Spring Barley - General Thread
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Hardysplicer
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he has Ireland spring milling requirements sewn upAre you holding that against us now
Carlow high bushel weight milling wheat is mixed with other wheat . Mr Quinn does love the Doubleshot.he has Ireland spring milling requirements sewn up
6600
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Loads of reasons, maybe someone can put me right.
- Haven't had great success with SW in the past, have found you can get as good a yield from SB.
- SW costs nearly as much to grow as WW, maybe 40 units less N and one less spray but with a much lower yield potential.
- Short heads and small grain, if you get a dull August your grainfill is fecked. Also more prone to drought.
- This ground will be getting lime, you can get a take-all like thing in wheat after lime even in a ley.
- K lockup for a period after the the old grass can make establishment slow, and SW takes longer to get up and going than SB.
- Can realistically grow a 3.5t crop of barley there with 80 units of N, its hard enough to get that in SW with a bigger spend.
- Don't like cutting anything other than the lawn in September.
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John kverneland
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I'm beginning to feel inadequate, There's Lads on Twitter sowing SB already from Cork to Kildare
I would be thinking it's too cold to set spring barley at the moment. I'd prefer to wait and let it hit the ground running anyway..
nashmach
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I've no intention for 3 weeks anyway, still ploughing to do!
Delboy
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I'm beginning to feel inadequate, There's Lads on Twitter sowing SB already from Cork to Kildare
i was sowing today
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John kverneland
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Same here beans to do first!
diesel power
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It's hard to ignore this good weather but it is very early around here to even think about sowing. I'll wait until mid March and hope the weather plays ball.
Hardysplicer
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I'm beginning to feel inadequate, There's Lads on Twitter sowing SB already from Cork to Kildare
don't worry Nash, them lads would die if they had our rainfall
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Cork
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Planted spring wheat & oat plots today. Fantastic conditions and ground isn’t cold.
Will hold off on barley for the moment.
I could see the crows discussing their preferences for oats or wheat.....
Will hold off on barley for the moment.
I could see the crows discussing their preferences for oats or wheat.....
Hardysplicer
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They had planning permission in early this year
laoisfarmer
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Was tempted to put in some malting barley this week but going to wait another week or so and give out at the end of March because it’s still raining and I didn’t sow !!!!
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Cork
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If it’s still raining at the end of March then the barley would be better off waiting in the bag!
Blackwater boy
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Tell the truth-you went to sima to dribble over shiney gear.....
Hardysplicer
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I didn’t see him
Blackwater boy
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By god you have some serious amount of niter application dodging done at this stageI didn’t see him
Hardysplicer
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I might go look at winter barley tomorrow
Danielk
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Seed has arrived Monday and fertilser arrived today but we will hold out for a while yet. Taking the opportunity to get the last of the ploughing done and stones picked. Between myself and my father we each try take alternating days off work to get it done. I off on holidays Saturday for 10 days to so will crack at it when I get back on the 13th of March. Hopefully the weather will play ball then
nashmach
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Ah we had better get a few of the hardship stories ready yet!