Spring malting barley can be one of the most straightforward crops to manage. Sow it in the "Goldilocks zone" (not too early, not too late), apply your nitrogen early, use cheap weedkiller and cheap fungicide, and sit back to wait for harvest. What could go wrong?Turns out, quite a bit. The weather, for one, can mess things up big time. Rain during flowering can result in fusarium in the ear and rejection of the crop. Rain in the run-up to harvest can cause increased skinning, potentially leading to grain being rejected.Delays at harvest can cause issues with germination leading to... you guessed it, rejection again. A wet run-in can also increase the threat from the dreaded ramularia (more on that later).
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