It's a sad reflection upon our year here that the one, or in fact any, variety not drilled should turn out most profitable.I’ve still got momento in the shed that never got drilled last year...
No.plant any Bolton?
So how have varieties yielded this time , did anyone plant any Bolton?
Well what’s your verdict chae1?We've put in a field of Mountain. Be interesting to see how it compares to cassia.
Agronomist ordered it with fancy new sdhi seed treatment to fo a bit of a trial. Be interesting to see if any difference when it germinates alongside my cassia seed out the heap!
Same here, despite the seed salesmen trying to say it’s past it, Cassia has come out better than the new variety Hawking .Ordered mostly cassia but trying some Bolton too, had cassia,Orwell and tower this harvest, tower was crap,cassia was top on grain and straw, everyone talks it down but performs well for us.
Cassia yield about the same and more straw. Should probably have cut the mountain earlier but cut it at same time as Cassia and mountain had all brackled down. Rotary combine destroyed the mountain straw.Well what’s your verdict chae1?
Mountain did well for me, usually grow Orwell but found it tends to brackle more.
That's where triticale could fit the bill. Growing costs similar to barley, sale price £5 under wheat(or same as wheat I'd your clever) straw is the only down side.