cutting wholecrop barley

epfff

Is their much advantage cutting with wholecrop head as opposed to disk mower and pick with ordinary head
As in is it worth hassle of looking for different contractor

severeoversteer

epfff wrote: »

Is their much advantage cutting with wholecrop head as opposed to disk mower and pick with ordinary head
As in is it worth hassle of looking for different contractor

if there is a contractor with a direct cut header close to you I would seriously consider it,

mowing it with disc mower without a conditioner would be the only other way to do it

td5man

Have mowed triticale with moco and picked up with the wagon.
There would be greater losses from the wagon than the mower.

Panch18

Isn't corn cracker in the harvester the important thing??

severeoversteer

Panch18 wrote: »

Isn't corn cracker in the harvester the important thing??

only if its gone too ripe

no harm in having it on though if the harvester has it

epfff

severeoversteer wrote: »

only if its gone too ripe

no harm in having it on though if the harvester has it

How ripe should I let it go

severeoversteer

epfff wrote: »

How ripe should I let it go

http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/farming/livestock/grass/silage-management/si-fodder/si-wholecrop.htm

this should answer

Farmer Pudsey

epfff wrote: »

How ripe should I let it go

cottage cheese stage. If you squeeze and it flies out too wet, if it is floury it is too dry. The other test is you indent it with you finger nail.

Deano7

epfff wrote: »

How ripe should I let it go

When u make a print with your nail and it says there it's ready, do this in several different parts of the field as most crops don't ripen evenly due to tillering.

Lano Lynn

epfff wrote: »

How ripe should I let it go

used to grow whole crop for sheep feed,cut with a NHdouble chop.
when the pigeons start its ready:D