Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 11, 2023

Farmers Weekly Weather conditions have drastically slowed harvest, with lodging difficulties delaying the combines. A sliver of light is that overall winter barley yields concluded well this season.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Farmers Weekly Harvest 2023 is now finished all bar 10ha of lentils, which look like they will be ready at the end of the month. Like last year, they were grown as a bi-crop with camelina, which is supposed to act as a pea-stick to hold them up for harvest.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 4, 2023

In most fields, 50% has now lodged, which is very frustrating. At the moment, if the rain stopped and the crop was allowed to dry the combine would get underneath it […] The post Farmer Focus: Wet harvest misery with half of wheat lodged appeared first on Farmers Weekly Fields are getting soft even for travelling.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 19, 2023

Farmers Weekly Frustrations are building for many arable farmers as consistent rainstorms cause havoc with harvest, and lead to lodging of crops. The winter barley was […] The post Frustrations build as rainstorms cause harvest havoc appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Real Agriculture

MAY 28, 2024

A plant growth regulator (PGR) can play a key role in helping growers manage the impact of lodging in spring and winter wheat crops. But growers have plenty of management decisions to consider to effectively use a PGR to reduce lodging, increase harvestability and protect and increase grain yield. Read More

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 7, 2024

This past year, squash bugs helped wipe out their pumpkin crop. For example, if they sell tickets to a farm dinner and prepare guests food made from the produce harvested on the farm, this can’t exceed 25 percent of their “farm stand” income. But it is OK to call it a “harvest festival featuring a live music performance.”

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Real Agriculture

JULY 5, 2023

There are a few things Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson wants to hit on before everyone is in full-blown harvest mode, Read More Unfortunately, when it comes to Mother Nature, there’s no equality in the weather.

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