Fuddster Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 and so it begins......just past a field of osr that's been swathed over-wasn't expecting it so early. located Howdenshire, East Yorkshire. looking forward to some good bags this summer. f. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 iv seen one field down here thats been sprayed off.so 10 days and should be cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 We've sprayed all of ours, 300 acres, but all in one block of land. Pigeon chasing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Spraying off the rape here this coming week. One farm i shoot is swathing so could bbe interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 It doesn't really feel like harvest time yet to me. Only one farm round here swathes rape but it has not happened yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 It doesn't really feel like harvest time yet to me. Only one farm round here swathes rape but it has not happened yet. Maybe a little premature to think of harvest yet , also I have never known rape to be combined before the winter barley had been cut , I am not saying it cant happen but very unlikely around these parts . Although having said that , in yesterdays E D P in the farming section it stated the harvest would be a week to 10 days early and the wheat harvest would start at the end of July Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 and so it begins......just past a field of osr that's been swathed over-wasn't expecting it so early. located Howdenshire, East Yorkshire. looking forward to some good bags this summer. Better buy the bag for life ones It doesn't really feel like harvest time yet to me. Only one farm round here swathes rape but it has not happened yet. Why do they swath it surly it's cheaper to harvest it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 and so it begins......just past a field of osr that's been swathed over-wasn't expecting it so early. located Howdenshire, East Yorkshire. looking forward to some good bags this summer. Better buy the bag for life ones Why do they swath it surly it's cheaper to harvest it Swathing is the cutting of the rape crop and leaving it in rows to dry until it is harvested. The alternatives are spraying the crop so that there is no more growth and harvesting two weeks later, or, letting the crop ripen naturally then harvesting. The latter will be more prevalent in a long dry harvesting period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy london Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 I looked over the rape i have in northamptonshire on saturday and none of it been swathed or sprayed though crop is ripening fast. Starting to Wonder if it will be directly combined. Picked up a busy flightline crossing the field and bagged 45 in afternoon although lot more birds which were hard to decoy and sporting with that wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Had 10 fields of rape and 4 fields of barley sprayed/burned off in the last 5 days, looks like it's an early harvest and as usual all at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttab Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 One of the farms i shoot sprays of tomorrow harvest on the 24th he told me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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