Wolfdog91 7,099 Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 Hay y'all , hope all's well over on the island, had a little question I was hoping y'all could shed some light on for me Noticed while watching some hunting videos and talking to some airgunners and what not from over y'all way ,y'all use wheat almost exclusively for wild animal feed the way we would use corn. From my understanding feed corn is about the same price over there ( well same cheapness ) so why is wheat more popular? Just curious Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 I'd guess it's because British agriculture is simply more geared towards the production and harvesting of wheat than 'maize' ~ as we call your corn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,004 Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 11 minutes ago, Ken's Deputy said: I'd guess it's because British agriculture is simply more geared towards the production and harvesting of wheat than 'maize' ~ as we call your corn. I never called it maize until I came to Spain mate Incidentally Wolfie, I've wondered about this before. As I understand it you can crop rotate with wheat and it doesn't kill the soil. So I guess it has to be climate. Here in Spain, you see corn and wheat everywhere plus artichokes. They seem to be the main crops I see. For some reason, I see a lot of artichokes left to flower and rot. Never found out why Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,540 Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 All to do with climate and ground conditions .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,775 Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 The most popular game cover crop here is maize and some do feed maize corn. Most feed wheat and many feed split maize to some degree but some do exclusively feed maize. Dunno why mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 50 minutes ago, mushroom said: I never called it maize until I came to Spain mate Yeah. Jolly Green Giant 'Sweet Corn', wasn't it? 'Corn on the Cob'. I never liked it, so never really got to talk about it either way. Till some appeared in my bosses little tow box, one morning. But, that's another matter. I imagine I picked up " Maize " from its use as an ingredient of wild bird feed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gypsydog94 4,596 Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 58 minutes ago, mushroom said: I never called it maize until I came to Spain mate Incidentally Wolfie, I've wondered about this before. As I understand it you can crop rotate with wheat and it doesn't kill the soil. So I guess it has to be climate. Here in Spain, you see corn and wheat everywhere plus artichokes. They seem to be the main crops I see. For some reason, I see a lot of artichokes left to flower and rot. Never found out why Are they a natural fertiliser? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,004 Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 23 minutes ago, Gypsydog94 said: Are they a natural fertiliser? No idea mate, none! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,618 Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 You say tomato, I say tomato. But its the Internet and no one can tell the difference 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 10,592 Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 4 hours ago, mushroom said: I never called it maize until I came to Spain mate Incidentally Wolfie, I've wondered about this before. As I understand it you can crop rotate with wheat and it doesn't kill the soil. So I guess it has to be climate. Here in Spain, you see corn and wheat everywhere plus artichokes. They seem to be the main crops I see. For some reason, I see a lot of artichokes left to flower and rot. Never found out why Do they plough the plants back in to the soil? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,231 Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 no idea why any human would eat it either.....it tastes like shit....i hate the stuff.....doesnt digest either.....no idea why some folk druel at corn on the cob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,004 Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 13 hours ago, low plains drifter said: Do they plough the plants back in to the soil? Never seen them plough it in mate. Just standing plants rotten. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 17 minutes ago, mushroom said: Never seen them plough it in mate. Just standing plants rotten. Keeping the price up by stopping a glut? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shovel leaner 7,650 Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 I think I can shed some light . When you see fields of maize grown here , it’s grown for cattle feed , and the whole plant, cob and all is chopped up and stored to finish ( put a layer of fat ) on the cattle before they are slaughtered. When I feed pheasants with wheat I mix in a bit of Kibbled or split Maize in with it . But too much will make the birds fat and unable to fly well . Basically Maize packs on fat . 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,262 Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 1 hour ago, shovel leaner said: I think I can shed some light . When you see fields of maize grown here , it’s grown for cattle feed , and the whole plant, cob and all is chopped up and stored to finish ( put a layer of fat ) on the cattle before they are slaughtered. When I feed pheasants with wheat I mix in a bit of Kibbled or split Maize in with it . But too much will make the birds fat and unable to fly well . Basically Maize packs on fat . Same here in France, the whole standing maize is shredded into a cattle feed. Hectares upon hectares around me the boar & the roe love it. Your nerves are tested when you are in the middle of a few hectares of it and up close to a grunter with hounds & a bit of cold steel. Can see the maize colour in the fat of birds. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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