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Yes, it’s fine looking stuff in fairness.
Winter Barley 2020
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Hardysplicer
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Depends more on day you sow now
Later better really
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Exactly, later sowing, firm seedbed and good P status.
I sell latitude but I find it hard to justify on winter barley - a crop with a tight enough margin as it is.
KTM 450
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I put some P in seedbed last year and it looked well all winter but then again all crops were good last winter. I will do same again this year.
I think I will still run with Latitude rather than run the risk. I will leave sowing till at least mid October rather than first week.
Mid cork
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I came across this small bit of Pixel near a pylon that wasn’t cut. For a variety that has a bad name breaking down I couldn’t believe how well this little bit had stood up. Its nearly two months since that field was cut, I looked at it carefully and I reckon you would still get 95% of it.
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Very interesting indeed.
To be honest, this is the first year (out of 4) that we saw Pixel break down in the straw.
It was also the worst year in a long time for Ramularia in barley, Pixel picked up quite a bit of it late on and I think it was this that weakened the straw this year. It still yielded really well though even where Ramularia was present.
Claas Grass
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Will you crank up the combine once the dew is gone in the morning
nashmach
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Will you crank up the combine once the dew is gone in the morning
I'd say he was out with the hedgeclippers :Whistle2:
MF30
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There's a possibility that it also got more than its fair share of chemicals which should help it to stand longer. I'd often see where there's a pole or pylon here and I have to stop the sprayer and fold up to move past there's always a yellower patch the width of the sprayer boom where you'd overlap to stop and restart or even just slow down when passing by. Just a theory.
diesel power
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Land will want a few good days to soak out around here that's for sure before you'd go out never mind trying to work it. Depends on Lorenzo now and how much rain that storm will dump on us.
An Indian Autumn maybe.
MF30
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Weather is to be calm tomorrow afternoon, I had planned to spray off some ley fields for winter cropping. It could be a week after that before its dry enough to plough so the glyphosate should be well taken in by then. Nothing wonderful forecast for the next week either way.
diesel power
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Down doing the herding this afternoon and tbh I'm amazed at how good land is. We'd floods yesterday and water flowing around the place but this afternoon you wouldn't think it had rained that hard at all. Thursday is going to bollix that up again however.
jf 850
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It was a lot cooler today with good drying. Plenty of water lying in spots still here .
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I think our best October chance will be from around the 13th for 10 or so days.
Land around here is in reasonably good condition I think.
Nothing ploughed here yet so will just be ready for action when the time comes.
Please note: I am an eternal optimist.
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It’ll be fine if kept safely.
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Took a spade for a walk here this evening.
We had a lot of rain yesterday and in recent weeks.
I cannot believe how good land is, you could happily plough here today both barley & WOSR stubble.
It’s not wet land but I was expecting it to be a lot stickier.
I think we are still reaping the benefits of 2018 summer.
We had a lot of rain yesterday and in recent weeks.
I cannot believe how good land is, you could happily plough here today both barley & WOSR stubble.
It’s not wet land but I was expecting it to be a lot stickier.
I think we are still reaping the benefits of 2018 summer.