Which wheat variety on sand land?

[robbie]

I’m amazed folks are growing wheat on really light land . Has to be barley here on certain fields or the yield is just too low to bother .
Just runs out of steam .

Theres a big difference between light land and poor land. I have very light land that will grow good wheat but I know of others who have "better" stronger land that's as poor as p!ss and will struggle to grow a crop of barley.

I know I bang on about it but jb Diego is still delivering the goods here. I wouldnt mind trying something else along side it but they all seem to have a weak spot somewhere.

I like the sound of costello because of the bushel wieght, skyscraper is tall so plenty of straw, Graham is very clean but not great in the second wheat spot[emoji848]

 

[Devon James]

Costello didn't perform on four different farms (ours and contract combining customers) in 2018

 

[Norfolk Olly]

Hybrid wheat?

Yes

 

[robbie]

I grew a small area of hybrid wheat for a few years up until about 4 years ago. The principal is right and it can produce very good yields of mid 80kg/hl grain on the most appalling p!ss poor sandy dust but at the time a 5million seed pack cost over £1100 which knocked it on the head.

If they could get the seed price similar to hybrid barley I'd have a go with it again.

 

[D14]

What are your preferred wheat varieties for light sandy land?

Open to suggestions...

The honest answer is none in an ideal world unless you are prepared to irrigate. It burns up to quickly in dry time. You are limited to a moderate yield and a normal spend so is it really worth it?
If you must find the earliest maturing variety possible. Sand land should be in intensive root crop production with some occasional things like beans, grass, maize.