Spring barley will be ready for harvest in around 1-2 weeks in the east midlands. The more forward crops are changing colour already but many crops still are green. Spring barley is normally harvested around 3 weeks after winter sown barley.
In the UK the harvest festival, also known as the harvest home, is traditionally celebrated on the Sunday nearest the harvest moon. This is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox, which is often between 21-23 September.
When is barley ready to harvest?
The more forward crops are changing colour already but many crops still are green. Spring barley is normally harvested around 3 weeks after winter sown barley. Spring barley is in the lower field with a brown (set aside ) border.
When do you plant winter barley in England?
Winter barley is sown in the autumn in September and October. Barley grows faster than wheat in the spring so becomes unlandable sooner. Nearly all the winter barley has now been harvested. The field in the aerial shot is one of the few remaining uncut crops.
Another popular question is “What is the production phase of barley?”.
The production phase starts after flowering, lasting through to the grains filling and ripening. Barley is different from wheat (especially spring barley) as flowering can start just prior to ear emergence.
Spring barley is sown between February and End March. It will appear similar to winter barley in colour and texture but will typically be around 3 weeks later in maturing.
What is the value of UK feed barley in 2021?
By late spring 2021, the value of UK feed barley had risen by £60 per tonne from the values we witnessed during the 2020 harvest. By the end of June, approximately 5.5 million tonnes of barley had been used by UK compounders and for on-farm feeding.
Wheat production in the UK decreased by 40%, from 16.2 million tonnes in 2019 to 9.7 million tonnes in 2020. The UK yield of 7.0 tonnes per hectare is lower than the five year average of 8.4 tonnes per hectare. Barley Total barley production increased by 0.9%, from 8.0 million tonnes in 2019 to 8.1 million tonnes in 2020.