2012's High Five OSR Challenge will begin in April
Set aside the pub talk and be honest: are you really achieving a consistent 5t/ha off your oilseed rape, or was it just a bumper patch in one field that flicked up on the combine yield monitor? The truth is the five-tonne crop remains the Holy Grail for OSR growers. It's a worthwhile target with rich rewards for those who can achieve it as an average. So what's the secret?
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Case studies
David Lemon puts his 5.2t/ha yield in last year's crop of Cabernet oilseed rape at his Pewsey Vale farm, Wiltshire, down to a firm focus on plant population and managing the canopy.
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It's gratifying when a lot of hard work and investment pay off. That happened for former Farmers Weekly Arable Farmer of the Year Andrew Gloag when he achieved 5.24t/ha (2.12t/acre) with his Excalibur oilseed rape last harvest in North Yorkshire.
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A spade is one of the most frequently used tools on Richard Hinchliffe's 480ha (1,200-acre) farm, which he runs with his father, David, near Goole in Humberside. The soil type is predominantly warp marine alluvium, an artificial soil created through years of deliberate flooding.
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From the Forums...
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