Spring Barley - General Thread

[jay gatsby]

Our yella barley isn’t yella anymore, I think the 6mm of rain a couple of days ago was better than anything in a bag or can (I skipped a few bits to see if there was any difference).

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That is a thick looking crop. The moisture was well timed

 

[nashmach]

I thought Some of my father's was thick till I saw Cork's "poor" field above!

I've never seen headlands here look as well If I'm being honest. Bit of yellowness coming into It, The rain Is coming In time.

It's after getting a few mm This week And even this evening, It Was a Wellies Only job.

 

[Blackwater boy]

Our yella barley isn’t yella anymore, I think the 6mm of rain a couple of days ago was better than anything in a bag or can (I skipped a few bits to see if there was any difference).

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Is it a terpal job John? That looks very well, not too much good looking barley around.

 

[Cork]

Is it a terpal job John? That looks very well, not too much good looking barley around.

Most definitely Terpal K. (0.6-0.8L/Ha) I’ll wait till flag leaf is peeping. Second last leaf is peeping now.
It’s lucky to have survived as it had water sitting on it after the 3” of rain event.

A lot of barley seems to be uneven following the heavy rain and the dry weather.

 

[diesel power]

Might need a dab of terpal on this. I'll see how it's looking at flagleaf emerging.

 

[Hardysplicer]

I was surprised how fast Planet is growing
Rain was welcome and it looks like decent drop Tuesday and to take up mid month

 

[Paw]

Thickened up no end this last fortnight

 

[headcase]

Another 5mm rain here today, everything is altering quick

 

[nashmach]

Planet looking very well here.


Less well here, it's Hard to grow two crops...


This is going to be quite short I reckon at this stage. I'm not driving the combine :sweat:

 

[Bog Man]

Not sure of the variety

 

[Cork]

Not sure of the variety
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Quite advanced, peaty type soil?

 

[Bog Man]

Quite advanced, peaty type soil?

Heavy with straw chopped for years cover crop and slurry and 100 units of N .

 

[Funkeyfarmer]

Planet coming along nicely now, gangway a bit uneven mainly down to the heavy weekend of rain we got a month ago you can see where the field held the water

 

[headcase]

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I haven't had a window to spray this yet but all its had is about 20mm of rain since I first saw it

It has outgrown it and you wouldnt be any wiser now

 

[Cork]

The barley plots have exploded after the rain.

Don’t usually like to put PGR on them as I want lodging info but a sniff of Terpal may be needed.....

 

[MF30]

Gangway, after a good drink of rain.

 

[MF30]

Then we have the area that the slugs and crows got...
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This plot has recovered fairly well since.

 

[headcase]

The good.....
The bad...

The ok...

 

[gone]

Spraying spring barley, this field will only get 1 fungicide, very little disease in it so far and hopefully it will remain that way.

 

[WestCorkBoy]

Spraying spring barley, this field will only get 1 fungicide, very little disease in it so far and hopefully it will remain that way.
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Why only one? Looks a decent crop do you not think its justified two? Also general question how do modern rate controller work is it volumetric or based on pressure?

 

[no name]

Put .6 of terpal on gangway. Probably a little late as the flag leaf is fully out but didn't chance it before we got an appreciable amount of rain. 95 units on but after a good cover crop grazed by sheep and dung.

 

[gone]

Why only one? Looks a decent crop do you not think its justified two? Also general question how do modern rate controller work is it volumetric or based on pressure?

It is too late for a 2 spray program, awns just beginning to peep, more accident than design.
The Bateman rate controller uses a flow meter and speed sensor to control rate, very accurate.

 

[Blackwater boy]

Badly need to get terpal on this, numerous attempts have been made since last Saturday but it’s either blowing a gale, soaked wet or lashing rain, very tricky. Hopefully tomorrow

 

[Bog Man]

No Terpal being used here. There are some savage Spring Barley crops around.

 

[Cork]

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Badly need to get terpal on this, numerous attempts have been made since last Saturday but it’s either blowing a gale, soaked wet or lashing rain, very tricky. Hopefully tomorrow

I’m in the same boat so to speak.

Sunday or Monday hopefully....