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04 July 2013

Interesting to read in a good many articles on the forecasted cereal plantings to be up considerably.

Has the weather over the past months allowed for over wintered plantings to be made, if so what are the populations looking like?

Have crops been damaged considerably of taken out by recent wet weather in any areas?

Thoughts?


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Comments 13

  • Joe Heng 08 Jul 2013

    hopefully the aussies dont try and collapse our market by sending any cheap surpluses here

  • Phil Enticott 08 Jul 2013

    Central H B April and May plantings have established really well with good populations. Hopefully can push the boundaries with yields if we get the moisture

    • Fenton Hazelwood (Moderator) 08 Jul 2013

      Great to hear Phil, moisture being the key, here is hoping for moisture and good heat units to allow crops to produce great yields...

      What are the disease levels like on these early established crops?

  • Grant Hagerty 09 Jul 2013

    Scald starting to appear in some Autumn planted Tavern barley trials we are running in Canterbury. 

    Also fairly common to see Speckled leaf blotch in the early planted wheats, even some needing Opus Ultimate already!!

    • Fenton Hazelwood (Moderator) 09 Jul 2013

      With scald present in Barley, will be interesting to see what the replicated trial plots of Xemium are looking like. If the effacacy is anything like last year, the Xemium treated plots should well be looking very good.

  • Gavin Borthwick 09 Jul 2013

    There doesn't appear to be any significant crop loss around Canterbury from the recent wet weather. There are a few low lying areas that have suffered from sitting in water but the Norwester's lately have sorted a lot of that out.

  • Phil Enticott 23 Jul 2013

    Trudged around April/May sown wheat and barley and after all that disease pressure is nil, Something to do with OSR previously maybe. All i got for all that was mud inside the 'red bands' !   Takapau area

    • Fenton Hazelwood (Moderator) 25 Jul 2013

      Interesting Phil, the OSR may have helped with the removal so to speak of some disease inoculum. There is for sure considerable disease in the South Island.

      Very much a changing landscape with disease control with some ai’s not doing the job, especially where use rates have been well below label rates..

      • Steve Sim 06 Aug 2013

        AI's? I assume you mean air inducted nozzles? Has there been problems with performance from them?

        • Fenton Hazelwood (Moderator) 07 Aug 2013

          Hi Steve

          Welcome to the blog, great to have you join.

          In terms of the discussion, AI's in this instance mean active ingredients..

          But am in agreeance, that there have been some very good results with Air Induction nozzles

  • Dave Schrader 23 Aug 2013

    Extraordinarily mild late winter in South Canterbury means most farmers are up to date with their crop management. Grain prices are bouyant but the dairy sector may go quiet soon so opportunities may dry up. Wheat crops look good but caution regarding SLB and Tan spot. Autumn barleys look good too although 2nd year crops have some scald and net blotch.

    • Fenton Hazelwood (Moderator) 23 Aug 2013

      Dave, have you seen any Tan Spot? Very much hope not.

  • Phil Enticott 02 Sep 2013

    Takapau Retriever Barley and Phoenix wheat definitely not suffering moisture stress this year...easterly rain,rain,rain.
       Using a tried and proven 500mls Opus on the barley for Net Blotch and Leaf Rust for the wheat...Chopper job for sure.
      Most Central Hawkes Bay crops have established very well....just waiting for the X Factor...

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