(2024-04-18, sow +0 days, 0 degree-days_base3, 0 mm rain) The clock has started. Sowing was complete on 18 April, with the first seed planted at ca. kl14. 18 April is 11 days later than sowing 2023, which wasn’t particularly early either. That means the potential for the crop is definitely reduced. We usually say 1%…
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AUTUMN PLOUGH The plough was out late 19 December. Speaking of ploughing, from when the sugar beet field from 2023 was ploughed, we got the feedback that it was an absolute mess after harvest. We knew this would happen given the soil moisture conditions, but it was a cost we decided to pay. The only…
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The field was lifted 14 November, with an expected delivery date of 22 November. There was a lot of rain in the forecast for 15 November – ca. 40mm – which was to be followed by a small cold period of -2C for a few hours. The gut said cover the clamp. The rule-of-thumb guides…
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Harvest: 2023-11-14. Published: 2023-11-27. Updated 2023-12-21. A big thanks to the team from Björnstorp & Svenstorp who fought traffic and mud to harvest the crop in what is also a crazy busy time for them. It was approximately 6.5 hours of harvest, at 1.05 ha/hour. Timing As seems to always be the case, there were…
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2023-09-03 Probably not the last time I’ll say that (- you learn from your mistakes – ) in the context of Ädelholm, but definitely the first time I’ve heard my daughter say it. Wise beyond her 7 years. The specific mistake was that one of the bolters I had pulled earlier in the season seemed…
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2023-08-08, sow +122 days, 1404 degree-days_base3, 267.4 mm rainfall. RAIN 78 mm in the last two days. I’m guessing that there is no soil moisture deficit anymore. WEEDS Found this nasty thing, thanks to a post on NBRs Facebook. Velvet leaf (Lindmalva) is something there is concern about in the industry, and thus the NBR…
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2023-07-15, sow +99 days, 1056 degree-days_base3, 107.3 mm rainfall. RAIN We’ve had a good bit now; ca 70mm in the last 20 days. It has included a few heavy downpours, so there are signs of water running across the field, but nothing that will have flown off the farm. DEVELOPMENT It is a little underwhelming.…
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Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) levels are not great at Ädelholm. So, extra will be applied. Given the law around the application of fertiliser to cover crops (not allowed), and the law around the application of fertiliser to spring crops (not before 1 March), it should be applied with the Probeta just prior to sowing.…
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A decision has finally been made: barley, with hairy vetch sown to some test areas. The vetch might be changed out for crimson clover, if the seed is not available. Seed is sourced from SvenskaFoder. Barley will be sown to ca. 70 kg/ha, and the legume to ca. 30 kg/ha (max permissible = 30% by…
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2023-06-27, sow +81 days, 806 degree-days_base3, 42.4 mm rainfall. DEVELOPMENT Canopy cover was measured from a drone flight yesterday (26th June) morning (ca. 7.30 am) as 84%. The BBRO BeetGRO model puts canopy cover at 95% from 950 degree-days and forward. So, maybe we’re not tracking that badly. The drone batteries had “leaked” a lot…
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