KWS Extase

teslacoils

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lincolnshire

• May 3, 2019

• #1

Ok, for someone who pays a *lot* of attention to varieties this one has slipped by my radar.

Ace septoria
Stands up
High bushel
Good yield
Not late to cut

Could some growers shed some more light on it? Looks French, so does it tiller well? Cover the ground quick? Is it spindly like cordiale, or bushy like Scout? I read its growth habit was like Siskin. Did anyone have it last year? Does it thresh? Is it awned? Big flag leaves?

 

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clemmo

Member

• May 3, 2019

• #2

Don’t believe it is commercially available yet, will be a lot of seed crops in the ground this year

Looks an excellent variety on paper though !

 

Rob Holmes

Moderator

BASIS

Location

Ashbourne, Derbyshire

• May 3, 2019

• #3

Got 5 tons pre booked but been told it's in short supply

 

APJ

Member

Location

West Midlands(Shropshire borders)

• May 3, 2019

• #4

Booked some back last year, looks like it ticks plenty of boxes.

 

Longneck

Member

Mixed Farmer

• May 3, 2019

• #5

Only bad thing I’ve heard is no OWBM resistance

 

teslacoils

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lincolnshire

• May 3, 2019

• #6

Been reading the French.....slowly. No awns. That's all I've got.

No seed growers on here then?

 

robbie

Member

BASIS

Location

the brecks norfolk

• May 3, 2019

• #7

I attended a kws technical briefing and I did see it in some trials last year. I've got a copy of the slides about it from the meeting somewhere I'll see if I can dig them out for you.
From memory it's going to be the best thing since sliced bread, from memory it's quite erect over winter and the chap said to grow it like you would siskin, anyone who grows siskin and can keep it standing will be ok with extase.

Ps extase is French for ecstasy or so we were told.

 

robbie

Member

BASIS

Location

the brecks norfolk

• May 3, 2019

• #8

Got a picture but I can't find the slides.

It doesn't really tell you much.
As far as I know there is some seed available but it's very limited.

 

david

Member

Location

County Down

• May 3, 2019

• #9

Looks a good variety. Its got and 8 or 9 rating against Septoria - will be early to go through the combine to.

I worry where the resistance genes have come from and will they suddenly breakdown.

 

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SilliamWhale

Member

Location

Does it matter anymore how far WalterP is from me?

• May 3, 2019

• #10

Its sold out anyway

 

yellow belly

Member

Location

south west lincolnshire

• May 3, 2019

• #11

Owbm resistance is a necessity now we have no chemical control

 

An Gof

Member

Location

Cornwall

• May 3, 2019

• #12

I have two tonnes booked but was told at a meeting yesterday that it is now sold out.

 

teslacoils

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lincolnshire

• May 3, 2019

• #13

SilliamWhale said:

Its sold out anyway

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Sold out sold out?

Or sold out but we can put you on a list but it will be very expensive oh look we've just found a huge heap of it sold out?

 

Chae1

Member

Location

Aberdeenshire

• May 3, 2019

• #14

teslacoils said:

Sold out sold out?

Or sold out but we can put you on a list but it will be very expensive oh look we've just found a huge heap of it sold out?

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How can it be sold out?

Do they know the exact tonnage of seed every growers going to produce 2019 harvest.

 

B'o'B

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Rutland

• May 3, 2019

• #15

Chae1 said:

How can it be sold out?

Do they know the exact tonnage of seed every growers going to produce 2019 harvest.

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There will be a budgeted tonnage, it could go the other way.

 

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SilliamWhale

Member

Location

Does it matter anymore how far WalterP is from me?

• May 3, 2019

• #16

I doubt its gonna be as good as everyone thinks anyway

 

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Matta

Member

Location

UK

• May 3, 2019

• #17

I have ~10ha in the ground. Very early to develop in the spring, flag is emerging now so assume will be early to harvest. If not will have plenty of time soaking up the sun?! Stems like bamboo canes and 5 clean + green leaves. It’s not on a fertile site (no muck) so could be a bit thicker for preference. There are a couple of tramlines of Zyatt within one field and it makes it look like the poor relation, despite some other Zyatt looking pleasant enough. Plenty of hype around it and I would say it looks promising, wait and see what grain quality it brings.

 

farming4profit

Member

BASIS

Location

Cambridgeshire

• May 4, 2019

• #18

It's not sold out, but it is true that there is not much seed available. Talk to your Agrovista contact.

 

Wheatonrotty

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

MK43

• May 4, 2019

• #19

I've got a couple of tonnes booked, but was talking to someone the other day who must be fairly confident as he's got 45 booked!

 

Feldspar

Member

Location

Essex, Cambs and Suffolk

• May 4, 2019

• #20

SilliamWhale said:

I doubt its gonna be as good as everyone thinks anyway

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Expatiate if you care. Obviously there is a chance that its septoria ratings won't hold up, but it's nice to see what seems to be more than incremental changes. I've got 2t booked.