2024 done and dusted. And I don’t have a single photo from harvest: Christian fixed the harvest, GDL fixed the delivery, and I was busy fixing trial data. Any photos on this post are old ones. Harvest date was 6 November. Delivery date was, in the end 13 and 14 November. There was a lot…
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14 August 2024. Sow +118 days. INSECTS Formal monitoring has ended. With the worst insect threat behind us, it can be said that 2024 was an OK year. Beet fly / miner came early and has hung around, but the pressure has not been problematic. Black bean aphids came and went without meeting spraying thresholds.…
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3 July 2024. Sow +76 days. A lot has been happening… CROP DEVELOPMENT AND CONDITIONS The crop is looking good (see page feature image). It varies over the field, but I’d say there is around 80% canopy coverage and some of the roots are starting to reach 300-400g weight. There are still a lot of…
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(2024-05-02, sow +14 days, 78 degree-days_base 3, 17.2 mm rain) EMERGENCE On 26 April, 8 days after sowing, we saw a lot of radicles. On 26 April, 8 days after sowing, we saw the start of a lot of radicles, but not much more (Photo). Two days later, it was possible to fine shoots pushing…
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(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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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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