WW feed varieties for 2021 harvest

Flintstone

Member
Location
Berkshire
Interested to hear views on good options for wheat varieties for 2021.

I grow wheat for feed, and like to focus on:

1. Good inbuilt disease strength.
2. Good tillering (helps fill the Claydon gaps).
3. Wide sowing calendar window.

I grew Extase this year, and it did "ok" (may have been the season though).
Graham looked awful but I was pleasantly surprised.
Revelation was as reliable as ever.

Anything else I should be considering that fits my requirements above?
 

FarmerBruce

Member
Location
Yorkshire
Interested to hear views on good options for wheat varieties for 2021.

I grow wheat for feed, and like to focus on:

1. Good inbuilt disease strength.
2. Good tillering (helps fill the Claydon gaps).
3. Wide sowing calendar window.

I grew Extase this year, and it did "ok" (may have been the season though).
Graham looked awful but I was pleasantly surprised.
Revelation was as reliable as ever.

Anything else I should be considering that fits my requirements above?
Gleam
 

B'o'B

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Rutland
We grew some early generation RGT SilverSurfer which stayed as clean as a whistle and looked lovely and yielded nicely. OBM resistance. It was drilled on 25cm row spacing.
 

DRC

Member
Gleam did well, but it is getting yellow rust.
Costello has done the best here. Not the highest rating for yield , but performs well locally .This is Costello after maize
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super4

Member
Location
Dorset
I have to say Sundance has done really well for me the last few years. It's much later than the graham/extase/firefly I also grow, so gives a bit of spread with applications and harvest.
I have never suffered from the low bushel weight that are meant to be a weak spot with this variety.
 

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