Winter Wheat Planting

[Fuzzy]

With the Weather playing havoc with most farmers plans, what have you managed to get planted ??

 

[PSQ]

According to 'the trade' the English wheat crop is only 20% planted...

I need to find the post where I was told I was "absolutely nuts" for starting on the 15th of September ?

 

[Wombat]

Nothing here

Only a small area but 4 days of 0 rainfall since 22nd sept

 

[Brisel]

96% here, but I selected All Of It as that was the nearest. Drill washed off until spring.

 

[SilliamWhale]

According to 'the trade' the English wheat crop is only 20% planted...

I need to find the post where I was told I was "absolutely nuts" for starting on the 15th of September ?

That is seriously small. Seriously seriously small

 

[Fuzzy]

That is seriously small. Seriously seriously small

It is also highly likely that the 20% or so will be at risk from slugs, blackgrass or simply rotting in the ground.

 

[Spud]

40% of our winter drilling finished, but none of it my crops, all top side land that we sow for others

 

[Donkey Oaty]

All of it. But that's only 80 acres. So far, about 1/3 is growing nicely, 1/10 was sown at the same time and is looking mixed, but the plants are there. The rest was drilled on 27th October and has had 65mm of rain on it since. I will have to wait and see..

 

[solo]

Put 50 acres wheat in to grow seed for next year as it will be an expensive year to buy in.

 

[Shutesy]

All 160 planned acres are in, but none rolled, pre-emd or pelleted. It has all chitted so there might be hope yet but I am a bit worried about slugs and what it will look like blackgrass wise so not totally out of the woods yet.

 

[snarling bee]

I've got in a bit over half, but no OSR, no barley and no beans...yet.

 

[Pilatus]

I must make a note in next years diary to look at the results of the poll on Feb15th 2020.

 

[yellow belly]

So far for the uk then about 50% planted at best
over 2 million acres still to go

 

[Boysground]

75% of cereals planted here, have had to do some rotation changes to get grass planted, I should get another 50 acres planted but after that I doubt I will get any more. Hopefully get a field in today but we will see. Could be lots of maize in the ground next year.

With much of my wheat going straight into the cows I think we could be short 200t of feed winter 2020

Bg

 

[Donkey Oaty]

So far for the uk then about 50% planted at best
over 2 million acres still to go

I'm not arguing with what you are saying, but the smaller growers (like me) are more likely to have planted "all of it", while the larger growers are less likely to have completed their acreage but will still have sown alot of acres.

 

[D14]

So far for the uk then about 50% planted at best
over 2 million acres still to go

No way is 50% planted. I can’t find anything planted around here and then I’ve been to Bournemouth and back on different routes and saw virtually nothing planted. I’ve also been to Norfolk and back and again not a lot. Got friend who went to wales on Thursday and is saying the same. I’d say 20% at the very best.

 

[Boysground]

An update on my drilling today. It was mush so nothing done. Will need a few more dry days.

bg

 

[yellow belly]

No way is 50% planted. I can’t find anything planted around here and then I’ve been to Bournemouth and back on different routes and saw virtually nothing planted. I’ve also been to Norfolk and back and again not a lot. Got friend who went to wales on Thursday and is saying the same. I’d say 20% at the very best.

The survey is for 159 farmers so not insignificant as.
Have posted other threads if it is 50% then that is 900000 has at 2019 yields only 7.2 million tonnes
more realistic yield 6.3 million tonnes water logged wheat at 6 tonnes only 5.4 million tonnes
that is we need 14 million less 5.5 million produced 1 million carried over 2 million tonnes barley used extra to normal still leaves 6 million tonnes short 100 big ships and puts the uk in the ranks of the biggest importers

lets hope we get a dry December to February and plant another couple of million acres

 

[Zippy768]

"Nothing" is leading the way

 

[Daniel]

This will take a day or two before it'll drill.....