[lynas]

Anyone planting yet? No doubt there`s some feed oats gone in and maybe some dual purpose long season wheat, some Faba bean and maybe some early barley going in now.

 

[nhinoz]

Lupins and canola sown after rain at easter and now just emerging. Just scored 65mm out of this weather event so will now have enough moisture to get wheat, barley and chickpeas in over the next few weeks.

 

[lynas]

You`re on a roll, nhinoz. You won`t be wanting much more rain til after planting, then.

 

[bear]

put long season winter wheat in ,had 55mm last 3 days enough moisture now to start barley in about 10 days

 

[lynas]

Which variety wheat? bear.

 

[bear]

wrangler , it worked well last year , fed it off twice to the cattle & still stripped 12 bags !

 

[diggora]

No one going here, not quite enough moisture and no sub soil moisture = too risky.
Should have dried out enough by the weekend, so will start proper dry sowing canola then.

bear "12 bags"! Thats old school and keeping it real! Love it!

 

[madsnake]

35 to 52mm over week end, vetch in before rain, our little bit of canola in end of week, then rest will follow, ending on field peas around the 17th may I hope.

 

[aussie farmer]

put blackbutt in 2nd week of February and feed wheat late February , Sowed triticale mid march and just waiting to spray again to put more triticale in early may.
Had xb lambs on blackbutt since 15th of march and wheat is now ready to feed off , after the rain this week the triticale will be ready soon too.
Had about 50mm in the last 5 days , patchy here some blokes have had upto 100mm.
Top temperature today was 11 degrees c, blowing like a mongrel.

 

[X80]

Seen a bloke dry sowing canola at skipton...and I mean dry!....if it rains this weekend some friends will start in the wimmera...

I might sow manning wheat trial on Sunday....

Ant....

 

[Swoopa_au]

I've started sowing grass seed for the father in law and I'll do 2 of my paddocks Friday. Had 13mm last week but forecasting more this weekend. Next door neighbour is sowing revenue wheat today. Up until now it's been a very dry start to the year after a dud spring.

Got a mate up at beulah who have sown all there hay oats and vetch and will finish canola tonight but having a break before sowing wheat and barley.

Hope all the northern guys get a decent go at it.

Cheers

Mark

 

[lynas]

wrangler , it worked well last year , fed it off twice to the cattle & still stripped 12 bags !

Sounds good! That`s a variety I have not heard of.

We won`t plant wheat here til start of May.

 

[bear]

Sounds good! That`s a variety I have not heard of.

We won`t plant wheat here til start of May.

it is very similar to wedgetail ,i have been sowing it for 3 years now

 

[Aussie7120]

Planted wedgetail wheat on just 22mm over Easter, then 53 mm last 2 days given 60-80cm moisture so will now plant a little canola, then wheat and as much chickpeas as rotation will allow. All in by end May hopefully
NDF disc planter did great job planting grazing wheat into 75mm band wet soil and got up in 5 days with 30 C degree days

 

[small time operator]

feed in for sheep and vetch and currently sowing lupins

 

[Doctor 650]

RT Canola going in today. 55 mls for April, used most of that for weed control. Hope to start Lupins within a week. Haven't had this early knockdown weed control for donkeys, nice to take pressure off the selectives..

 

[Auscocky]

We only got half an inch here on the Downs out of the weekends event.
Still to early for grain, but a bit of feed would have gone in.
I need it to fine up to finish sorghum harvest.

 

[X80]

Frost....

 

[Doctor 650]

Seeding pic, Canola going in..

 

[gv]

Seeding pic, Canola going in..

Nice pic Doc! First season with that rig?