Charlie1965 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 If you talk to your farmers you'll find the reason they are growing more pea's and beans this year, even on farms that haven't grown them for years are the new E U agricultural policy "greening" rules. I have a couple of permissions with a field of peas going in for the first time in years. The farmers aren't totally happy about it but the alternative was more grass buffer strips. So does this make Nigel Farage anti pigeon shooter? And the rest of them pro? Always good to talk to your farmers and take an interest in the whys and wherefores of what their doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 I don't necessarily believe that just because more peas and beans are grown, that this will mean more opportunities to shoot pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 2013- 2014 my best pigeon farm grew peas for the first time. Never saw a pigeon on them while checking after sowing and when sprouting. Strange because on different farms in previous years they were a reliable attraction to pigeons when most of the other grain crops were already sown. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 I think I have only ever seen peas grown around here twice in 28 years and none go in this year that's for sure, beans are rare to see as well to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andylea Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Up until 2yrs ago yackdaz there were plenty of beans grown around the scarisbrick area (west lanc's),only problem was they were on organised pheasant shoots so I could never get any perm to have ago,only ever seen 2 pea fields in 30 yrs.the other problem is the big money men have moved in and taken the good pigeon shooting as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) Up until 2yrs ago yackdaz there were plenty of beans grown around the scarisbrick area (west lanc's),only problem was they were on organised pheasant shoots so I could never get any perm to have ago,only ever seen 2 pea fields in 30 yrs.the other problem is the big money men have moved in and taken the good pigeon shooting as well I agree I used to see beans around the rainford area every year , we had a local farm that grew beans every year and the pigeons always made an appearance at drilling on there, farmer retired and we lost the shooting none are grown on it now, the only crops I see are barley,wheat, rape and oats on our land Edited March 31, 2015 by yickdaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 my mate shoots at rainford there was beans last year and he never got a bird off them,same at my mates farm outskirts of st Helens the pigeons never looked at them at harvest,realy disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Peas are a "Marmite" crop as far as pigeons are concerned, some years they will be on them every day from the moment they are drilled until the field is ploughed back in, but in other years they will hardly look at them. Not quite sure why this is so, but I must say that last year was a pretty good year for the birds on peas, let's hope this year will be as well..? A couple of my Farmer friends are not too happy about growing more peas and beans as required by this EU directive, but peas do provide a really good break crop and any cereal crop grown the following year will really benefit. Cat Edited April 1, 2015 by Catamong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 A lot of the farms have opted just to leave stubble as more work and no profit,that's what mine are telling me.It has worked in my favour however as rather than leaving whole fields of stubble he has left me nice wide margins to drive around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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