Spring drilling

[yellow belly]

In day degree terms 2 weeks cold 6c compare with 1 week warm 12 c

early drilled crops normally deliver more yield but need more herbicide and fungicide
later drilled benefit from higher seed rates

 

[Brisel]

Is anyone seeing lots of slug damage on spring crops? The little sods are still nibbling my barley. Not great to see when my application vehicle has broken a shaft.

 

[Adeptandy]

Corvids are doing more damage here

 

[Wombat]

Is there anything better than redrilling something to now have it stood in water again

 

[Wigeon]

Is anyone seeing lots of slug damage on spring crops? The little sods are still nibbling my barley. Not great to see when my application vehicle has broken a shaft.

Yes. Birds and slugs. Just to make it even better!

 

[Salopian_Will]

In day degree terms 2 weeks cold 6c compare with 1 week warm 12 c

early drilled crops normally deliver more yield but need more herbicide and fungicide
later drilled benefit from higher seed rates

I have drilled some spring barley in accordance with your thought process re seed rates. Father thinks I’m mad and is worried that it’s going to be flat to the floor! I have some drilled at more conventional rates too so it will be interesting to see the difference.

Incidentally we have seen great improvements in higher seed rates in September sown barley @ 400 plants + (200kg/ha ish) and managed to keep that standing.

 

[Heathland]

Is anyone seeing lots of slug damage on spring crops? The little sods are still nibbling my barley. Not great to see when my application vehicle has broken a shaft.

Probably all drowned......again

 

[ConanPB]

Is anyone seeing lots of slug damage on spring crops? The little sods are still nibbling my barley. Not great to see when my application vehicle has broken a shaft.

Yes 2 applications on spring barley, the spring oats have had one so far.
Following an autumn cover crop destroyed in late January, you can find the little blighters everywhere

 

[average farmer]

After 30mm of rain last night spring drilling will be on hold for a few days now ! 1/3 planted . More to be drilled than drilled around here looking over the hedges .

 

[4course]

Despite me posting earlier ( probably on a different thread) saying i wasnt going to look at the last field of sp barley we sowed friday, was invited out for tea and had to go past to see that after an inch or more of rain today just the odd low spot with the occassional enlarged puddle and a wet sheen over the lot but on return an hour ago pleased to see the puddles gone and even a slight whitening of the soil on top and no standing water , mindst didnt stop to get out and walk on it as got my best shoes on, ho ho, thinking/ hoping weve got away with it

 

[Wombat]

Hopefully we might see the sun tomorrow, didn’t today or much yesterday and some warmth this week to get stuff going

 

[yellow belly]

I have drilled some spring barley in accordance with your thought process re seed rates. Father thinks I’m mad and is worried that it’s going to be flat to the floor! I have some drilled at more conventional rates too so it will be interesting to see the difference.

Incidentally we have seen great improvements in higher seed rates in September sown barley @ 400 plants + (200kg/ha ish) and managed to keep that standing.

A thin crop brackles over and can be harder to pick up compared to a thick crop that mats together
the higher yield of the thick crop compensates for the higher seed cost
the thick crop ripens more evenly with less secondary tillers in a wet august and combines earlier

 

[nxy]

15 days to emerge which given the weather I thought was not too bad.

 

[redsloe]

Not a wonderful sight this morning after 24 hrs of rain.
Been drilled a week. Shoots apparent a couple of days ago.
Not expecting much in this part of the field.

 

[rob h]

I think it needs a few more days drying

 

[Sandy]

Still waiting to get going again 35mm since last monday

 

[bobk]

Ploughed 15 acres of mud today

 

[Flat 10]

Ploughed 15 acres of mud today

For maize?

 

[nxy]

25mm last Saturday and 22mm, forecast for today. At least today is a Bank Holiday I will actually be taking.

 

[chipchap]

Spring planted cereals drilled 2-3 weeks ago around us now emerging.

some good, some awful.

Im glad SFI was an option for us.