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Edgar winter wheat
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<blockquote data-quote="warksfarmer" data-source="post: 1541682" data-attributes="member: 192"><p>We stuck with it and its now our main wheat and has slotted into Solstice's place easily as its similar. It keeps clean with a cheap fungicide program unlike Crusoe which I think is a dirty looking wheat so we are dropping it this year.</p><p></p><p>Proteins are a bit of a gamble and 12-12.5 is easy but above is a bit hit and miss. Highest we've seen is 13.5 with only 180kg N and no protein spray, but then put on 200kg N and also a protein spray and you get 12.8.</p><p></p><p>It pumps out straw with one growth reg so if you don't want straw you will need to put two growth regs on.</p><p></p><p>Its quite a hardy wheat because even where its mauled in, in wet gateways etc it looks terrible all year but then yields as well as the rest of a field.</p><p></p><p>Yield wise last year on light soil (suitable for root crops) it did 3.5t/acre and made protein. On heavy land it did 3.8t/acre and had 12.8 protein. This year on light land its done 3.8t/acre and 12.3 protein. On heavier land its done 4.4t/acre but no protein results as yet but I doubt its above 12 at that yield.</p><p></p><p>Lowest bushel seen has been 74 and highest 85 but it will average 78 easily.</p><p></p><p>We bought in some Skyfall to try as on paper it would suit us better with a wider planting window, but its just not performed really with low protein off quite a low yield compared to others, so we are going to stick with Edgar and probably drop Skyfall but definitely drop Crusoe.</p><p></p><p>So I'd say go for it as its a good wheat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="warksfarmer, post: 1541682, member: 192"] We stuck with it and its now our main wheat and has slotted into Solstice's place easily as its similar. It keeps clean with a cheap fungicide program unlike Crusoe which I think is a dirty looking wheat so we are dropping it this year. Proteins are a bit of a gamble and 12-12.5 is easy but above is a bit hit and miss. Highest we've seen is 13.5 with only 180kg N and no protein spray, but then put on 200kg N and also a protein spray and you get 12.8. It pumps out straw with one growth reg so if you don't want straw you will need to put two growth regs on. Its quite a hardy wheat because even where its mauled in, in wet gateways etc it looks terrible all year but then yields as well as the rest of a field. Yield wise last year on light soil (suitable for root crops) it did 3.5t/acre and made protein. On heavy land it did 3.8t/acre and had 12.8 protein. This year on light land its done 3.8t/acre and 12.3 protein. On heavier land its done 4.4t/acre but no protein results as yet but I doubt its above 12 at that yield. Lowest bushel seen has been 74 and highest 85 but it will average 78 easily. We bought in some Skyfall to try as on paper it would suit us better with a wider planting window, but its just not performed really with low protein off quite a low yield compared to others, so we are going to stick with Edgar and probably drop Skyfall but definitely drop Crusoe. So I'd say go for it as its a good wheat. [/QUOTE]
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