What is this spoiling my Wheat?

[stablegirl]

We are a predominantly dairy farm, growing around 100 acres of wheat and 150 acres of maize under plastic.

The Wheat is all 1st Wheat swapped with maize every year. We have been doing this for around 5 years and the Wheat has looked great until about this time every year when its ripening and some ot it looks to get take all?

With it being a 1st wheat we were surprised, weve tried Lattitude and this doesnt seem to make much difference, we wondered about BYDV but the plants aren't stunted?

The crops typically still yield well, 3.8 ton last year and better the couple of years before but its really frustrating, any ideas?

 

[Bignor Farmer]

Lots of maize would suggest Fusarium Ear Blight. How do you establish the wheat? Ploughing is ideal, DD/low soil disturbance higher risk.
Wet weather this year also a big factor.
Do you apply a T3?

 

[AndrewM]

takeall apears in patches with most of plants effected. its not easy to tell from photos, bbut much more likely to be one of the fusariam ear blights. maize is a big risk factor

 

[Woldgrain Storage]

Wheat/Maize/Wheat/Maize is a recipe for fusarium. Look out for pink grains in affected ears in the next couple of weeks.

 

[Chalky]

Look at the roots and stem base

 

[Spencer]

As your in Cumbria and it’s wet as holy hell.. could be fusarium for rot.

 

[stablegirl]

We plough and combi drill, it had a T3, maybe a touch late, it had started flowering?

Wet area but not been a wet year for us?!

 

[No5]

Definately looks like fusarium. As already said takeall normally appear in patches.