Winter barley 2020

[ajd132]

craft no tilled in October on clay, it looks okay. We tried a wider row spacing mag be too much (the gap on the left is the drill pulling to one side though). It’s had 110kgs N.

 

[limestone brash]

Its my best looking crop - wish the whole farm was in winter barley

 

[DRC]

We are now thinking it warrants a second fungicide

 

[NH8360]

My first attempt at growing winter barley. I’m a suckler farmer who thought I’d throw in a few fields of winter barley. Turned out a lot more of a challenge than I had planned.

 

[Two Tone]

Bazooka drilled 21 & 22 September.

I wonder why I want to grow anything else!

 

[Bossfarmer]

Winter barley in NE Scotland seems to be poor. Our was well established and came out of the winter looking the best probably ever seen it. Awns emerging but 10 days early. Just to dry to make use of nitrogen and aborted tillers I'll take 50% of last year's yield

thought NE scotland had had a decent bit of rain lately? what date should winter barley heads normally start appearing?

 

[Suppin Diesel]

Had rain last 10 days, but too late for the winter barely.. heading slowed down as it's turned Baltic

 

[rob1]

Bazooka drilled 21 & 22 September.
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I wonder why I want to grow anything else!

Barley always looks wonderful in May with the awns blowing in he breeze, doesnt look so great in late June early July when the effing rooks are knocking it down and the pigeons are flying into it, luckily my stepson likes shooting so they will have some pain this time

 

[DRC]

Another sharp frost this morning . How will this effect the barley in ear. Haven’t yet sprayed the advised T2. Is it really needed with no rain forecast for at least two weeks .
What’s everyone else done/ doing

 

[Ormond]

Haven't gone with t2 yet because of the low near freezing temperatures at night....not sure if this would affect it but I feel happier not doing it. I think mine is worth the t2 just as a bit of insurance and keep the head and top leaves clean.

 

[Flat 10]

I’m worried as some of mine is flowering

 

[DRC]

Haven't gone with t2 yet because of the low near freezing temperatures at night....not sure if this would affect it but I feel happier not doing it. I think mine is worth the t2 just as a bit of insurance and keep the head and top leaves clean.

White over here this morning . My emerging maize won’t be happy either

 

[Bossfarmer]

I’m worried as some of mine is flowering

too early?

 

[Flat 10]

too early?

No the frost on the flowers! I know my grandfather lost some wheat that frosted when in flower but I have never herad of it in barley and it must be a more common occurance it being so much earlier. Does anyone know?

 

[teslacoils]

We usually see blind sites when we get late frosts but it's never too bad.

 

[David.]

Think it was 1989 that there were -8 frosts in May that knackered all the barley, the days of Magie. Some recovery from secondary fillers, but not much, and then brown rust came in. Ours did 1.5ton/ac, lots around was silaged.

 

[robbie]

No the frost on the flowers! I know my grandfather lost some wheat that frosted when in flower but I have never herad of it in barley and it must be a more common occurance it being so much earlier. Does anyone know?

I've got some pictures somewhere of bind grain sights caused by a late from, 3 or 4per ear but only in the sheltered parts of the field.

 

[bankrupt]

Think it was 1989 . . . . . . did 1.5ton/ac

Did 1.4t/acre here in 1989, but still reckoning on beating that all-time low with up to 1.5t this time (which will give us 40% of last year).



edit:- Shall know the worst in two month's time and it'll all be completely forgotten in four (except by the overdraft).

 

[Jon 3085]

Another sharp frost this morning . How will this effect the barley in ear. Haven’t yet sprayed the advised T2. Is it really needed with no rain forecast for at least two weeks .
What’s everyone else done/ doing

Sprayed ours last Friday,shut the gate now?

 

[DRC]

Sprayed ours last Friday,shut the gate now?

Waiting for Prosaro to be delivered