Barley Planet
@barleyplanet.bsky.social
Retired barley geneticist interested in applied research for better crop production. Interest in all cereals, especially in their utilisations. Long term/suffering Wolves supporter. Spent my career in Scotland but now living in Glorious Gloucestershire
And here is yesterday's chart with a white background so you can see the figures!
December 20, 2024 at 10:16 AM
And here is yesterday's chart with a white background so you can see the figures!
More importantly, what has happened to the average yield over the period? Below shows the average spring barley yield from 2001-24 in England and Scotland. Lots of scatter but a consistent and significant trend in both UK regions. Scottish improvement is ~1t/ha over the period. Plant Breeding works
December 20, 2024 at 10:14 AM
More importantly, what has happened to the average yield over the period? Below shows the average spring barley yield from 2001-24 in England and Scotland. Lots of scatter but a consistent and significant trend in both UK regions. Scottish improvement is ~1t/ha over the period. Plant Breeding works
Defra posted UK #harvest24 production stats on Friday. Below is UK spring barley production in England & Scotland. Interesting Scottish production is stable around the 2Mt level but English fluctuates more widely between 3 and 5Mt. Problems sowing winter crops clearly affect English production.
December 19, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Defra posted UK #harvest24 production stats on Friday. Below is UK spring barley production in England & Scotland. Interesting Scottish production is stable around the 2Mt level but English fluctuates more widely between 3 and 5Mt. Problems sowing winter crops clearly affect English production.