Winter Wheat 2019

6600 said:
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I've the same in Costello
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The speckling is usually one of a number of things;

  • Reaction to the plants own pollen landing on the leaves, unlikely as it has appeared this year before the plant has flowered.
  • Reaction to foreign pollen such as that from trees - often seen in fields surrounded by trees.
  • Reaction to spores of Yellow Rust or Mildew landing on the leaves. The plant realises that it’s an invader and kills it’s own cells surrounding the spore to prevent it infecting the plant. This is the most likely cause, especially that Costello and to a lesser extent Diego are resistant to Yellow Rust.
 
CORK said:
The speckling is usually one of a number of things;

  • Reaction to the plants own pollen landing on the leaves, unlikely as it has appeared this year before the plant has flowered.
  • Reaction to foreign pollen such as that from trees - often seen in fields surrounded by trees.
  • Reaction to spores of Yellow Rust or Mildew landing on the leaves. The plant realises that it’s an invader and kills it’s own cells surrounding the spore to prevent it infecting the plant. This is the most likely cause, especially that Costello and to a lesser extent Diego are resistant to Yellow Rust.
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Excellent answer, I just thought Costello had contracted the JB thing :lol:
 
Didn’t get to Carlow today as time is just too scarce

A great show apparently.

Going through the plots today comparing Septoria etc.

Most of the winter wheat varieties will not go beyond my plots but there are a few which you just know have got serious potential.......

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Iggy said:
@Paw Who puts the paths in? you, the council or the public? Could you stop people using them?
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Cross field paths are the responsibility of the farmer to keep clear of crop. After ploughing/cultivating you're meant to mark the line of the path by at least driving along and making a wheel mark, once the crop is up either spray it off or cut it. Field edge paths the local authority is responsible for clearing vegetation but it has to be not cropped. Footpaths across fields need to be 1m wide and edge paths 1.5m wide. You can't stop people using them, they are public rights of way.

Some local authorities are more strict than others.
 
Paw said:
Cross field paths are the responsibility of the farmer to keep clear of crop. After ploughing/cultivating you're meant to mark the line of the path by at least driving along and making a wheel mark, once the crop is up either spray it off or cut it. Field edge paths the local authority is responsible for clearing vegetation but it has to be not cropped. Footpaths across fields need to be 1m wide and edge paths 1.5m wide. You can't stop people using them, they are public rights of way.

Some local authorities are more strict than others.
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How does it work where there are stock in the field?
 
After looking through a lot of trials in the past couple of days.

Yellow Rust has been very bad in places this year as we know. Even in regions where the disease would be rare.

My own view is that one or two susceptible varieties have encouraged the disease in this country and we now have made a new stick to beat ourselves with.

There is now a huge amount of inoculum (spores) in the environment which are ready and waiting to infect next years wheat (in the autumn). These spores are air borne and spread for miles. As one man said, we can get dust from the Sahara so it’s no surprise that we can get spores from the next parish.

I saw untreated plots of susceptible varieties today, the Yellow Rust had even infected the ears!! The spores could even be found inside the glumes!

People would be well advised to choose their variety carefully this autumn to avoid having another costly disease to control in an already expensive crop.


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Hardysplicer said:
Kelly’s Hotel would like to hear their favourite son talk like that
With the new bypass the journey will be serene
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When you travel by Rolls Royce or Helicopter, the journey is always serene. Only us unwashed feel the bumps on the road.
 
Wheat finished last night, well almost because only 16ha left to do today.

Average yield 8.4t/ha.
Protein 12.4%.
Bushel 79.6 kph.
Hags +300.
Moisture 11,8%.

HSS, weed spray and insecticide, 2-3 fungis with average of €28/ha and 66uN/ha. No P&K.

Happy enough but lost 1-2t/ha due to heat. The grain was ripe and the straw a bit tough hence a ball of straw off it.
 
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