Harvest 09: Starting wheat in Hants
Tim Sykes was just making a start on winter wheat at Denmead Farm, Waterlooville, Hampshire, today (13 August).
“It looks promising – we just need a decent break of weather.”
Very little wheat had been cut in the area, and some people were still finishing up oilseed rape, he said.
Mr Sykes had finished his Tipple spring barley, and was pleased with yields of more than 6.2t/ha (2.5t/acre), all of which made malting quality.
The Castille and Expert oilseed rape had not been so great, having shed seed after being sprayed off for too long in the wet weather.
It yielded just 3.2t/ha (1.3t/acre) – about 20% down on a normal year.
Crop: Spring barley
Variety: Tipple
Area: 109ha (270 acres)
Yield: >6.2t/ha (2.5t/acre)
Crop: Oilseed rape
Varieties: Castille and Expert
Area: 93ha (230 acres)
Yield: 3.2t/ha (1.3t/acre)
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