Harvest 09: Finished wheat in Kent
John Beslee finished combining winter wheat at Hook Green Farm, Southfleet, Kent, yesterday (20 August), leaving just winter beans to cut.
Solstice wheat, drilled in September, yielded 8t/ha (3.25t/acre), while the October-drilled Cordiale performed better.
It averaged 9.3-9.9t/ha (3.75-4t/acre). Both produced good milling quality, said Mr Beslee.
He had also cut 73ha (180 acres) of Tipple spring barley, which proved extremely variable.
Yields ranged from 6.2t/ha (2.5t/acre) to 9.9t/ha (4t/acre), averaging over 7.4t/ha (3t/acre), which was very pleasing, he said.
That left 28ha (70 acres) of beans to finish up, which were not yet fit.
Crop: Winter wheat
Variety: Solstice
Area: 80ha (200 acres)
Yield: 8t/ha (3.25t/acre)
Variety: Cordiale
Area: 65ha (160 acres)
Yield: 9.3-9.9t/ha (3.75-4t/acre)
Crop: Spring barley
Variety: Tipple
Area: 73ha (180 acres)
Yield: >7.4t/ha (3t/acre)
Crop: Oilseed rape
Variety: Splendor
Area: 32ha (80 acres)
Yield: 3.7t/ha (1.5t/acre)
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