Maize 2021 varieties

[Delboy]

Busy sowing it here too.

 

[marco]

The one part I hate about sowing maize. Covering ends and crossing the rows with clay

Can you explain what crossing the rows with clay is about? Is it incase the plastic rips?

 

[Blackwater boy]

Is the acreage of plastic maize falling around the country would ye lads sowing it think?

 

[FIAT 450]

Can you explain what crossing the rows with clay is about? Is it incase the plastic rips?

Ya lad. That field is 17ac usually cross it at least twice and just make sure all the ends are secure. That way if the wind does lift it, it will only rip to the crossing and not the hole row gone. The bloody stuff is to expensive to allow it to go

 

[FIAT 450]

Is the acreage of plastic maize falling around the country would ye lads sowing it think?

Have heard of a few lads down here either trying some open or all open.

 

[Danielk]

Ya lad. That field is 17ac usually cross it at least twice and just make sure all the ends are secure. That way if the wind does lift it, it will only rip to the crossing and not the hole row gone. The bloody stuff is to expensive to allow it to go

Heard of lads walking to do the ends alright but never heard them doing up the middle. Bit of exercise

 

[Danielk]

Is the acreage of plastic maize falling around the country would ye lads sowing it think?

We are down a small bit. Only maybe 50 ac on last year. But down a nice bit on maybe the last 4 years

 

[FIAT 450]

Heard of lads walking to do the ends alright but never heard them doing up the middle. Bit of exercise

Not many do it at all. I band spray maize around here normally cover about 200 ac and I only have ever seen one other guy do it. Bit of a insurance policy if you get me

 

[south coast agri]

Is the acreage of plastic maize falling around the country would ye lads sowing it think?

That's only auld chat form d beet lads every yr😂
D maize will be back in fashion then next yr now with d new skinny plastic rows

 

[Dunmasc]

Busy sowing it here too.

You had some job ploughing and levelling the ground in the first two pictures!! Some hardship harvesting that last year.

 

[Delboy]

You had some job ploughing and levelling the ground in the first two pictures!! Some hardship harvesting that last year.

Oh them fields. Oh it took metal and diesel and time to get it right😅

 

[FIAT 450]

Maize is up

 

[TAFKAT]

More experimentation this day last week, sowing Ambition and putting 10-7+S, Mg, Zn & Mn start fertilizer in the seedbed. Sowed a couple of strokes with the fertilizer turned off, will be interesting to see how it progresses.

 

[Arthur]

More experimentation this day last week, sowing Ambition and putting 10-7+S, Mg, Zn & Mn start fertilizer in the seedbed. Sowed a couple of strokes with the fertilizer turned off, will be interesting to see how it progresses.

I didn't think you'd drive one of those green tractors even with the back window open..

 

[TAFKAT]

I didn't think you'd drive one of those green tractors even with the back window open..

It's a rare occurrence these days, the front tank was set up on it so there was no other option at the time.

 

[FIAT 450]

Maize tipping along. Be soon due to spray for dirt. Any maize I have seen where there is no plastic is pretty much much nonexistent

 

[Delboy]

Maize tipping along. Be soon due to spray for dirt. Any maize I have seen where there is no plastic is pretty much much nonexistent

Do ye not spray a pre emerge herbicide when sowing?

 

[FIAT 450]

Do ye not spray a pre emerge herbicide when sowing?

Not in the open no. Under plastic alright as there be moisture there. We tried it and found the dirt to still come

 

[Paw]

Maize tipping along. Be soon due to spray for dirt. Any maize I have seen where there is no plastic is pretty much much nonexistent

Looks desperate for some sun and warmth.

 

[FIAT 450]

Looks desperate for some sun and warmth.

Ya it could but the stuff under plastic is doing well

 

[FIAT 450]

Got out today to hit the weeds on the maize.

 

[Mid cork]

Still 30 acres of maize to be sown next door to me here, is it getting very late for it now?

 

[FIAT 450]

Still 30 acres of maize to be sown next door to me here, is it getting very late for it now?

Getting late but a early variety just help alot

 

[Blackwater boy]

Still 30 acres of maize to be sown next door to me here, is it getting very late for it now?

Maize around here to be sown also

 

[Danielk]

We have 17ac to sow still but getting another man to sow it. Busy at grass now and just don’t have time