Wheat variety choices next year?

Will carry on with crusoe and skyfall for the bulk of it. Got some Montana to try as well. Going back into gp3's too, probably with Zulu as there's plenty of market for it here, particularly as gp1 premiums don't look too hot for now. Also looking at Siskin as it should be flexible in terms of disease and has potential for a premium.
 

franklin

New Member
Agreed variety needs a cool name
Saw a new OSR called Bender
No 1 potential there n all

Indeed. Brother's bull is called something like Achiever or Dominator, or Thruster, or Booster, or something macho.

Will have wheats called Kevin and Phillip next, or oats called Phylis and Maureen.
 

Colin

Member
Location
Perthshire
Old school here, probably 50% istabraq, then 25 each Leeds and Zulu. Leeds has good fusarium resistance so hopefully retains bushel weight if weather is bad. Istabraq good on lighter soil or as second wheat. Zulu yields well but grain doesn't look so good.
 

Flat 10

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Fen Edge
Old school here, probably 50% istabraq, then 25 each Leeds and Zulu. Leeds has good fusarium resistance so hopefully retains bushel weight if weather is bad. Istabraq good on lighter soil or as second wheat. Zulu yields well but grain doesn't look so good.
I will be around half Leeds l expect with istabraq making another chunk. Brittania was going to be dropped but looks very good atm. May try some sundance. As ever will wait until combine rolls before finalising.
 

4course

Member
Location
north yorks
Old school here, probably 50% istabraq, then 25 each Leeds and Zulu. Leeds has good fusarium resistance so hopefully retains bushel weight if weather is bad. Istabraq good on lighter soil or as second wheat. Zulu yields well but grain doesn't look so good.
not so sure about leeds if the weather is bad and delayed harvest, as we found it prone to shedding, and had to double back for it last year or grain would have been on the deck, but it was easy to thresh and yielded ok
 
Small area here for a look,nice and clean of disease,trial area with no T2 looks as clean,ear does look rather small but looking likely we will grow more next year.
Keep us in the loop on how this performs, looking for a JB Diego replacement. Have Costello this year and happy with with it so far along with some Siskin which also look well to date.
 

phil

Member
Location
Wexford
I found costello was great for filling in the poorer wet spots, something JB wouldn't do as well
JB is risky from now on but has been a stalwart to be fair and prob will deliver this year again
 

shakerator

Member
Location
LINCS
I like lili

Siskin as many have said looked poor until GS39. It has filled out nicely now though . Prob why it's so good for disease , it is spindly
 

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