Teal Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 Has the rain been hitting other parts of the country sporadically as I imagine this is setting back the harvest of wheat quite considerably - is this the case, I'm stuck in central london and can't see for myself. Is there a danger if the bad weather continues the crop could begin to brown and be spoiled, does anyone know the forecast for this coming week? Regards, Teal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 The wheat is certainly getting very brown in my part of Kent. The interesting thing is, that the weather has been good enough in the past three days to have cut at least some of it. I think the Farmers are waiting for the Contractors, as much as the better weather. These are booked a year in advance for specific weeks and the Farmer takes the gamble. Type in the location you want and get a 5 day forecast here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk101 Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 i was talking to the farmer yesterday,he was not a happy bunny, he was cursing the rain & saying he needs at least two or three good days of sun to dry the wheat out before cutting it.He had cut a tiny strip but said it was a bit wet.I suppose he's got a point being upset thats his wages sitting in the field waiting to be cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted August 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 Last year farmers in Britan made a good profit with winter wheat as there were droughts accross central europe and thus a shortage and so premiums were paid, it's interesting how the weather can really dictate their financial success. Are there lower prices paid when it gets brown, or do they still have a few more weeks to harvest if the weather takes a while to improve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldave Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 Im not sure about weat put i think it was the same last year when the barley was cut it was not worth that much about £60 a ton so if farmers sold it then ther wasnt much profit to be made. throught the winter it went all the way up to £115 where it peaked and then went back down. This year it is curently worth about £57 and i very much doubt that it will go up much a couple of quid maybe. As for being wet it will take a few days to get rid of all of the water we are planning on starting again on tuesday if it is dry till then. Its still to wet to be going anywhere with a tractor at the moment here but it makes it more fun on my quad anyway so im happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 the farmers round by us have lost about 70% of there crop from wind and rain it is now flat the main problem is its flour wheat and is now going black all its good for know is silage unless we have a fortnight of hot dry weather then its a write off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 jordan , i think you'll find that silage is not made out of wheat . all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beasley Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 jordan , i think you'll find that silage is not made out of wheat . all the best yis yp They Silage Wheat and Peas round here so you must be able to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 The problem is with Flour wheat it starts to swell in the husk and is then next to useless for milling and although it may look ok on the surface it is then no good for anything other than feed. FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete evans Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 just soke to farmer on some of my permission and he recons this years crop of milling wheat is knackered . on the bright side he is going to introduce me to his neighbour . permission seems to take ages to aquire but once you get the first bit it just multiplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 you can make silage or cattle feed out of pretty much any crops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 I'll stand corrected , an say sorry . My mistake . Looks like i should have stayed at AG - collage a bit longer . all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 no worries mate we all learn something new every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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