VB Wheat

[Partners]

We are told to only keep seed for 2 yrs after Cert...So what happens if you use the seed for 3 or more yrs.? Loose the Midge tolerance? No one has sprayed for midge here for the last 3 yrs.. More are going for Fuzz. tolerant wheat ..

[farmaholic]

You should have kept a bunch the first year off cert and only used it in subsequent years. The stewartship agreement, in this case, is really for our benefit. That's how we managed it. But I hear ya, fusarium has become a much bigger battle.

[Hopperbin]

I have better luck with farm saved or neighbour bought. Biggest screw jobs ever were was when relying on seed grower seed picked up at planting time. My experience. Peas broke all to hell. Flax in six inch lumps. Wheat or barley thinner stands.

[Klause]

You can reuse it as long as you want to... just blend in a little bit of non-tollerant seed... I.E. Barrie or something. You need to keep refuge in the seed to give the midge something to go to.

1 to 2%.

[RD414]

They say this is the only fix for midge and I like not having to spray. A 1/4 of certified seed should seed 3 or 4000 acres. The varieties are high yielding. If you want to save seed every year, buy a different variety that is not midge resistant. Don't screw this up for everyone.

[Partners]

Some of the wheat's that are better for fuzz, are Poor rated for sprouting..Which in the NE, that could be a real issue..

[Hopperbin]

What variety are you growing partner?

[Partners]

Utmost..

Looking @ Morris and Plentiful..but P for sprouting could be Ugly in a wet or humid fall..

[ColevilleH2S]

"Don't screw this up for everyone"! No kidding.
There is logic behind the demand to only cycle twice off certified. Only having one gene for control of midge is precarious, and it will only take one selfish ass to select a population of resistant midge. If your too cheap to follow the rules the rest of us follow, there are lots of other genetics for you to use.

[SASKFARMER3]

How about do like we do grow a quarter of new variety that is only for seed each year then clean that and use for the midge. The more time its reused the midge tolerant ones are lost till you have shit.