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· CONLON has very large seeds and
most growers try to plant at least 1 3/4 - 2 bushels
of seed per acre in order to achieve the plant population they require.
· CONLON can handle good fertility and growers have had
good results from pushing N
levels slightly higher for CONLON
· Be prepared to spray CONLON earlier than other varieties.
Most first time growers are
very surprised at how quickly CONLON grows from
emergence to the 3 - 4 leaf stage.
· "Be very careful what you spray on all 2-row barleys - Assert and/or Puma
mixed with
Bionoxil can, in some cases, cause crop damage. Check with your supplier
for more
information.
· If you are planning to apply a fungicide to CONLON just
prior to heading, CONLON will
reach this stage approximately one week ahead of other barley varieties.
CONLON has
shown to respond well to the use of Tilt but often the Tilt is applied
late because
CONLON heads so early.
· CONLON is typically ready to swath the first week of
August. Most first time growers
are caught a little off guard by this phenomenon.
· Many long-time growers in the US have straight cut CONLON
for a number of years and
have done so successfully. Please approach the idea of straight cutting
cautiously.
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Tips on growing CONLON!
"CONLON is a heavy barley. Growers are encouraged to weigh a
truckload at harvest
and do a bushel weight to realize just how well it has performed for them
(especially if
you feed your own barley). It is important that this high yield be reported
to crop
insurance in order to keep your IPI high for barley. It was only after I
weighed my
production that I realized just how well CONLON had yielded on our farm.
LOW VOLUME, HIGH VALUE!"
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