Get agronomy right for milling wheat success

摘要

Milling wheats offer growers real potential in the second cereal slot, but they are often overlooked in favour of resilient barn-fillers. Group 4 wheats such as JB Diego, Duxford and Grafton have curried favour among growers for their stable performance in the second wheat position, pushing some good milling varieties out of the frame. And initial seed sales this season suggest demand for hard Group 4s this autumn is continuing to rise, at the expense of Group 2s and 3s, says David Waite, northern commercial seed manager for Frontier. "We're seeing a polarisation of the wheat market. I don't see any negatives with varieties like Ketchum or Invicta. But everyone wants KWS Santiago. Why? Because they want yield."