bydv

Without worrying about disease and grassweeds. Theoretically how early could you drill winter wheat without it going to ear by Xmas? I understand the winter varieties need to go through the vernalisation period, but that most varieties don't require this as much now due to cross breeding with...

Interested to hear views on good options for wheat varieties for 2021. I grow wheat for feed, and like to focus on: 1. Good inbuilt disease strength. 2. Good tillering (helps fill the Claydon gaps). 3. Wide sowing calendar window. I grew Extase this year, and it did "ok" (may have been the...

ive not grown w osr for years ,but due to this last years cropping /resowings etc amhaving to put in an extra couple of fields into a break so have sown one of them in osr last monday, having just walked it can find plenty thats chitted and sending a root out helped by the moisture from the...

I’m putting in some bird bumblebee mix on a few acres in a STEPs agreement ( Severn Trent water ) A mix of 5 seed bearing and 6 flowering plants, so all sizes from cereals to oxe eye daisy. Obviously can’t drill very deep at all. Got to be in by 15th sept. Is it better to crack on now while...

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I keep reading about BYDV tolerant Wheat and Barley varieties, but from what I can see the majority of the recommended list do not fall into this camp. I am aware there are one or two resistant varieties in the pipeline, and even now being grown commercially, but is the any tolerance in...