Spring Wheat Results

[Spencer]

Not sure if this has been done but with a marked increase in the Spring Wheat area last year what were people’s experiences of different varieties and performance? There were some European varieties brought over as well I believe that aren’t on the rec list, anyone grow these and how did they do?
Grew a field of Kilburn here with 120 kg of N and a dose of cake. 400 seeds, strip drilled first week of April and gave a nice sample cut dry 1st week of September at 6.5t/ha.
Planning on some again for H21..

 

[snarling bee]

I had Lennox and Mulika, including a split field. No difference in yield. 6.05 to 7.89 t/ha dried weight over weighbridge. Approx 400 seeds and 130kg N. drilled early April.
Spring Wheat has been known to do over 8 t/ha when drilled in Feb/early March.

 

[MrNoo]

Drilled Mulika and Skyfal (by accident) Mulika did an average of around 6, not sold all yet and the surprise was the Skyfal, did 7.4 according to the combine meter which is pretty spot on most years. Drilled it late at 220kg/ha, 4 splits of Urea (would have to look it up how much but not a huge amount as dont have the soils some have)
All made milling spec 15% protein.
I always grow a bit but will be trying some Skyfall in the Spring slot and see how it does in a normal year.

 

[GrainGrower]

We had Tybalt. On good ground it was appalling - <1t/acre! 15% protein though and some merchants have been paying a premium, even though it’s not a recognized group 2 anymore...

 

[Spencer]

We had Tybalt. On good ground it was appalling - <1t/acre! 15% protein though and some merchants have been paying a premium, even though it’s not a recognized group 2 anymore...

Down to drought? What was seedrate?

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

Drilled Mulika and Skyfal (by accident) Mulika did an average of around 6, not sold all yet and the surprise was the Skyfal, did 7.4 according to the combine meter which is pretty spot on most years. Drilled it late at 220kg/ha, 4 splits of Urea (would have to look it up how much but not a huge amount as dont have the soils some have)
All made milling spec 15% protein.
I always grow a bit but will be trying some Skyfall in the Spring slot and see how it does in a normal year.

Grew some Alicia, an Eastern European variety as couldn't get any UK varieties. Only cut 5 ish t/ha, but it had shed a massive amount on the floor, then got deductions for moisture (had to cut it or it all would have fallen out) and had to be colour sorted for ergot, hardly any straw either. Drilled a field of Barrel similar time, way higher yield, cut dry, massive amount of straw, full GP3 spec, no ergot. I no longer see the point in Spring wheat, and will drill winter wheats into March if need be.

 

[MrNoo]

Does make you wonder doesnt it, mine was April drilled mostly, hence why I will try some Spring Skyfal again.

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

Does make you wonder doesnt it, mine was April drilled mostly, hence why I will try some Spring Skyfal again.

This was all March drilled. Would either go with Skyfall later, or swap to spring barley, as no ergot, loads of straw, better weed suppression, earlier harvest, etc when compared to spring wheat.

 

[Spencer]

Does make you wonder doesnt it, mine was April drilled mostly, hence why I will try some Spring Skyfal again.

When would you drill? I would be very nervous drilling 1st week of April

 

[GrainGrower]

Down to drought? What was seedrate?

Yes - ex veg land so no structure, barely had any rain. Seed rate was 475 seeds m2! Worked out at 185kgs/ha.

 

[Spencer]

Yes - ex veg land so no structure, barely had any rain. Seed rate was 475 seeds m2! Worked out at 185kgs/ha.

Bugger.. Was very dry for us, and if I’d have ploughed and cultivated think I would too have had some very thin stands.

 

[MrNoo]

When would you drill? I would be very nervous drilling 1st week of April

Whenever conditions are good. I spun some on a fallow field for some pigeon shooting for the lads during lockdown to have some sport on May 14th, it sat there till it rained, then grew way happily and produced viable grains, so I dont have any concerns.

 

[average farmer]

I’m thinking of sowing Kilburn spring wheat in November if conditions suit , am I mad ?
think I’m going to run out of winter wheat seed if we get everything planted I want to .

 

[shakerator]

I’m thinking of sowing Kilburn spring wheat in November if conditions suit , am I mad ?
think I’m going to run out of winter wheat seed if we get everything planted I want to .

i have done this with very good results , it will grow tall though

 

[average farmer]

i have done this with very good results , it will grow tall though

I don’t mind that so much, if it’ll go in well November I’ll have it drilled if not spring will do

 

[warksfarmer]

Not sure if this has been done but with a marked increase in the Spring Wheat area last year what were people’s experiences of different varieties and performance? There were some European varieties brought over as well I believe that aren’t on the rec list, anyone grow these and how did they do?
Grew a field of Kilburn here with 120 kg of N and a dose of cake. 400 seeds, strip drilled first week of April and gave a nice sample cut dry 1st week of September at 6.5t/ha.
Planning on some again for H21..

Mulika and Kilburn 6.2t/ha. Proteins 14.5, Hag 230, kg 69-75.

 

[Spencer]

Found Kilburn quite tall when spring sown.

 

[Bramble]

Mid April drilled Mulika 4.9t/ha, all milling spec

 

[average farmer]

Over 300 acres of Kilburn I'll think we'll have done around 2 t , did 2.5 last year

 

[snarling bee]

Personally I would grow winter varieties up to the end of January, then go onto springs. We had some skyfall seed mixed in our Mulika - it came to ear but was very short with very small ears.