Rain holds up progress on seed crops
22 August 2001
Rain holds up progress on seed crops
WEATHER has held up progress harvesting seed wheat crops for RJ Moore and sons, near Stapleford in Wiltshire.
Roger Moore says, “Everything is fit now and some wheat is discoloured and there is the odd sprouting grain on the headlands.”
After a wet weekend he has managed to get on with Deben seed wheat (C1/C2). He has 50ha (120 acres) of the crop. Speaking on the combine he says, “I reckon its doing about 4t/ha- It looks OK.”
He thinks it will be a good variety, “although its for a specialist market, it is cheap to grow and will be a barn buster.”
He will move on to seed Claire on Thursday (23 August).
To post your Harvest Highlights, click here
Click here to return to Harvest Highlights front page
Click the button below to return to FWi News headlines
FREE ARABLE UPDATE
CLICK HERE to receive FWis FREE new weekly email newsletter, providing an instant link to all the major additions and updates relevant to your arable business.