TIPS FOR SOWING WOSR | PODCAST
Tim O’Donovan, Technical Director, Seedtech
with guests
Richie Hackett, Research Officer, Teagasc
Jim O’Neill, Independent Agronomist
Pat Nugent, Tipperary Farmer
Key points for establishing WOSR
A well-established rape crop is more resilient against slug and pigeon grazing, spring droughts and should allow more savings on fertiliser using canopy management.
A well-established rape crop is more resilient against slug and pigeon grazing, spring droughts and should allow more savings on fertiliser using canopy management.
1. Lime needs to be > 6.0; ideally 6.5
2. P –added at drilling if index low. Bag or two of 10:10:20/ac and/or slurry/dung etc. If soil P is index 1 or 2, I would plough in slurry/dung and place/broadcast a bag or more of 10:10:20/ac before sowing
3. Reduce compaction as much as possible – each man needs to figure this out himself.
4. Don’t drill too deep, about half inch to 1 inch depth but depends on the soil.
5. Drill AURELIA /AVIRON /BEATRIX CL (hybrids) at 50 seeds /m2 or bag to 7.5 ac (3 ha).
6. Roll well after sowing, maybe twice in the middle of fields – will be most important if slugs are an issue.
7. Pre-emerg weed control is the best start but expensive if the crop fails so get soil and establishment right
8. Spread slug pellets at sowing on top of the ground or watch it very carefully until true/rough leaves expand
9. Kill volunteers with graminicide in Oct
10. Half dose of Proline as late as you can in Oct or November – travel as late as you can. 1/3 of Boron with this; balance in spring
WOSR - Saving nitrogen in spring 2023 using Canopy Management (N+ ADVANTAGE)
Calculating GAI for spring applied nitrogen requirements in WOSR
WOSR crop and the effect of radiation on N requirements
For more information and explainer videos see HERE
Calculating GAI for spring applied nitrogen requirements in WOSR with John Spink, Teagasc and Tim O’Donovan
Variety Agronomic & Quality Characteristics
Do you know which variety is Ireland’s most consistent Winter Barley?
Belfry is the most consistent winter barley on DAFM RL beating control yields in 26 out of 30 DAFM winter barley trials (2016-2021).
For more information, see HERE
