WWWI Video: Why Grow Winter Wheat. Do you agree with these farmers?

[AgrivilleAdmin]

New video from Western Winter Wheat Initiative. What do you think?

[freewheat]

I agree in principle. I have grown it three times, and really liked it: However, the only way I was able to get it in the ground in time, was because it was in unseeded chem fallow. Otherwise, in this area, it is very, very hard to get something harvested by the first of September almost every year.

If I could get something combined soon enough, I would be on it like a wet shirt.

[BreadWinner]

We have grown some every year for the last ten but last year was just too late. Busy cleaning seed right now to get some in this year. We like to have it seeded by sept 21 to get it into the two leaf stage. It has been very profitable any a easy mover on our farm.

[freewheat]

Sept 21 is still ok in this country, breadwinner? THAT would change my mind. Maybe the old recommendations are out to lunch?

[BreadWinner]

I think seeding bit too early can use up allot of N and could contribute to disease carryover if the plant gets too big.

[agstar77]

No, No ,No winter wheat only suitable for canola stubble. No more canola. Still too susceptible to fus .

[Braveheart]

Don't agree anymore. Used to agree. Used to be a DU Core Grower. Even spoke at Ag days in Jan 2000, extolling it's virtues and giving growing advice.

Today we were combining Cardale HRS. It is averaging a solid 80 bus/acre. No.1, 14.5%. Our Cardale had only 70 pounds of N by the way.

The winter wheat in this area (where Betty Turner in the video is from) probably averaged 65 bus/acre. One elevator won't accept delivery on contracts cause the protein is too low.

The new varieties suck IMO. The old variety Kestrel, would put them to shame here.

Contrary to the video, and I know most of the people in it, their numbers don't add up for everyone.

The real bottom line is, if it works for you fine. It doesn't work for us anymore.

[farmaholic]

I call bullshit Braveheart, I mean pigshit!!!! ;-)

[TOM4CWB]

Braveheart,

Many of our May/June rains are lacking... which really delays maturity... hurts quality as 2nd growth ... harvest sometimes after spring wheat... like you say at lower bu/ac. Then the price really is short on top. Lack of crop insuranse if seeded after Sept 20... and even then 1/2 the coverage of spring wheat. Then winter kill at times.

Growing peas much better for land...

[Braveheart]

Yes it's true Farmaholic. The pig manure helps. Downside is, this wheat was seeded April 20 and really took it's time. We had a lot of timely rain. Most of our crop is like Justin Trudeau, it's just not ready!