I brought in a sample for a man this evening. 16.5 % moisture. Looks a nice crop and seems to be yielding pretty good....hope for us all
Very little. First run by the ditch. No tramlines or green patches. Just the odd small late tiller down in the cropMuch second growth included in that?
Anyone spray anything off yet ? I’m seriously considering spraying my first bit off this evening
Why? Is there a need?
Around our area our fields seem to be getting greener every day with second growth. Not going to be a good harvest for us.
As Daniel said you'd want to come up to carlow to see second growth, getting worse by the day. Seems to get progressively worse from early to later sowing with early least affected but still not great. Probably should have my own sprayed but between finishing cutting winter corn and wet straw it'll probably be left as is.
Personally I only ever spray off the headlandsDo ye always spray off spring barley or is it just due to the secondary growth this year?
Do ye always spray off spring barley or is it just due to the secondary growth this year?
About that, I’ll wander through it again at the weekend and hopefully it’ll be getting close to the knife then. Being Gangway it’s a late ripened variety anyway. There’s Planet around us that could be cut any day. Was up in north Kilkenny today and there’s spring barley cut already.10 days off still @MF30?
Do you bother spraying off ?About that, I’ll wander through it again at the weekend and hopefully it’ll be getting close to the knife then. Being Gangway it’s a late ripened variety anyway. There’s Planet around us that could be cut any day. Was up in north Kilkenny today and there’s spring barley cut already.
As a matter of interest what date was that sown?About that, I’ll wander through it again at the weekend and hopefully it’ll be getting close to the knife then. Being Gangway it’s a late ripened variety anyway. There’s Planet around us that could be cut any day. Was up in north Kilkenny today and there’s spring barley cut already.
I’d have to check back but I’d say the very same dates would be right.As a matter of interest what date was that sown?
My Gangway was sown 22nd and 23rd March, no drought here and I’d say it will be fit to cut by 15th.
There’s plenty of action down here too, most of it is a good week away though.Combines going all over the place at barley up this side today, I’m stuck to the fusion sadly but I’m hoping to be out Wednesday or Thursday
That’s for sure, only a few big growers up here and it’s all a matter of who’s out first ya see :rolleyes2: I have 12 acres fit now hopefully get at it before the weather breaks. Out of the 3 cutting today only one sprayed off, the others are going to change the late tillers throughThere’s plenty of action down here too, most of it is a good week away though.