Funkeyfarmer
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I was talking to a buddy farming near ballnaspittle only a few miles from me and he's close to 2 weeks away we always seem a week ahead themand I thought we were at least ten days off if not a fortnight.
Spring Barley - General Thread
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Dunmasc
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The field is between Stradbally and Portlaoise, North of the Rock, cannot be seen from the main road and scarcely visible from the side roads. The rain forecast will probably drive it to the ground.
In general, end of March barley is almost ready to harvest, most likely when the weather takes up.
nashmach
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Similar story here @Paw 
Picking out soft thistles in it this evening, the heavy rain didn't do it much good. It's breaking down a lot more than I'd like to see at this stage. It didn't get PGR I'm nearly sure and will check fields which did get it tomorrow to check.
Meanwhile It's neighbour is not nearly as advanced probably due to dung.
I found quite a lot of this when picking the thistles too...:confused3:
Picking out soft thistles in it this evening, the heavy rain didn't do it much good. It's breaking down a lot more than I'd like to see at this stage. It didn't get PGR I'm nearly sure and will check fields which did get it tomorrow to check.
Meanwhile It's neighbour is not nearly as advanced probably due to dung.
I found quite a lot of this when picking the thistles too...:confused3:
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Similar story here @Paw View attachment 68716 View attachment 68717 View attachment 68718
Picking out soft thistles in it this evening, the heavy rain didn't do it much good. It's breaking down a lot more than I'd like to see at this stage. It didn't get PGR I'm nearly sure and will check fields which did get it tomorrow to check.
Meanwhile It's neighbour is not nearly as advanced probably due to dung.
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I found quite a lot of this when picking the thistles too...:confused3:
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Looks like fusarium. Any blackening on this roots? Spring barley can get take all but it would be rare.
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Barley after getting a fair tossing here. There’s a fair chance it mightn’t be cut in August from what I can see.
Have a couple of fields that got Terpal and a couple that didn’t. Terpal should stand to it (pardon the pun).
Have a couple of fields that got Terpal and a couple that didn’t. Terpal should stand to it (pardon the pun).
diesel power
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Have a few bits shook up in mine under trees but thankfully the rest is standing ok so far. 2 doses of Moddus seem to have kept the height out of it and put a bit of lead in the stems.
nashmach
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Take all was my first reaction too, didn't go down to the roots. I was wondering if the thistles were poisoning the barley plant leading to this.
I'll check it again when I'm in that field the next day.
headcase
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Tbf not yet
I used a shdi as t2 after a trial last year
It was standing belt high but has gone over about half way so can get under it easy thanks to 95kg acre seed rate
Hell of a crop so far,early guestimates around 3.5t/a
Cut two tanks and got rained off . Moisture was between 19 to 20.5 . It’s not making a total disgrace of itself unlike the Senior combine driver who forgot to shimmy the arse of the combine to one side when reversing cutting a lodge and managed to block the straw walkers . Life is so much simpler when you chop the straw .
diesel power
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I met that MF combine that was in Kelly's auction on my travels down to JAP engineering today and I saw another Deutz working outside Carlow town today. You wouldn't do much around here today apart from get damp at times or soaked through this evening.
Funkeyfarmer
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Finished the spring barley today hopefully get it baled up as well today 10ac gangway 3.5t/ac at 19 to 21% moisture 66kph
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Great result. Good quality - 66kph would be a very good bushel at 19-21%.
Funkeyfarmer
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Yeah very happy with it even with the green grains it was still good seemed to have some late short heads mixed into the crop you'd only see then when looking close
Gangway getting the chop literally. I said I'd better support the straw market.Becide the road and tomorrow is mart day should set a few talking. This would be a worn field which never gets any organics so this is the year to chop. First load 18% 69 kph.
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Blackwater boy
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Lovely combine, Savage KPH too.
horsebox44
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That is a sparkling looking combine to be fair!:Thumbp2:
nashmach
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Would I be right in thinking that was a south Wexford combine originally, it looks familiar and condition would definitely match where it came out of if I have the right one!
Lovely machine.
Plenty cutting around here too today but not everyone was lucky a few heavy showers around 3pm stopped play.
Moisture around 20%.
