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Harvest highlights: High moisture contents and lodged crops

Farmers Weekly

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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Lincs winter barley harvest lodged in wettest month of the year

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly July has been the wettest month since October last year for Lincolnshire grower Colin Chappell, who has battled harvest rainstorms including 92mm in 16 days, and lodged winter barley. We’ve been harvesting the winter barley for weeks now – cutting at every moment physically possible, and we’re still not finished.

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Farmer Focus: Hoping for a lodge-free lentil harvest

Farmers Weekly

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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Farmer Focus: Wet harvest misery with half of wheat lodged

Farmers Weekly

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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When to harvest lodged corn

Western FarmPress

When harvesting lodged corn, slower than normal ground speeds are required.

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Harvest 2023: Waiting for dry weather window to continue cutting

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Farmers need a weather break to get safely started with their harvest, but the week ahead is not forecast to allow it. Specific weights are suffering as a result and lodging fears are emerging.

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Frustrations build as rainstorms cause harvest havoc

Farmers Weekly

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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