reggie roper

Dad, organic farmer, landscaper, surfer and fly fisherman

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@KnottownFarmer @MauriceDeasy @ArableSam I wonder in organics would ripening happen earlier with less fertility bit of disease etc , I cut spring beans/wheat 2nd week of Sept and it was drilled last week of April, strange year and all

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has anyone grown an organic winter bean oat crop ? it would be very beneficial for the weed issue in some of my fields but I worry about ripening times and chocolate spot , I wud plough in the beans and ope pass oats on top

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@KnottownFarmer presuming

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@KnottownFarmer hi Richard, what seed rates did u go with, I was thinking aiming for 20 bean ppm2, and near full rate of oats pressuring the crows will take their tax

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@KnottownFarmer @ArableSam @MauriceDeasy thanks Richard

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@RBoldan @ArableSam hi Richard, interesting , is that used as a preventative treatment or curative ?

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@ArableSam @ruanejames0 @CallansCows @tallon123niall @TaeSavesLives not sure about grain straw ratio pea haulm is fairly low compared to pea yield but wheat would be same as normal, I did sell a few acres as whole crop one year loads of bales but alot of pea loss in the process

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@imelda_culligan @gareth_culligan @BaseIreland @farmersjournal hi are you going to harvest both or terminate one

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@Gilchesters I think it's the fact that after 23 years organic , where are the weeds????
I am also an organic farmer

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@FarmerBarney @vaderstad thanks for reply. I'm organic aswell and was thinking it might be that. I have fym to spread on fields with 2 ft plus cover crops/ volunteer/ weeds. Will prob do the same.

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@Matt3ngland hi matt how early do you start weeding. as in how many leaves . I've had mixed success with the tine weeder. think I might be leaving it too late

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@Matt3ngland are you blind weeding or is the crop up

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@ArableSam I'd say you gave it a good sniff. 👍 when was it planted

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@John_Dunne_ @Goldcrop hi John. combine . Big demand for organic proteins

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@GreenAcres_Farm @FredVLarsen @Farm3Dwithtrees hi Mark. must be the year thatvut was because alot of my cover crops planted in September disappeared to slugs. First time aswell.

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@DiarmuidSantry hi diarmuid. got it sorted in the end . think forward speed was too slow. don't grow spelt anymore. yield of grain was very low and hard to get milling quality.what was your fix

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anyone got some advice on combine settings for spelt? Had some long straws getting into grain tank last year. sieves full open . concave wide and normal drum speed

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@ArableSam congratulations Sam. have a great Christmas

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@John_Dunne_ land is drying a bit alright. would u plant isobel oats now or wait till early spring! I think I might be feeding the crows