ditchman Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 just been up to the shop.........my mate has just done the first two rounds of the barley............another year starts to turn.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam triple Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Prob 3 weeks off that here , but yes with all that’s happened this year time is marching on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 46 minutes ago, sam triple said: Prob 3 weeks off that here , but yes with all that’s happened this year time is marching on Same here, has been the first sunny day in a couple of weeks and has been predominately rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 first of my rapes due to be cut this friday if dry enough can’t wait to get a decent bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 6 hours ago, ditchman said: just been up to the shop.........my mate has just done the first two rounds of the barley............another year starts to turn.. Funny enough I was going to put the same thread on here tonight , yesterday I saw the combine working when I was on the way home and today I went and had a look and it was Winter barley , this must be the earliest I have known them to make a start on barley , ours will be at the weekend or early next week , they used to say that when the harvest start the best part of the Sumer is over , not so sure about that as we are only in the first week of July . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 It cannot be long before the viners are starting on the peas, I had to stop shooting over them 2 weeks ago, since then I have had some limited success on the wheat which is still very green but the pigeons are loving it, we have lots of spring barley but as yet I have not found any winter barley with birds on, must get out this week and do some reconnaisance , wont be long till the rape is cut as well, it looks well on but you cant be everywhere at once, that reminds me I must buy some more cartridges, another £220+ (dont tell the wife )😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Vines been through here already, farmer says barley this week weather permitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flycoy Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) Hi all. our wheat is still green in mid Warwickshire, barley is changing from green to yellow in patches. Pigeon are on the wheat where it’s a bit thin. No sign of combines here for a while I think. Edited July 6, 2020 by flycoy Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 The winter Barley in my part of Lincolnshire still has a tinge of green in the tram lines so will need a bit more sun before it’s ready for the combine. I expect the rape will be sprayed off any time now. Not seen any swathed rape yet either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 I shot on a Winter barley stubble on 12th July last year. It was the first stubble I had available. I reckon some might be cut this week on some of my farms if the weather is right. The first rape fields might be a week away. Looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 One of the reasons it is difficult to make a decent bag of pigeons around our way , our Peas are cut and forgot about even though there are still pigeons and Crows feeding off the stubble , the Winter barley have got to the cutting stage without a stem been flattened by wind and rain , Pigeons are now feeding on the ripe rape ,and the Wheat is now getting the most attention from Pigeons and Corvids , today I found a field of Wheat that had only grown about a foot high in a lot of places so the Pigeons have only got to stretch there necks to eat the ripening corn , this will be my next port of call but I dare say after a bit of shooting they will move a few fields over to find another free meal . still it keep you on your toes trying to outsmart our feathered friends . All the best for the coming harvest MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flycoy Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Yep some of our wheat is only a foot high so they are getting at it without it laying flat. No rape on my permission this year so won’t be having a day on the stubble 🙁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Rape starting to be cut either today or tomorrow here. Sprayed off over a week ago. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Combine out of shed Saturday but farm hand said be 3 weeks before it will be needed, farmer phoned me yesterday because pigeons on his wheat said it would be 2 weeks to harvest. The good bit shot 21 on said wheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotguneddy Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Barley being cut near me today Abingdon area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 I saw a couple of fields just outside Ketton which had been cut BUT may have been for bio fuel. I was in traffic so could not stop. Three other fields looking very yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Hello, at least 3 weeks on my friends farm, late in planting, pigeons are very scarce this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Nowhere near harvest here. The winter barley did so badly that on one farm at least he’s ploughed it in and resown over it. I’ve seen a few fields that look good, one near Formby and one near Puddington but even then pigeon numbers are low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Shotguneddy said: Barley being cut near me today Abingdon area No cutting here today due to heavy rain from mid day , the outlook for the next few days isn't that good with rain off and on till the weekend . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flycoy Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Went to have a look lunchtime but so much rain they were sitting in the trees watching the field but no birds down on the crop. Hopefully better weather tomoz bit of sun will get them moving about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 the way the weather is going at the moment there are going to be some big sugar beet tonnages this year.....last year they were like bloody parsnips good weather on the weekend so should dry the corn up for cutting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotguneddy Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 Rest of the barley being cut today one to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 We still have peas not yet cut, some barley looks ready but no sign of the combines so I am still picking small groups out of the wheat , some gaps in the crop are very busy with birds moving in and out all day, rape also looks near ready but again no sign of the combines so its just a waiting game, but I'm sure it will all kick off very soon. Most of the land I shoot over is very close to the Norfolk coast so perhaps the cooler sea air is the reason we always seem to be a bit behind inland crops !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 I'm not sure what i'm going to to do this year. My farm (or at least part of it) is going to form part of the new Thames Crossing and they have been taking measurements and soil samples all year, so my crop choice presently consists of onions and spuds - Not sure that's going to get the pigeons in, but hoping the ducks may take a liking to it later in the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Our Barley was started on yesterday, but after cutting for a couple of hours the rain came in and brought it to a abrupt end , today they carried on and with a nice evening forecast they will knock a few more acre's out before they call it a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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