snipe
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- Location
- west yorkshire
Initially yes. But once the straw starts to break down the N will be released back into the soil.
With P & K fert prices is it worth baling straw
- Thread starter curlietailz
- Start date
A lot of acres never got baled around here last year.
ollie989898
Member
No bull%*T- if the baler isn't in the field baling then you put the chopper on. None of this 'well I might have it' type spiel. Straw needs to be put away and stacked pronto. Arable farmers have a schedule to keep as much as anyone.
Spencer
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- Location
- North West
Often not a good idea to chase combine with high density balers...! Unless you like cardboard
- Location
- Bedfordshire
You are most probably right. How else are you supposed to test?
I tested a few years ago and every thing was very low 3% apart from a block that had had a few years of (plenty of) compost and that was 6%. Was that correct? Suddenly the field that has never had any amendment is 5% and the 3x amendments is 8%!!
And Clive is selling his C credits?! The testing needs to get a whole lot more accurate than I have experienced.
The point is applying FYM/compost/cake is going in the right direction.
SilliamWhale
Member
Om tests are not v reliable. I don't bother with them.
- Location
- Darlington
But as Snarling Bee said we will have to have some sort of test if we are to sell carbon credits or even if we have to do our own audits
Totally agree, not a criticism at all just pointing out how bad those loss on ignition tests are, I’ve had similar wild increases and decreases. I don’t do them anymore.
The agreena carbon Clive is doing is based on practices and algorithms (I’m doing it too) so om testing doesn’t come into it at the moment tightly or wrongly.
If they do want to start using OM increase for payment type stuff it needs to be way more accurate.
- Location
- gloucestershire
Anyone have a thought on the value of rape straw whether to bale or not. Previously been getting £30 acre + plus of combine but realise this would need to be more. How much more?
snipe
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- Location
- west yorkshire
Don’t know the exact figures but iirc there is more P and K value in rape straw than cereal straw
- Location
- Shropshire
- Location
- Darlington
Right. Here's a draft on slightly OT but not sure where else to put it.
Just been across some WW and WB with chicken muck, would have liked to have waited for a couple of weeks but ground conditions were to good not to take. Especially with rain forecast this weekend to wash it in. Now we seem to have every pigeon and crow in the area on the fields. Thoughts please?
Just been across some WW and WB with chicken muck, would have liked to have waited for a couple of weeks but ground conditions were to good not to take. Especially with rain forecast this weekend to wash it in. Now we seem to have every pigeon and crow in the area on the fields. Thoughts please?
Spencer
Member
- Location
- North West
Chicken poop full of undigested feed?
What kind of muck/rate?
- Location
- Darlington
Broiler muck 3 - 3.5 t/ha
Keep us updated
- Location
- Darlington
They are after something
SilliamWhale
Member
Yes. Has it brought worms to the surface? Just a thought.
Could be full of wasted feed. Hens quite like flicking pellets out of feeders onto the floor for some reason.