Wheat going into barley stubble with the new KHart

@DirectSeeding My question Dylan is how much moisture do you think all that stubble will take away from the crop with the rain?

@DirectSeeding Good question. I believe zero. But I could be wrong. I’ve only found positive establishment and yield benefits from residue so far (comparing to burnt spots etc). But I’m sure it will bite us at some stage.

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@DirectSeeding So satisfying seeing it slice straight through so much residue, does it ever get blocked?

@DirectSeeding Yes. Soft sand is its nemesis. Loves hard dirt. In soft sand we have to reduce press wheel pressure by lifting bar frame up a bit. Also some maintenance (shimming discs every 1-3000ha) to keep gap between double discs minimal

@DirectSeeding That is Art in motion 👌🏼

@DirectSeeding It’s certainly aesthetically pleasing. This is on a sharefarm. They’ve done a lot of work to reclaim this field from salinity. I’m glad the residue retention will help keep that management going.

@DirectSeeding Nice Dylan. Is wheat on barley common? From my exp it’s a lot better than wheat on wheat (assuming volunteers are controlled).

@DirectSeeding Not common. I’m trying to phase out imi barley so I can do it more often though. This is a paddock of maximus stubble. I’ll have to rather deliver it as feed if I can’t blend it with the paddocks around it. Is the advantage disease carryover, extra residue or something else?

@DirectSeeding You could turn that straw into hay for drought feed

@DirectSeeding Could be good roughage. Haven’t heard of anyone baling straw up here. I’d have to factor in cost of potassium loss too.