Written by Charlotte Cunningham
Sowing winter wheat into the start of 2020 remains the best option for growers struggling to make up the drilling shortfall caused by autumn 2019’s atrocious wet weather, according to the latest advice from KWS. Charlotte Cunningham reports. Prioritising margin protection in the short term and damage limitation to rotations in the long term should be the focus for most growers and later-drilled wheat delivers on both fronts, according to KWS’s product development manager, John Miles. “With many modern high-performance varieties capable of delivering over 95% of their full yield potential when drilled as late as February and shortages of the UK crop widely predicted, wheat remains the best bet economically. “But it’s the top option agronomically, too, as moving land planned for winter cropping into spring use could disrupt your rotations for several years which needs avoiding at all costs.” Variety priorities Many growers will have undrilled winter seed available but if you’re looking to choose a variety specifically for later drilling, vigour, robustness and marketability should be the priorities, he advises. “The latest 2020/21 AHDB Recommended List shows the highest yielding Group one wheat KWS Zyatt producing over 95% of its full potential yield when drilled in January…
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