David Brown Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Anyone got there Maize in yet? We have not even started ploughing yet the ground is to saturated to even get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAINH1973 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Lots put in under plastic around Dumfries at the end of March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Ground too wet to get on with us. Although it has started to dry up a bit, touch wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brown Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 Just looked at the forecast for next week here we have no chance of getting on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brown Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 Ground too wet to get on with us. Although it has started to dry up a bit, touch wood How many acres you got to drill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FendtFarmer Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 started to dry up here but ground and air temperature is far too cold at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Maize is the least of our worries or any of our neighbours at the moment as two of them and ourselves still have potatoes to get in. One of our other neighbours drilled some maize on Wednesday but that was straight into stubble as he uses a strip tilling machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brown Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 Ah Gav you still have the pinks to get in blimey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 We have 28-30 acres to get in, all whites for Walkers Crisps whereas one neighbour has around 500 acres and the other 140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM190 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Aye i've seen it in around different places weeks ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.watson Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 be patient on getting the maize in. soil temperature needs to be around 12 degrees c for it to germinate, and it doesnt like sitting in wet ground, as it will rot. we have only got about 4 acres for our shoot to put in, but our biggest worry with the way the weather is in essex at the moment is having a late hard frost, which will wipe it out in one night. a neighbour of ours grows 100 acres for his dairy herd, and over the years i have seen him plant maize in the first week of june due to a wet spring, and come mid august it looks great. i am more concerned that we have the best looking wheat for years, and the t1 spray should have been on 2 weeks ago. what a difference a year makes!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brown Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 Yeah we got 30 acres to plant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Not seen any yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Bit off a mix round here some went in 2-3 weeks ago , some going in now & then some land yet to be ploughed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 How many acres you got to drill? The dairy farm where I work has about 130 to drill and another 100 or so contracting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 had a chat with my part time boss,no maize drilled yet,still have not finished rolling grassland fields yet !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) Maize is the least of our worries or any of our neighbours at the moment as two of them and ourselves still have potatoes to get in. One of our other neighbours drilled some maize on Wednesday but that was straight into stubble as he uses a strip tilling machine Are people in your area planting less because of the drought this year Gav? Not that it matters a lot but here in Holland it very much depends how much maize has been drilled. At a rough guess i'd say that in the North 75% has probably been drilled and 50% in the South. Edited May 6, 2012 by Niels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Are people in your area planting less because of the drought this year Gav? Not that it matters a lot but here in Holland it very much depends how much maize has been drilled. At a rough guess i'd say that in the North 75% has probably been drilled and 50% in the South. We're actually planting more potatoes this year to be able to fill the new store up (which is 4 weeks behind schedule due to the rain!) but have dropped the carrots this year, neighbours seem to be growing as many as usual as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 good amount in round this way, most under plastic mind,not seen any drilled in the air so to speak yet (not under plastic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 We're actually planting more potatoes this year to be able to fill the new store up (which is 4 weeks behind schedule due to the rain!) but have dropped the carrots this year, neighbours seem to be growing as many as usual as well. Ok well I was reading story's on BFF that people cut back their acreage because if they can't irrigate it properly they won't have to grow any. I think similar amounts grown in Holland (a steady decline as ever) and about 5/10% less onions due to the prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brown Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Another week another joke of wet weather, still no ploughing ground still saturated to get on getting frustrated now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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