Winter barley 2020

[robbie]

With reports of barley coming into ear early, no rain on the forecast and hot sun and a drying easterly pulling any remaining moisture out of the ground. I was wondering what everyone's doing about inputs.

My barley has looked well all year so far. It went in well by mid october and got off to a good start in the spring but it's now suffering and I'm now going to cut right back on chems , a robust sdhi T1 will now be a cheapy azole/strobe or I might even just leave it as theres very little disease and just chuck a cheapy t2 on if theres anything worth spraying.


What's it like around the country???

 

[Jon 3085]

With reports of barley coming into ear early, no rain on the forecast and hot sun and a drying easterly pulling any remaining moisture out of the ground. I was wondering what everyone's doing about inputs.

My barley has looked well all year so far. It went in well by mid october and got off to a good start in the spring but it's now suffering and I'm now going to cut right back on chems , a robust sdhi T1 will now be a cheapy azole/strobe or I might even just leave it as theres very little disease and just chuck a cheapy t2 on if theres anything worth spraying.


What's it like around the country???

Sprayed T1 today ,Jaunt,Canopy and Manganese,same as last year.looks ok .

 

[Chae1]

With reports of barley coming into ear early, no rain on the forecast and hot sun and a drying easterly pulling any remaining moisture out of the ground. I was wondering what everyone's doing about inputs.

My barley has looked well all year so far. It went in well by mid october and got off to a good start in the spring but it's now suffering and I'm now going to cut right back on chems , a robust sdhi T1 will now be a cheapy azole/strobe or I might even just leave it as theres very little disease and just chuck a cheapy t2 on if theres anything worth spraying.


What's it like around the country???

I've t1 in the shed. I don't want to hit it with pgr when its already stressed and no disease pressure. Will hit it after it rains.

Going contract spraying winter barley for a neighbour tomorrow.

 

[robbie]

Mind looks (until today) very good like yours. but you could just tell it's now on a slippery slope to disappointment if we dont get rain soon.

My planned t1 was going to be 1lt bomtima plus 0.25 proline ,mn and mg and no pgrs.

May now go with proline or teb plus a slug of generic strobe.

 

[Ormond]

Sprayed T1 today ,Jaunt,Canopy and Manganese,same as last year.looks ok .

What rate of jaunt and canopy?

 

[Jon 3085]

What rate of jaunt and canopy?

Jaunt 0.6l/ha,Canopy 0.5l/ha

 

[Ormond]

Jaunt 0.6l/ha,Canopy 0.5l/ha

I sprayed half mine yesterday morning... its hybrid, some was brushing the front axle....its on 36" front rims. I went with 0.5 canopy, 0.5 jaunt and manganese

 

[ollie989898]

If the stuff is already coming into ear, I would wait until the awns are out and do it, and probably leave it at that. Keep walking though as knowing my luck mildew or something would turn up.

 

[ajd132]

Craft sown on 10th October this morning.

 

[robbie]

Cassia drilled 17th oct doesnt look to shabby. We just need some rain soon

 

[robbie]

Its amazing how the barley has perked up with an inch of rain. Pretty sure there'll be a crop come harvest, no a record breaker but a crop which is more than I'd have had if it had stayed dry for another fortnight

 

[Sid]

Drove pass a neighbours field of WB this morning
Very forward with ears fully emerged.

 

[robbie]

The lack of high is what's concerning me. I want all the straw I can grow.

 

[teslacoils]

The lack of high is what's concerning me. I want all the straw I can grow.

Yes. Like osr I never get a thin barley crop to yield.

 

[Flat 10]

The lack of high is what's concerning me. I want all the straw I can grow.

You don't grow hybrids do you? I always feel they have more straw. What PGR did you use?

 

[robbie]

Yes. Like osr I never get a thin barley crop to yield.

I find even wheat is the same, I've never got thin wheat to perform. Although the thickness of my wheat does scare most when I tell them I use very little or no pgr's.

You don't grow hybrids do you? I always feel they have more straw. What PGR did you use?

I tried them for a couple of years but despite bazooka being nearly up to my shoulders before harvest we never got any more straw than a good straw yielding 2 row like cassia or cassata. In fact if combining of the hybrid got delayed or you waited for it to be properly fit so you could get the awns off, it would smash up and yield less than a conventional.

Haven't used any pgr on barley this year

 

[Steevo]

Drove pass a neighbours field of WB this morning
Very forward with ears fully emerged.

I walked a crop last weekend that was at paintbrush stage and that surprised me - ears fully emerged is flying!

 

[bankrupt]

Haven't used any pgr on barley this year

Same here.

Still expect only 40% of last year's straw.

 

[bankrupt]

You don't grow hybrids do you?

2 hybrids and 2 conventionals.

All looking like 40% of last year, straw and grain.

 

[robbie]

I wouldn't say 40% I'd say 75% but perhaps I'm just being foolishly optimist.[emoji848]