Got a block of rented ground (40acres) light land 800 ft above sea level joins fell ground which is currently in oilseed afer quite a spell in barley will put it into wheat next as its so high can be late to harvest last time it was in grafton early to ripen can you still get this variety or whats the replacment
Which wheat variety
- Thread starter Gedd
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- Location
- South Lincs
You may still just about be able to get Grafton but if not KWS Parkin would be the direct replacement variety. If you are looking for early harvest with short, stiff, straw it is the one to choose.
- Location
- South Notts
RGT Highgrove - would suit that situation perfectly.
Parkin looked ok in some 2019 trials, but was easily the worst in others. IIRC, it failed to find a place on the RL.
FarmerBruce
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- Location
- Yorkshire
Graham
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- midlothian
Grafton is still grown here (Scotland) star performer last harvest by country mile!
4 tonner ?
- Location
- Shropshire
I heard one of the big merchants had a decent acreage of grafton contracted for this autumn. Cannot remember which though.
Grew Parkin. Wasn’t bad but nothing special (4t/1st wheat wheat). Should’ve probably given it another go.
I’d go for Graham it’s no grafton in the standing stakes but can be drilled early and ripens as early as anything on the recommended list.
Grew Parkin. Wasn’t bad but nothing special (4t/1st wheat wheat). Should’ve probably given it another go.
I’d go for Graham it’s no grafton in the standing stakes but can be drilled early and ripens as early as anything on the recommended list.
- Location
- Northumberland
- Location
- South Lincs
It apparently failed to find a place on the list as it wasn't deemed a significant improvement in terms of yield on other varieties on the list but we have grown it for the last 3 years and it has performed exceptionally well (both yield wise and agronomically). It is particularly useful for us on highly fertile silt loams after root crops where lodging is a major risk and the high fertility results in a late variety being really late. There is quite a lot of it grown in our area as there was Grafton before it.
- Location
- South Lincs
Just for reference we grow both Parkin and Graham. Parkin has been noticeably earlier. Also much shorter and easier to combine. It suits our farm. Nothing wrong with Graham though, we grow it on the less fertile soils. In a late harvest particularly we find an earliness a very useful characteristic. It can be very frustrating to get a dry spell and having no wheat fit enough to combine!
- Location
- South Lincs
Had to look this variety up, on paper it looks very useful with a really high yield and good agronomics (though not exceptionally early at +1 in comparison to Graham at -1 and Grafton / Parkin at -2) Is it a new variety? I can't seem to find it on the AHDB sowing list.
- Location
- South Notts
Its french breeding, very early development and harvest date would be earlier than the suggested +1. It’s tall, but stiff as heck and is an awned type. I saw it on drought prone soils last year, in a drought, and it was the greenest thing there by a mile.
- Location
- Northumberland
It suits a mixed farmer well - responds to fertile patches without needing pealing off the floor.
Surprising amount of straw too.
I didn't think it would produce much straw, given how short it is. Never been much of a priority for me as it was usually chopped.
Parkin looks a handy replacement but it's not particularly strong on disease though not weak either. KWS must have been gutted that it didn't make the Recommended List after all their marketing of it!
Dropped Grafton this year, after growing it for the previous 10 (on RL since '09).
Last year we had Extase and Grafton in neighbouring fields as a 1st wheat, the Grafton yielded better than average but the Extase was still well ahead on yield and was only a day or 2 behind on maturity.
I also had Grafton as a 3rd wheat as an entry for OSR, and was below the 3rd wheat 5 year average and the only field to disappoint in an otherwise very good harvest.
It just doesn't have the autumn vigour to grow away from any issues whereas Extase really can make a silk purse out of a sows ear, the only problem being the straw length and potential for lodging.