Malt barley on wheat stubble

[flea beetle]

I could put the barley after the peas, and put the wheat after the oats. Maybe that would be better?

[TASFarms]

Protein bump from a pulse might be better in wheat than malt, but feed barley would be good too. Oats do help with disease in pulses

[goalieguy847]

What I would do... is seed malt barley anyways. If it gets contaminated with wheat seed then itll go for feed... which is fine. This far north its a crapshoot on malt grade anyways due to a late fall rain and chitting/ sprouting/ greens.
barley is cheaper to grow and i dont foresee any major value drop in barley as southern alberta is already having discussions to decrease irrigation rates and fear of drought it high. Hay/ feed/ silage could be at a serious premium next fall.
i hope not because i really feel for southern alberta. Theyve taken it on the chin the last few years. And, granted, not alot of feed barley gets grown under irrigation....

or hammer in some peas and swath them early before they go flat....
Fabas are a nice option too they just need heat.. and moisture! Up here only ever seem to get 1 or the other...

[flea beetle]

Back of napkin plan was to seed synergy for malt just like you said since that is the variety the elevator wants. Like you said, if it goes feed, that is fine. I have never grown synergy, but they claim it will yield right up there with the feed varieties. Gonna have to buy all my seed barley if I switch to synergy, but it is what it is.

Not comfortable enough growing 20-25% of acres in peas, as I have never grown them. Gonna try a quarter or two of greens to populate seed, and if it doesn’t go too bad, I will try 800-1000 acres the next year. Have to swath them, as I don’t own a straight cut header.

I think that is the unofficial plan anyway. The elevator seemed to think they could blend the barley with other samples if contaminated with wheat. Not ideal, but doable if need be.

[blackpowder]

Just remember, a pea swath is the worst if it blows.

[flea beetle]

Just remember, a pea swath is the worst if it blows.

Yes. I have heard that. Might just swath ahead of the combine for this year, and if I don’t mind growing peas, buy a header or two next year. I am sure the shelling loss from swathing will buy a header on 1000 acres at least every 2nd year.

[blackpowder]

On your canola as well.
Then factor shrinkage.

[fjlip]

And flat on ground MANURE if rains...

[Hamloc]

Just remember, a pea swath is the worst if it blows.

Yup I had to swath a couple of times as it was too flat for my honeybee to pick. Swathed just ahead of the combine as I found even rolled pea swaths blow. No stubble to hold them.

As for Synergy, yes I have grown it. Decent yielding stands ok. From what I have grown for different varieties over the last 4 years I would say Synergy and Austenson about the same, then Sirish about 10% better, then Esma about 15% better. Just my experience.

[blackpowder]

Haven't even used a lifter since going MacDon