Lg sundance

Any experiences?

I'm interested in the 7.4 septoria rating and untreated yield

I'm a bit concerned about the specific weight, seems consistantly a poor performer, also looks like lodging could be a concern?

Anybody else growing it? It will be for feed only on a good strong site planted promptly, we are south west so septoria is a guarantee.
 

Iben

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Arable Farmer
Location
Fife
Had Sundance, Hardwick, barrel and solo this year.

Sundance was the star performer this year. Not tested specific weight though.
 

Wombat

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BASIS
Location
East yorks
Grew it this year, did terrific for us. Specific weight was 75.1 but skyfall was only 77.3

Lovely and clean all year, got absolutely hammered in Feb/March/April with the crap weather but came back fighting. Growing a chunk more of it this year. Along with some skyscraper
 

benny6910

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Arable Farmer
I had 40ha of it this year as a first wheat and it has done 10.4 ton/ha pleased with it, I had some along side kerrin and the yeilds were very similar but i have saved a little on chemical and it’s a little later to harvest which fits in well for me.
 

super4

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Location
Dorset
I had a couple fields of sundance, best yielding variety this season. I didn't manage to finish the last field before we had 1 inch of rain. The next day it was totally flat! The kerrin next door was all still standing. I am growing it again but will keep on top of the pgr.
 

benny6910

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Arable Farmer
I had a couple fields of sundance, best yielding variety this season. I didn't manage to finish the last field before we had 1 inch of rain. The next day it was totally flat! The kerrin next door was all still standing. I am growing it again but will keep on top of the pgr.

I had a 12ha that was stressed all winter with water so we decided to not go with pgr, it yielded very similar to the rest that had had pgr. None of it went down so I was wondering if I could of fed it a little more and gain more yield.
 

Retraceh

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BASE UK Member
Planted some beginning of November last year which is late for us, especially with last years winter. Only did a T1 and flag lead spray and leaves were clean all the way down. 2 field with good establishment did 4t/ac and the other which had did not have an even establishment did 3t/ac. Very vigorous growth and growing it again this year.
 

kc6475

Member
Location
Notts
I am growing it again, stood well here, tillered really well, the weight is a concern, tested ours at 73, but going to drop evolution and give sundance another go.
 

Happy

Member
Location
Scotland
How has Sundance performed this year?
Has the sunless summer thrown up specific weight issues or has it been OK? That’s the one thing on paper that looks off putting.
Time for a change from Leeds and mentioned it to grain merchant a month ago but he was less keen saying a lot of it had gone flat but then so did a lot of others.
His recommendation was KWS Jackal.
 
did good for me, never scraped 12t/ha off the floor before!
defo needs plenty of pgr on good sites, autumn and winter vigour was great, lead to a crop that was too thick on good seedbeds planted at 325 seeds, specific weight just passed 72 when skyscraper was 78, growing it again and will plant less to try to get spec weight up and use more pgr early.
disease resistance is good and will be hitting it hard at t2 but keeping it cheap early
 

Flat 10

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Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
How has Sundance performed this year?
Has the sunless summer thrown up specific weight issues or has it been OK? That’s the one thing on paper that looks off putting.
Time for a change from Leeds and mentioned it to grain merchant a month ago but he was less keen saying a lot of it had gone flat but then so did a lot of others.
His recommendation was KWS Jackal.
I like Leeds and grow sundance. Been pleased with yield these last 2 years but spec weight has been lower than Leeds or istabraq. This year it’s 72 I think which is a shame as decent hagberg and protein means it could otherwise do a low grade soft wheat job I sell a lot into. Very good disease wise....
 

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