Hagbergs gone in Yorkshire
The wet harvest has knocked Hagberg numbers in wheat, but farmers in Yorkshire have virtually finished harvest, according to David Padgett at Argrain.
“It’s all done apart from a few spring beans,” he said.
“The Hagbergs in the later cut wheat have gone, but the specific weights have been alright, and yields have been good on heavy bodied soil around the Vale of York.”
Lighter soils had not performed so well, but yields had probably averaged about 9.3tha (3.75t/acre).
“There is some sprouting in the later cut wheat, but it’s not a horrendous proportion.”
Most crops had been cut at 17-18% moisture, so the store was still busy drying wheat, and would be for the next three or four weeks, due to the larger than expected yields.
Winter beans had struggled in the dry spring, and been hampered by weed growth, said Mr Padgett.
“But the first samples of spring beans are exceptionally good quality, with no sign of bruchid damage, so they will easily go for export.”
Drilling conditions were generally ideal, but the high winds after Hurricane Katia had damaged oilseed rape crops on light soils, he added.
“It just blew the seeds out, so there has been quite a bit of redrilling in the area.”
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