Watch: Growing an excellent winter barley crop

A crop of Quadra winter barley was almost fully headed out and beginning to flower on the McCann farm near Athy, Co Kildare, last week. Tillage editor Andy Doyle explains how to get higher yields.

Andy Doyle

28 May 2016

Watch: Growing an excellent winter barley crop

Harvesting winter barley in Co Tipperary. Photo: Donal O' Leary

This winter barley was sown on 27 September at 6.25 stones per acre (94.7kg/ha), the crowd was told at the Glanbia field walk. It was a full crop with up to 700 ears per square metre – more than enough for a six-row crop.

This crop was after winter barley, following wheat, and it was dressed with Latitude. It was also treated with Redigo Deter, but received a further two aphicides, one in late October and the other in late November.

Fertilisation was similar to the wheat, with two splits of P and K and a total of 171 units N/ac (213kg N/ha).

Watch the video below for Andy’s advice for higher yields when growing winter barley:

Excellent crops at McCann field walk in Athy

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