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Silent1

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19,762 posts

265 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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What %age are you currently seeing in wheat off the field?
We're getting it coming off between 15.8 and 17 yikes

Flatland

853 posts

220 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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16 to 17% today, was 18+ when we started on Sunday. Desperation had set in by that point, mind.

Olf

11,978 posts

248 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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anonymous-user

84 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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WTF are you farmers on about? biggrin

I.T.B

5,620 posts

245 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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Moisture level my dear townie biggrin

Flatland

853 posts

220 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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Moisture content in wheat; if there's too much when we harvest it, your bread will be soggy.

Ooh arr, get orf moi larnd etc.

Olf

11,978 posts

248 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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Flatland said:
Moisture content in wheat; if there's too much when we harvest it, your bread will be soggy.

Ooh arr, get orf moi larnd etc.
So DRY it dear Liza.

Silent1

Original Poster:

19,762 posts

265 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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Olf said:
Flatland said:
Moisture content in wheat; if there's too much when we harvest it, your bread will be soggy.

Ooh arr, get orf moi larnd etc.
So DRY it dear Liza.
We are, it's just bloody expensive.

Time to get the romanians in with some kitchen roll.

anonymous-user

84 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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I.T.B said:
Moisture level my dear townie biggrin
I'm a country boy actually. But I thank you for the info smile

Olf

11,978 posts

248 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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Silent1 said:
Olf said:
Flatland said:
Moisture content in wheat; if there's too much when we harvest it, your bread will be soggy.

Ooh arr, get orf moi larnd etc.
So DRY it dear Liza.
We are, it's just bloody expensive.

Time to get the romanians in with some kitchen roll.
Burn the bloody Romanians.

KJR

799 posts

295 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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They are alluding to the fact that this years harvest is going to be shmadte, due to the terrible summer. As a consequence grain prices will rocket, therefore the price of things like bread will be going up.

Not sure the farmers will see much of this "extra" money though ?

simba1

547 posts

230 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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Olf said:
That's a pretty big truck you have there. What's it used for and what's the mpg/torque/topend.

Silent1

Original Poster:

19,762 posts

265 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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KJR said:
They are alluding to the fact that this years harvest is going to be shmadte, due to the terrible summer. As a consequence grain prices will rocket, therefore the price of things like bread will be going up.

Not sure the farmers will see much of this "extra" money though ?
No, we're currently being raped sans KY on drying costs, if it goes over 18% it's cheaper to leave it in the bloody ground!

elster

17,517 posts

240 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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KJR said:
They are alluding to the fact that this years harvest is going to be shmadte, due to the terrible summer. As a consequence grain prices will rocket, therefore the price of things like bread will be going up.

Not sure the farmers will see much of this "extra" money though ?
No that goes to Tesco's pockets.

Friend just started harvest I know he is having a st time. As drive shaft snapped on one of harvesters, his wood pellet store for Drax burnt to the ground, and his harvest is sh!t.

Flatland

853 posts

220 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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What yield are you getting? Have heard tell of a mythic 5 ton/acre round our way. Looks like we're on 4+ so far.

xllifts

3,724 posts

233 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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So these days what does it cost to run a dryer?

Its about 20+ years since we were involved and we used Muir hills to move the corn and wheat, so that gives you an idea of the quantities we were harvesting the good old days!

I don't think people realise how true silent1's comment is about leaving it on the ground, at those rates its not worth the fuel to reap.

Olf

11,978 posts

248 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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xllifts said:
So these days what does it cost to run a dryer?

Its about 20+ years since we were involved and we used Muir hills to move the corn and wheat, so that gives you an idea of the quantities we were harvesting the good old days!

I don't think people realise how true silent1's comment is about leaving it on the ground, at those rates its not worth the fuel to reap.
Funny old world. The millers don't want damp grain but the butchers are injecting meat with water and getting away with it.

Landlord

12,689 posts

287 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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I've a question - why is some harvesting done at night? Cheers.

Olf

11,978 posts

248 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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Landlord said:
I've a question - why is some harvesting done at night? Cheers.
To get the crop in whilst it's good. Simple as that.

Landlord

12,689 posts

287 months

Wednesday 27th August 2008
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Olf said:
Landlord said:
I've a question - why is some harvesting done at night? Cheers.
To get the crop in whilst it's good. Simple as that.
As in workin' 24-7? How come some farmers ONLY do it at night (is that a cue for a bumper sticker?) or am I mistaken?