How do we prepare for drought- wall to wall lentils?

[sumdumguy]

Large green lentils do well with a good start.

[TOM4CWB]

Every thing else does well with a good start... Zero Till!

[Jagfarms]

If it does not rain here before seeding time we
will be looking to seed what gets the best return
with crop insurance.

Will be cutting back on fertilizer and top
dressing liquid after if it rains.

[hedgehog]

drought declared today in england! little rain for 16months, longest dry spell since 76

[Hopperbin]

So is our HRSW going to be worth something in UK?

[hedgehog]

could be, time will tell. good rises on markets today.

[Hopperbin]

To Sumdumguy have you figured out how much them walls are going to cost?

[rhoff]

Maybe you should just stick to your rotation since
nobody knows what the weather is going to do. It
is February, there is almost as many days
between now and seeding as it takes to grow a
crop.

[malleefarmer]

you got any links hedgehog to see what context the meaning of drought means in the uk, its not something we hear of that often

[hedgehog]

mallee, check the bbc/ news.
its not drought as you know it, but the reserviors are near empty , and spring is here in east england.
water restrictions will be imposed soon if no rain arrives.

[silverback]

Was it a cold or warm winter there?

[TOM4CWB]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17091256

G.B. drought story with a map at the bottom.

[sumdumguy]

Tom, everything thing else does not do well if it
stays dry. If wheat doesnt tiller, and heat at
blooming and filling knocks the yield to s--t.
From our experience the only crop that came
through in the 80s was laird lentils. Course if you
havent been in lentils crop insurance will be low
for them.

Wheat and Canola take a lot of fertilizer, lentils
dont.

[hedgehog]

silverback, it has been no winter at all, almost no snow, not much frost except a spell last fortnight.
total reverse of last winter.
cant sell hay , straw or snowploughs

[bigzee]

Best thing to do is make lots of chemfallow if you think its going to be a drought. That way there will be less acres going in which will lead to higher prices for us that have optimisim.