Overview
The farm is unique as it has its own water mill, so Mike is able to stone grind his own farm-grown flour for cafés and bakery’s. The majority of wheat is therefore grown for milling purposes. Common varieties in the rotation include Skyfall and RGT illustrious
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Questions & Answers
I’ve had an issue in the past with blackgrass as we haven’t ploughed the field enough. But, since ploughing and putting a spring crop back into it, blackgrass hasn’t been too much of an issue.
Ryegrass is my main weed problem currently on-farm in most of the rotation, which we’re seeing as a bigger issue wider than just our farms in the industry
To control ryegrass, we currently whole crop the field and direct drill which helps reduce the pressure of ryegrass.
In our maize fields, we use a maize herbicide which seems to help. However, we’ve had the maize field recently tested and it seems to be resistant, so our options are currently limited.
I’ve been keen to find a solution to tackle ryegrass in my cereal crops so have been involved with FMC herbicide trials for a number of years.
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T D Jones and Co
T D Jones and Co
T D Jones and Co
Kirsty McKenzie, commercial technical manager. Mike Jones, Farm Partner T D Jones and Co
Farm Facts
Location: West Cheshire
Arable hectares: 400
Average wheat hectarage: 100
Soil type: Mixture – sand to heavy clay
Crops in rotation: Winter wheat, winter barley, winter OSR, maize and grass
Grass weed issue: Mainly ryegrass
Mikes top tip for tackling ryegrass
Whole crop the field and direct drill, this helps reduce the pressure of ryegrass