Feed Barley

[Guest]

remember when i was a young fella 80s/90s you guys will correct me but australias main competitor in malt barley was harrington canadian malt barley.

guess its been superceded 10 times over by now

no we grew it up until 10-15 yrs ago , and metcalfe ever since

[farmaholic]

no we grew it up until 10-15 yrs ago , and metcalfe ever since

Wasn't Harrington so disease susceptible? We grew it before fungicide apps were commonly practiced around here.

[farming101]

Harrington, yes often the head was just emerging at the time the last leaf was browning off.
Still a few acres reported.

I have no experience with Synergy, but the disease package looks really good on paper. As mentioned if the plan is to go for max yield and sell into the feed market then a feed variety might be a better choice.

Anyone ever grow Conlon? Was always a solid variety but never widely grown. Huge seed. Seed heavy

[4GFarms]

We grew champion for a few yers and noticed that you would lose heads if you let it stand too long. Had only a few days to get it knocked down. Same trouble as sheepwheat so moved to CDC austenson. A little better yielder for our area as well.

[GDR]

Harrington, yes often the head was just emerging at the time the last leaf was browning off.
Still a few acres reported.

I have no experience with Synergy, but the disease package looks really good on paper. As mentioned if the plan is to go for max yield and sell into the feed market then a feed variety might be a better choice.

Anyone ever grow Conlon? Was always a solid variety but never widely grown. Huge seed. Seed heavy

Yes Conlon is a big seed, can weigh super heavy too. We use it when we get late seeding, had a wet chunk last year, seeded middle of June and was still ready same time as mid may seeded other varieties. Yields a bit less but early maturity is worth something.

[WiltonRanch]

Yes Conlon is a big seed, can weigh super heavy too. We use it when we get late seeding, had a wet chunk last year, seeded middle of June and was still ready same time as mid may seeded other varieties. Yields a bit less but early maturity is worth something.

I grow cowboy mostly for forage but combining is a bloody waste if you’re going for more than seed. The grain guys swear by Copeland around here. I’m looking at changing to a better grain yielder and want a decent disease package more than anything as I don’t treat or in crop fungicide. As well, early maturing barley can get you going earlier. So with Conlon is the yield difference for you compared to others a substantial amount or within a few bushels? Austenson looks alright but these late barley varieties you end up starting on wheat, move to canola, and mop up on barley and oats, and barley yield is no better.

[farming101]

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[errolanderson]

Southern Alberta feed market is quite firm right now. Rail transportation problems appears to have slowed corn shipments into feedlot alley. Also, road ban season lies straight ahead. This may be a solid feed barley cash pricing opportunity for growers . . . .

[GDR]

I grow cowboy mostly for forage but combining is a bloody waste if you’re going for more than seed. The grain guys swear by Copeland around here. I’m looking at changing to a better grain yielder and want a decent disease package more than anything as I don’t treat or in crop fungicide. As well, early maturing barley can get you going earlier. So with Conlon is the yield difference for you compared to others a substantial amount or within a few bushels? Austenson looks alright but these late barley varieties you end up starting on wheat, move to canola, and mop up on barley and oats, and barley yield is no better.

Last year our Copeland did right around 100 and the Conlon about 95. Same fert, likely better moisture on the conlon land though. 3 times the straw on Copeland depending if that's good or bad for your situation. Austenson is shorter season than Copeland, Conlon about the earliest, was one called Lacey that was early too that I thought was good but seems to have disappeared.

[Horse]

I grew austonson 3 yrs and had an awful time with the awns they would completely plug off the strawwalkers about every 3 hopper fulls, I run a conventional combine rotary may be better ??