Which wheat varieties to consider for spring 2020

Dec 26, 2019 at 07:54 AM CST
The drilling window flexibility offered by spring wheat has never been more appealing, after the most difficult autumn conditions that many can remember disrupted winter cereal plantings and root crop harvesting. With just one addition to the Recommended List for this year – Group 2 Giraffe from KWS – the range of varieties means spring wheat has something for everyone who finds themselves drilling from November onwards – whether they planned to or not. Newcomer Giraffe differs from the two varieties to join last year’s Recommended List, Hexham and Talisker, as they are both hard Group 4 types. Their main advantage over the Group 1 and 2 varieties in such an unexpected season is that there is no need for separate storage at harvest or specialist management in the field.

Dec 26, 2019 at 07:54 AM CST

The drilling window flexibility offered by spring wheat has never been more appealing, after the most difficult autumn conditions that many can remember disrupted winter cereal plantings and root crop harvesting. With just one addition to the Recommended List for this year – Group 2 Giraffe from KWS – the range of varieties means spring wheat has something for everyone who finds themselves drilling from November onwards – whether they planned to or not. Newcomer Giraffe differs from the two varieties to join last year’s Recommended List, Hexham and Talisker, as they are both hard Group 4 types. Their main advantage over the Group 1 and 2 varieties in such an unexpected season is that there is no need for separate storage at harvest or specialist management in the field.