Whitebridges Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 The barley harvest is in full swing here. I was talking to the son of a grain merchant the other day and he was saying some grants are available to leave the stubble unploughed longer. We didn't discuss the details but the purpose was to help wildlife. Anyone know whether this is right and what the terms are? Great news for shooting I should think. As few years back one big farmer in our area ploughed the lot back in less than 48 hours. The wheat is dying here, no rain. Apparently yields will be poor and if it hammers it down tomorrow it will be too late anyway. The French rape yield forecast is down 40%, and ours is looking good, so british prices should be high. Any local news and views in your area(s) chaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 on one of the permissions I shoot the farmer used to plough within the week, now he gets paid to leave it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl h Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 one of the farms I go On the farmer ploughs straight behind you often see the chap sitting on headland waiting for the combine to do a couple of rounds before he starts. Its the same with setaside it can bo cut now,but started to cut my dads on sat morning and the amount of birds still nesting cause of the late warm weather i pulled out and we are going to leave it for couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 The way the fields get hoovered around here by the latest, biggest, harvest monsters there's precious little left for Woody. Best farms are the organic type where the machinery's a bit 'organic' too Barley's well underway, rape'll be next if the wind lets up enough for the spraying. I personally don't bother going on standing crops as you lose too many birds even with a good dog and it don't please farmer none if you're trampling his crop. With the short stemmed varieties of barley and wheat there's precious little storm damage stuff around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Some of my barley has already gone, and some of the OSR is windrowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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