Prospects look good for distilling and export


Agrii seed sales manager Rodg- er Shirreff is positive about Ela- tion’s prospects following the variety’s recent arrival on the offi cial recommended list. “Elation is one of the highest yielding amongst all the Group 4 soft wheats currently availa- ble on the recommended list,” says Mr Shirreff. “It has a solid overall disease resistance pro- fi le and displays excellent re- sistance to yellow rust in par- ticular.”


Mr Shirreff believes Ela-


tion’s robust agronomic pack- age should also see it perform well as a second wheat. Yield- ing large full grains with a very high specifi c weight, it meets


gramme are a must if you are se- rious about yield,” he says. Following a T3 spray of Amis- tar Opti in early June, Mr Brown decided to trial part of the crop with 0.5l/ha of Amistar as a T4 in July before eventually harvest- ing during early August – weath- er and exceptionally dry condi- tions permitting. “I have never applied a T4 before but I recognise that keep- ing the crop greener longer and maintaining green leaf area will help maximise yield. With harvest a few weeks away and the crop looking strong, I am hopeful I can achieve 10-10.5t/ ha – a good second wheat per- formance.”


Rodger Shirreff: Elation bas robust agronomic package


both the UK specifi cation for distilling and for UK soft wheat for export. “This fl exibility for end use suggests it will be easy to mar- ket. There may also be future potential for soft biscuit use in the domestic market.”


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