Long-season varieties tested in the north

Shannon Beattie
Updated July 4 2022 - 11:42pm, first published January 19 2022 - 8:30am
The InterGrain trial was conducted off the back of ex-Tropical Cyclone Seroja last year, which provided an ideal opportunity to investigate what performance could be achieved and how profitable it could be to sow longer-season wheat varieties much earlier than the normal wheat planting window in the north.
The InterGrain trial was conducted off the back of ex-Tropical Cyclone Seroja last year, which provided an ideal opportunity to investigate what performance could be achieved and how profitable it could be to sow longer-season wheat varieties much earlier than the normal wheat planting window in the north.

RECENT trial results have shown planting a long season, slow maturity wheat in the northern agricultural region could be done, if there was early rain before the traditional break.

Shannon Beattie

Shannon Beattie

Journalist

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