Best short straw variety , winter wheat ....

[bobk]

I can sell straw for good money but now the equation has changed , straw is stuck in value and grain has increased , therefore it's time to put the money in to grain not straw,

Clearly too much input has gone in to producing an added value commodity , now imo is to produce grain , could go tits up though , ha ha

 

[DRC]

Good old Costello has ticked the box again here . You won’t get better bushel weight, and incidentally mine
was grown from seed with the lowest TGW ( 38 I seem to remember), that I’d ever seen or drilled. I was quite worried about it at the time.

 

[bobk]

Good old Costello has ticked the box again here . You won’t get better bushel weight, and incidentally mine
was grown from seed with the lowest TGW ( 38 I seem to remember), that I’d ever seen or drilled. I was quite worried about it at the time.

Yes nearly all Costello here , too much straw imo

 

[Farmerdunk]

Like @silverfox said Costello is still good. We grew it for a long time. Had Gleam the last 2 years and thst has done very well

 

[DRC]

Like @silverfox said Costello is still good. We grew it for a long time. Had Gleam the last 2 years and thst has done very well

Gleam has also done well here

 

[DRC]

Yes nearly all Costello here , too much straw imo

Doesn’t it depend on how much growth reg it gets to a degree . We had a field of very short Graham, drilled after beet in Nov , which could’ve survived without any I think

 

[Davylad]

I’m in agreement with Costello… ticks a lot of boxes ! Seldom do we get a summer like it and still did 11t ha @ 14%.. growing wheat needs a safe variety and not always about a dolly bird variety! 5.5 8x4x4 per acre … that’s if anyone is interested in straw !!!

 

[bobk]

Like @silverfox said Costello is still good. We grew it for a long time. Had Gleam the last 2 years and thst has done very well

Did Gleam last year , poor mans Costello , haven't things changed

 

[Davylad]

I’m in agreement with Costello… ticks a lot of boxes ! Seldom do we get a summer like it and still did 11t ha @ 14%.. growing wheat needs a safe variety and not always about a dolly bird variety! 5.5 8x4x4 per acre … that’s if anyone is interested in straw

 

[DRC]

Yes nearly all Costello here , too much straw imo

This was our swath from 30ft header

 

[bobk]

This was our swath from 30ft headerView attachment 1056290

I don't want shitloads of straw , just the valuable bit

 

[DRC]

I don't want shitloads of straw , just the valuable bit

I’m not sure there’s any particular variety that’s much shorter . The recommended list does include straw height, but I think it’s more down to weather , fertility and fertiliser . If it looks too winter proud, stick some sheep on it maybe .
( this could be my new role in consultancy

 

[Farmerdunk]

Grew gleam on several fields some boys lands and some heavy. Nothing under 4t acre

 

[DRC]

Looked on list and there’s only Crusoe shorter than Costello by 1cm. Costello also an 8 for standing .

 

[thameslade]

Grafton if you can get seed.

 

[Two Tone]

No thanks.
Short straw varieties are no good in helping with Blackgrass control or in drought years.
And they don’t yield any better.
Give me longer strawed varieties every time.

 

[teslacoils]

Gleam. FIve years its done the business now.

 

[Zippy768]

Tried Costello a few years ago.....it got a bit dry (not as much as this year) and it just gave up. Terrible grains.
Graham since and never been disappointed.

 

[JonL]

KWS Parkin. Not on the list but a cracking variety here. Not quite as short or early as Grafton but as close as you can get now

 

[California]

If you want an short strawed variety I would also recommend Parkin. The main benefit for us is the fact it is earlier to ripen than everything else. We are mostly on clays/silts where the straw tends to stay greener longer (this year being a bit of an exception!) so in a normal year it means we can get on with some Parkin when others aren't fit. It's always frustrating when you get a dry spell but wheats aren't quite ready.
The fact it is short means we can cut back on PGRs, push it fairly hard input wise and not worry too much about lodging and it seems pretty decent agronomically too. It also seems to yield well for us. Can't understand why it didn't make the recommended list really.
That said, if you just want a variety for grain yield then I would ahave thought one of the absolute top yielders like say Champion or perhaps good old Gleam (as long as you can keep the rust out) are good bets.