal.
Can only say that straw yields will be well back.
Mixed operations look better than pure arable, but they are not yet beyond hope it is just closer.
Another dived east of Nairn to moray where there has been bugger all rain and next week will determine if there will be a worth while harvest!Seems to be a massive divide, north of Perth (yes really there is land north of there) had enough rain so far to keep us in the game, bits on heavier land been struggling but again enough rain at the right times and after T1 have perked up. Long way to go but there’s plenty moisture 2” and under as long as the roots are getting down that far they’ll be ok just now. Maybe rain on the forecast the end of the week for us but who knows what’ll actually come. As for yield potential ?
fieldfarmer
Member
Recreational combining! love it, chin up though we are all in it together down here.If no rain in June here we're looking at I-2t/ha, but we'll still be cutting it.
After all, driving the combine's now one of my very few remaining pleasures.
Bossfarmer
Member
- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
destroyed? didnt realise it was that bad sorry to hear that, if theyre destroyed already what hope is there for the rest of us in this dry june thats forecast
Devil's advocate
Member
- Location
- Posh side of Barnsley
I'd commit murder to have so much water.
Only enougth to damp dust here in 3 months & hardly any dews.
- Location
- Herefordshire
No doubt the the FW feature farmers for their 2020 harvest round up will be reporting average yields of 13t/ha ??
DeeGee
Member
- Location
- North East Wales
Slightly disappointing yields.............
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
The risk of Spring cropping on very light soils in a dry time? But yes, certainly unfortunate.
On heavier soils here (all bar one had water sitting on them over winter), my Spring Barley crops vary according to the amount of cultivation they had. The 2 fields that were DD’ed are way out in front, with those that had to be chisel ploughed then disced (to break the crust from knee deep turnip grazing) are struggling the most. Worse again is a neighbour’s field adjacent to mine, which sat bare all winter, got ploughed, left a few days, power harrowed a few times before combi-drilling. That looks very thin!
Pretty cr*p all round though tbh, but a wet fortnight could yet save the job for later drilled crops (& there was certainly no chance of early drilling round here this year!). Local rain measurer reckoned we had our average annual rainfall total between January and March this year.
Part of the daily curriculum for my 3 children has been 1 hour blackgrass rouging since lockdown. It has been hard work, at times, for all of us. I have to say fascinating for me being in the same field everyday and seeing the wheat race through its growth stages. Today the wheat is really starting to go behind. The lower leaves have died almost overnight. It does however make rouging easier.
I remember a well know Lincolnshire farmer was quoted in there as saying his spring barley had yielded a ‘dissapointing’ 8t/ha!
- Location
- 200 miles N,NW of New York
Slightly off topic, but has the drought effected min till land more or less than ploughed land, has anyone got a mix of this or have any idea if there is a difference in crop growth in dry weather ?