What would you expect?

[dalek]

Planted 2 different varieties of certified red wheat last fall from 2 different companies. Variety 1 looks great. Variety 2 looked even better until I noticed 8-10% of the plants growing faster and starting to head out early and boom, it’s rye in the wheat seed. Looks like I’m probably going to be cutting 50 acres for baleage next week and notilling beans in IF I can find seed. Probably not such a bad thing with bean and feed prices here so I’m not going to hold their feet to the fire too much but what would you expect from the seed company? I’d settle for a deal on seed beans but they don’t sell them.

[sumdumguy]

Pedigreed specs are pretty lax, but last time we had an issue with contaminated seed we had a left-over sealed bag in the shed so we had leg to stand on. Seller made good, but still we lost one growing season.

[TOM4CWB]

Planted 2 different varieties of certified red wheat last fall from 2 different companies. Variety 1 looks great. Variety 2 looked even better until I noticed 8-10% of the plants growing faster and starting to head out early and boom, it’s rye in the wheat seed. Looks like I’m probably going to be cutting 50 acres for baleage next week and notilling beans in IF I can find seed. Probably not such a bad thing with bean and feed prices here so I’m not going to hold their feet to the fire too much but what would you expect from the seed company? I’d settle for a deal on seed beans but they don’t sell them.

Dale,

If the seed was Certified, and a variety name was used on the seed sales receipt; the seed seller should have 'Seedsman Errors and omissions' insurance. Arbitration would be the fastest and hopefully most fair solution to resolve your claim against wheat seed provider. All the best have a safe spring!

Cheers

[burnt]

Seems pretty evident that it's a seed contamination issue. I assume you have contacted the seed supplier already?

If it were mine and the circumstances are, as you describe, rather favorable for you, I would lean on the seed co to make it right by providing equivalent seed at a very favorable cost for your next wheat crop.

That would give you some tangible compensation for their error while allowing them to redeem themselves at a relatively low cost to themselves.

At some level, they need to be held accountable for their mistake, but in a way that doesn't sour future dealings for either you, or their other customers.

It's their reputation at stake - you'd think that is worth something to them..

[Blaithin]

Also it would be good to just let them know. Maybe they don’t even know its an issue yet. They’ll go through their records and trace it out, find out what might have happened, contact other buyers, etc.

How did you not see rye when you seeded it? Just never looked at a handful?

[dalek]

Also it would be good to just let them know. Maybe they don’t even know its an issue yet. They’ll go through their records and trace it out, find out what might have happened, contact other buyers, etc.

How did you not see rye when you seeded it? Just never looked at a handful?

It was in one ton bags, never occurred to me to look that close when I was augering it in the drill.

Dealer took a look and called the seed company, they’re claiming it’s impossible and claiming he sold me contaminated fertilizer since he’s also my fertilizer supplier. But the same load of fertilizer went on both fields. Somebody higher up is coming to take a look so we shall see. Ordered beans yesterday to get ahead of all the replanting of beans that froze last night (mine all survived)

I’ll probably aim for the wheat seed suggestion.

[Blaithin]

Well it’s understandable not taking a close enough look at wheat to notice rye. Not sure anyone would miss it in fertilizer though 🤔

I’ve heard enough stories about seed that Id be paranoid and checking every load to see if there was a different grain in it. Varieties are impossible but at least a glance at it should let people know if there’s random other crap in it.

[shtferbrains]

This goes back a few years to about the crow rate payout year.
I was seeding alfalfa for local dehy with seed they supplied that I picked up.
When filling the drill my father said it was the smallest alfalfa seed he had ever seen.
When it came up and started growing out itvwas obvious it was sweet clover.
Called my neighbor who owened the dehy with the bad news and he found he had thousands of acres of it.
He paid one years average tonnage and supplied new seed to work it up and reseed.

[burnt]

dalek - Since you posted this topic, I have seen 3 fields in this area that look like they may have the same issue as you described - nice crop of wheat and a second cereal crop standing well over a foot above the wheat heads.

Looks like it may be about a 10% infestation, at the most.

Not likely planned that way, but who knows. Wheat is not a first choice for making green feed around here.

[walterm]

How does that work when you sign your declarations at the elevator when selling? What if it was variety mix up that the naked eye can't see now with KVD gone?

Good example on making sure elevator takes handles and retains a proper representative sample of your grain.

[agstar77]

How does this relate to the ads for Clean Seed ? What are they promoting?

[sumdumguy]

The low tonight is 4 big degrees - now there’s a Father’s Day gift.🥶