Will legume, grass fallow ,savaged by slugs effect payment ?

[Pilatus]

Walked-across a field that has legume grass fallow as rape reaplacement,planted but severe slug damage.
If inspected would that effect payment?

 

[som farmer]

just say the slugs are rare ones, you might get more cash.

my understanding is you have to show you have sown it.

 

[bobk]

Walked-across a field that has legume grass fallow as rape reaplacement,planted but severe slug damage.
If inspected would that effect payment?

When was it sown ? mine looked shite for 3 months , romping away now

 

[chipchap]

just say the slugs are rare ones, you might get more cash.

my understanding is you have to show you have sown it.

Yes, but also established it.
It is clear you are expected to replant failed attempts.

 

[bobk]

Yes, but also established it.
It is clear you are expected to replant failed attempts.

Where does it say that ?

 

[matthew]

Where does it say that ?

In the bit below the price you get paid, and in much smaller letters?
Or a passage added after you'd signed up - not unknown.

But, but, you're doing your bit for 'wildlife' aren't you? 40 different variety of slugs, and you're encouraging all of them. Which may encoiurage rare birdies, or even more rare hedgehogs. What's not to like?

(That was all iron-y, btw.)

 

[Brisel]

A thin legume fallow will not help grassweed competition at all. I put a dose of sluggies on mine to help it get away.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

If you go out at night with a headtorch you will see them at work ,ive seen them so bad you could hardly put your foot down

 

[som farmer]

If you go out at night with a headtorch you will see them at work ,ive seen them so bad you could hardly put your foot down

like some of us at night, we like beer, so do they, beer traps can tell you a lot.

 

[Brisel]

Or some wetted layers pellets if you're sober...

 

[farmerm]

Walked-across a field that has legume grass fallow as rape reaplacement,planted but severe slug damage.
If inspected would that effect payment?

Did you have “reasonable expectations”?

 

[Pilatus]

When was it sown ? mine looked shite for 3 months , romping away now

August 11th

 

[bobk]

August 11th

Be fine , best advice I had was don't look at it

 

[Green oak]

August 11th

If you had put rape in. Would you have treated with a application of slug pellets?

 

[4course]

Did you have “reasonable expectations”?

reckon ive always had reasonable expectations and not just in legume fallow more a life / farming thing.however the problem arises when those judging us/me dont have the same !!!

 

[Pilatus]

If you had put rape in. Would you have treated with a application of slug pellets?

It has had slug pellets.
Fortunately it’s not my crops, I am semi retired but look out on and walk along the edge of the fields every day taking our Border Terrier for his walk. Just can’t help being an interested old codger
That said my wife is farm director for a farm that has replaced rape with grass/legume fallow and is getting most anxious about slugs causing havoc with theirs as she DOES have a CEO to answer to who doesn’t know the first thing about farming, I expect there are a few other TFF members in the same predicament
Apologies for veering off topic.

 

[Green oak]

It has had slug pellets.
Fortunately it’s not my crops, I am semi retired but look out on and walk along the edge of the fields every day taking our Border Terrier for his walk. Just can’t help being an interested old codger
That said my wife is farm director for a farm that has replaced rape with grass/legume fallow and is getting most anxious about slugs causing havoc with theirs as she DOES have a CEO to answer to who doesn’t know the first thing about farming, I expect there are a few other TFF members in the same predicament
Apologies for veering off topic.

Great photo with your terrier. Lovely dogs. I’m sure your agree with my point. If you’re taking money from SFI you have to nurture it like a cash crop. And do the best by it.

 

[Pilatus]

Great photo with your terrier. Lovely dogs. I’m sure your agree with my point. If you’re taking money from SFI you have to nurture it like a cash crop. And do the best by it.

Agreed.
That said each farmers attitude are sometimes very different, depending on one’s mindset.
That’s one great thing about farming we can all do what “we as individuals THINK is correct” whether it is or not some members will chew the fat for ever and a day

 

[bobk]

My AIM is to grow 4 ton crops every year , it never happens

 

[Northern territory]

From what I heard the other day this keeping the seed labels and photos of establishment won’t cut it going forward. Think they willl expect to see what is required.