Stiff strawed feed wheat

[Dancingbrave]

Can not seem to find a suitable stiff enough variety on recommended list anyone got experiences good or bad with variet

 

[teslacoils]

I like gleam. Used to grow Lili.

 

[HarryB97]

Used to grow Gleam here now all Skyscraper, massively out yields the gleam in terms of grain and straw.

 

[Woody j]

Used to grow Gleam here now all Skyscraper, massively out yields the gleam in terms of grain and straw.

Is skyscraper stiff strawed?

 

[HarryB97]

Is skyscraper stiff strawed?

No issue with ours going flat unless it’s where a muck heap was

 

[PSQ]

Do you mean a soft or hard feed wheat?
No longer on ‘the list’, but there is none stiffer than Grafton, or earlier, or more consistent. Hard, reasonable yield, but outclassed by newer varieties.

 

[bobk]

Do you mean a soft or hard feed wheat?
No longer on ‘the list’, but there is none stiffer than Grafton, or earlier, or more consistent. Hard, reasonable yield, but outclassed by newer varieties.

Is Grafton stiff or just short .?

 

[PSQ]

Is Grafton stiff or just short .?

It’s like bristles on a brush. Needs a slightly higher seed rate due to its lower tillering capacity

 

[BigBarl]

KWS Cranium - all stood here this year and is regarded as very stiff strawed . Pleased with it

 

[Woody j]

KWS Cranium - all stood here this year and is regarded as very stiff strawed . Pleased with it

How does it compare to Graham if u have grown it?

 

[BigBarl]

How does it compare to Graham if u have grown it?

Sorry we’ve never grown Graham so can’t compare for you - AHDB will do the comparison data. Main differences will be cranium is lower spec weight, later maturity and better yellow rust resistance. Graham will have the edge on septoria resistance and I think you’d be splitting hairs when it comes to yield. We mainly went for cranium for its late sown vigour - about as vigorous as you get in a W Wheat.

 

[DieselRob]

We all want a good stiff strawed standing crop but what is driving your need to find the best?
Using too much bagged N?
Too much muck?
Inadequate PGR program?
Land type?

There’s a lot of Dawsum across the country that looked like it was steam rollered and there’s some that is/was standing tall. It’s all about management

 

[SilliamWhale]

Skyfall stood all year for me.
Graham didn't

 

[FarmerBruce]

Gleam the only variety that hadn’t had parts go down here. Graham, Dawsum and cranium were the other varieties

 

[e3120]

Having had a bad reputation for putting crops down, I would loose the cooperation of my contractor if I went away from Grafton. He's just finished up for me in a leatherjacket affected field. A bolder sample and banana ears has compensated for a pretty thin stand and rough tally suggests a lot closer to 5t than 4.

As I cannot convince the beasts to deposit their fertiliser in line with a VR map, variety choice is key.

 

[Dancingbrave]

It’s like bristles on a brush. Needs a slightly higher seed rate due to its lower tillering capacity

I don't understand why they have not come up with a replacement for Grafton with similar stuff straw I loved it's predecessor Humber

 

[PSQ]

I don't understand why they have not come up with a replacement for Grafton with similar stuff straw I loved it's predecessor Humber

Parkin looked like it was going to replace it, but (2019) it could look the most promising variety in one trial and easily the worst in another.

 

[bobk]

Riband was the daddy for a long time here

 

[Dancingbrave]

Riband was the daddy for a long time here

Yes that was very short stiff old Riband very very popular too

 

[Dancingbrave]

We all want a good stiff strawed standing crop but what is driving your need to find the best?
Using too much bagged N?
Too much muck?
Inadequate PGR program?
Land type?

There’s a lot of Dawsum across the country that looked like it was steam rollered and there’s some that is/was standing tall. It’s all about management

Terrible stormy weather!!