You forgot to mention loose seedbed. The late Stan Brophy used flat roll second wheats in late April. One of the neighbors went into the field to stop the driver because he thought it was a mistake.
Have some showing up in wheat after Maize, none showing in wheat after Maize which had grazed cover crop ahead of the maize,High soil temperatures after summer 2018, earlyish sowing and a very wet early winter which hampered rooting depth all contributing to Take All in many wheat fields.
It’s popping up in first wheats anywhere rooting has been compromised due to compaction or wet.
No doubt it was in winter barley too but less noticeable as the crop ripened in before obvious symptoms showed.
This crop is first wheat after maize.
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Have some showing up in wheat after Maize, none showing in wheat after Maize which had grazed cover crop ahead of the maize,
None showing yet in the wheat that followed beans or wosr.
Is it a case that the maize is not as good a break??
Some of this same said wheat is 4th crop after ley, in the same field part of it is long term tillage and has no take allThis is a complicated one to answer. In the past I’ve seen Take All after most break crops.
I would have always rated beet and WOSR as the best breaks followed by maize & oats, followed by grass.
That said, I’ve seen great crops of wheat after all of these breaks.
Maize ground can be damaged from reckless slurry dumping and dragging trailers out over multiple years, on the other hand it can be very fertile from high nutrient input.
Take All this year in first wheats seems to follow a pattern linked to wet or compacted areas, I think this gives us a message.
I’d rate oats to be a better break crop than sbeet and maize with regard Take All. In my experience sbeet and maize will always show levels of infection whereas osr, oats etc it’s rare to see patches of TA.This is a complicated one to answer. In the past I’ve seen Take All after most break crops.
I would have always rated beet and WOSR as the best breaks followed by maize & oats, followed by grass.
That said, I’ve seen great crops of wheat after all of these breaks.
Maize ground can be damaged from reckless slurry dumping and dragging trailers out over multiple years, on the other hand it can be very fertile from high nutrient input.
Take All this year in first wheats seems to follow a pattern linked to wet or compacted areas, I think this gives us a message.
Started some second crop Cellule wheat yesterday. Moisture was in stupid territory so cut one field and stopped. Pity as it was a smashing day.
I think there was a great flow of grain out of it but haven’t got the weights yet.
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Is that for crimping ?I don’t know the exact moisture, about 25% I’d say. This crop came in at 4.7tn, not too bad for a second crop wheat in a Take All year.
Is that for crimping ?
@CORK In a wet Summer the Azores high pressure sits in the Atlantic and the jetstream goes over it brining in low pressure systems giving us the constant wet weather. This year the Azores high pressure keeps trying to come north, I think our Summer is far from over.
I don’t know the exact moisture, about 25% I’d say. This crop came in at 4.7tn, not too bad for a second crop wheat in a Take All year.
Do you reckon cellule will ever be heard of again?
Ha I hope not. Had the Garda here yesterday telling us that our road will have 30,000 cars and it's not a very big road. The trailer man surly wouldn't be happy.If we are cutting winter wheat the week of the ploughing match then we will know August was a wet month !!!!!!
Ha I hope not. Had the Garda here yesterday telling us that our road will have 30,000 cars and it's not a very big road. The trailer man surly wouldn't be happy.