Spring Barley - General Thread

Is it the omex liquid stuff your using? What’s your opinion of liquid so far?
Yes its omex 26N 5s.
Seems a good job, nitrogen seems to start working quicker compared to solid fert and is more available under dry conditions. Leaching isn't a big issue as its only 25% nitrate n.
Scorch can be an issue in a dense crop with lots of foliage so best to apply the N early before leaves start hanging horizontally. Had zero scorch in any of the spring cereals. Will try it on winter cereals next year applying all crops N requirement in early March and add an inhibitor to phase to release of N to the crop
 
Errigal spring barley sown 1st of April, picture was taken before this weekends rain but I think it’s too late for the rain to make a difference to it. Can see in one pic where it is burning in on sandy patches.
 

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First and only fungicide on the May sown stuff, man it’s a sorry site to look at, lots of possibilities why it went wrong I believe it’s a combination of
Late sowing And not in early enough with aphid spray
Not enough pressing and a pure powder (but wet) seed bed (headlands done best)
Crows
Drought
No soil tests
 

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I have been roguing some of the SB the last few nights and I must say with the change in weather it has really come on and perhaps Maybe too tall :sweat:

Planet has an excellent head with many heads with 24-28 grains, let's hope it plumps up well.

I'm not brave enough yet to look at the poorer fields yet :sweat:
 
I have been roguing some of the SB the last few nights and I must say with the change in weather it has really come on and perhaps Maybe too tall :sweat:

Planet has an excellent head with many heads with 24-28 grains, let's hope it plumps up well.

I'm not brave enough yet to look at the poorer fields yet :sweat:

I did some ear counts in the trial plots last week.

Had textbook plant counts of 300+ plants/m2. Each plant had at least 3 tillers if not more.
However, ear counts are now more like 700/m2.

This is disappointing but I expect it’s a consequence of the drought and excessive heat in May.

I haven’t done counts in the heavier land where our commercial planet is but it looks thicker - hopefully didn’t feel the drought as much.
 
Unfortunately not the story here, a significant proportion of the S.B. has failed to shoot out properly, the head is stuck in the leaf sheath with the flag leaf still half way up the ear.
 
Unfortunately not the story here, a significant proportion of the S.B. has failed to shoot out properly, the head is stuck in the leaf sheath with the flag leaf still half way up the ear.
I heard such reports from Carlow.

Despite being inside the leaf sheath, is the grain still filling? It should have pollinated I would have thought?
 
I did some ear counts in the trial plots last week.

Had textbook plant counts of 300+ plants/m2. Each plant had at least 3 tillers if not more.
However, ear counts are now more like 700/m2.

This is disappointing but I expect it’s a consequence of the drought and excessive heat in May.

I haven’t done counts in the heavier land where our commercial planet is but it looks thicker - hopefully didn’t feel the drought as much.
What do you mean? Is there plants with no head on them?
 
I heard such reports from Carlow.

Despite being inside the leaf sheath, is the grain still filling? It should have pollinated I would have thought?
The grains seem fine, not near enough of them, but what is there is ok. Way too thin, way too short, way too much leaf lost.
The 31mm we had has rescued crops, but only a fire brigade job.
 
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I have been roguing some of the SB the last few nights and I must say with the change in weather it has really come on and perhaps Maybe too tall :sweat:

Planet has an excellent head with many heads with 24-28 grains, let's hope it plumps up well.

I'm not brave enough yet to look at the poorer fields yet :sweat:
That's a well paying job with the price of the new Axial, €250 a bottle!
 
That's a well paying job with the price of the new Axial, €250 a bottle!

It is but canary grass means it is slow slow going.:cry::cry:

And not nice when you get caught in a shower where you look across at and no shelter for a good distance :rolleyes2:

I should have also said my comment last night was compared to how crops looked like 4 weeks ago. Obviously compared to post emergence one would be disappointed given the excellent establishment.
 
My own taken this afternoon. Thinner then I like and barely above knee height. In the distance in the 2nd picture it's not much above 6 inches high and I'd say I sowed more grain then I'll harvest off those patches.
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The below pics are of prospect on peaty ground and it's looking far better. Very good in fact. Pity about the lodged bits. 20200630_130559.jpg 20200630_130549.jpg
 
My very stony field, I assume the patches are what lads are seeing in Carlow at the moment?

Where this field is good its excellent and where its poor it's like the photos. Average overall, drought hit a month too soon.20200630_195518.jpg 20200630_195525.jpg 20200630_200158.jpg 20200630_200357.jpg
 
Much the same as my own nash. It got a flying start and was looking like a smashing crop earlier in the year but has taken a hammering from the drought. Hopefully there's no fires this year as straw off that place will be easy to count when it's baled up.
 
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