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The Agronomist's year in Pictures
This years Cropping Season in pictures. Click and scroll to see more
35 days to soon.
I am reliably informed that the first OSR crops have now been drilled,
Fodder Beet.
After a dry start crops now look well. Managed to keep the majority of aphids away and weed control was a little easier this year.
Main crop potatoes.
First earlies are ready to harvest in late June to early July, second earlies a bit later.
Maincrops are ready to harvest from mid-August, that is for immediately eating. You will need a further 21 days for the skins to set prior to lifting and storage.
Maincrops are ready to harvest from mid-August, that is for immediately eating. You will need a further 21 days for the skins to set prior to lifting and storage.
pH tolerant but still with an optimum.
Miscanthus is a perennial plant growing to a height of 4 m, it has an estimated productive life of 16 years and is harvested annually.
With a biomass yield of 10 t/ha the nutrients removed at harvest are estimated at, Nitrogen 45 kg/ha, Phosphorus 7.0 kg/ha, Potassium 60 kg/ha and Magnesium 60 kg/ha.
With a biomass yield of 10 t/ha the nutrients removed at harvest are estimated at, Nitrogen 45 kg/ha, Phosphorus 7.0 kg/ha, Potassium 60 kg/ha and Magnesium 60 kg/ha.
Dormancy and Persistence.
Freshly shed seeds are not dormant but they develop dormancy when managed incorrectly.
Seed Heads.
Should you cultivate stubbles immediately after harvest?
Indifferent.
Seedbed quality is always unpredictable on soils with a high clay content yet it can have a significant effect on herbicide performance and seed placement.
Spring Beans. Pre em herbicides.
Less than perfect seedbeds, dry soil and still the residual herbicides are working to control seedling blackgrass plants.
A Ray of Hope.
In the form of a herbicide for use in cereals that when used in combination with other actives could add to our overall control of one difficult grass weed.
Winter Wheat Anthesis.
An earlier picture shows this field just prior to ear emergence. Here it is just prior to receiving its final fungicide for the year.
Fortunate.
England's green and pleasant land. William Blake. An identifiably English landscape.
Fodder Beet.
Now emerging along side one or two unwanted friends.
Maize at the 3 leaf stage.
There is always one. In this case it has been chewed by slugs. Most likely Grey Field Slug as they are easily found under the nearby tufts of the last crop, Ryegrass.
Potato ridges and Pre em herbicides.
Although soil conditions have not been ideal for all crops this year the potato fields have made into good seedbeds for the pre-em herbicide applications.
Winter Wheat.
Winter sown wheat just prior to ear emergence. Disease control has been straight forward so far.
Prevention better than Control.
For sure where diseases of winter field beans are concerned.
Experience.
A wise tractor driver moves the rolls to the gate before it rains. This person saw the rain coming and acted accordingly.
Flowers.
A complete sea of flowers, lovely smell and so many bee's whizzing around. So much for a lovely sunny afternoon.
Spring Beans. Quick to emerge.
Due to the poor state of fields coming out of winter; crops of Spring Beans were delayed in planting. They have however, been quick to emerge and now show well down the row. The pre emergence herbicide seems to be working well.
Spring Wheat Plant Populations.
How much seed to drill to achieve sufficient plants /m2 for a high yielding crop of spring sown wheat for the milling market?
Lower than expected.
Normally the target plant population depends upon weed pressure and sowing date. Ideally no less than 150 plants per m2 in the thinnest areas. This seasons weather upset things somewhat.
Land Work.
Incorporating farm yard manure ahead of maize planting. This field looks promising for this years crop.
Free Nitrogen!
A crop of winter beans followed by winter sown wheat. Lots of free nitrogen but hardly enough to support commercial crop production in 2024.
Blackgrass seed heads emerging.
A well timed field application of glyphosate stops blackgrass plants becoming transplanted, consequently setting seed and negating the benefit of “Rotation” as a means of reducing the blackgrass burden within the farm business.
Barometer says "Changeable."
The rape seems to be doing fine with 20 pods now set on the main raceme and loads of petals scattering the canopy. What about the Sclerotinia risk?
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