Trial Objective: To compare new and industry leading spring and durum wheat varieties from our cereal seed partners.
Year: 2019
Farm: Bennett Farm
Trial Name: Cereal Variety Trial
Crop: Spring & Durum Wheat
Seeding Date: May 7, 2019
Seeding Rate: As per table
Variety: As per table
Fertility:
Actual Nutrients Applied: 84-40-16-10 + 1 ZN + 0.15 B”
Blend Analysis: 30-0-9-0 + 0.08% B, 186 lbs/ac., Side-banded
Blend Analysis: 12-40-0-10 + 1% Zn, 100 lbs/ac., In-furrow
Pre-seed Herbicide:
Roundup WeatherMAX, 0.33 L/ac., May 7, 2019
Blackhawk, 0.3 L/ac., May 7, 2019
In-crop Herbicide:
Tridem, 21 g/ac. (A) + 0.4 L/ac. (B), June 12, 2019
2,4-D Ester 700, 0.25 L/ac., June 12, 2019
Fungicide:
Prosaro XTR, 0.325 L/ac., July 5, 2019
Pre-harvest Aid/Desiccant:
Heat LQ, 0.043 L/ac., September 17, 2019
Roundup Transorb, 0.67 L/ac., September 17, 2019
Merge, 0.2 L/ac., September 17, 2019
| Entry # | Supplier | Variety | Seeding Rate (lb/acres) | Test Weight (g/half litre) | Falling Number (seconds) | Protein (%) | Grade | Moisture (%) | Harvest Date | Adjusted Yield (bu/acre) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syngenta | SY Obsidian | 121 | 375 | 176 | 15 | 2CWRS | 19 | October 7, 2019 | 75 |
| 2 | Syngenta | SY Gabbro | 153 | 352 | 272 | 15 | 3CWRS | 18 | October 7, 2019 | 76 |
| 3 | FP Genetics | AAC Viewfield | 123 | 361 | 246 | 15 | 2CWRS | 18 | October 7, 2019 | 77 |
| 4 | SeCan | AAC Brandon | 152 | 357 | 245 | 15 | 3CWRS | 19 | October 7, 2019 | 82 |
| 5 | SeCan | AAC Spitfire | 166 | 336 | 179 | 14 | 5CWAD | 18 | October 7, 2019 | 72 |
| 6 | FP Genetics | AAC Succeed | 123 | 345 | 162 | 15 | 5CWAD | 18 | October 7, 2019 | 66 |
| 7 | FP Genetics | CDC Alloy | 144 | 344 | 162 | 15 | 5CWAD | 17 | October 7, 2019 | 63 |
| 8 | FP Genetics | CDC Transcend | 140 | 355 | 194 | 14 | 4CWAD | 19 | October 7, 2019 | 72 |
Cereal Variety Notes
Coming off of two consecutive years of drought this spring, we seeded into cool, dry conditions. The challenge was setting the seeding depth to ensure seed was well into moisture without being too deep. Frequent adjustments to the drill and air cart fan speed were necessary to accomplish our target depth. When we sprayed the in-crop herbicide yield potential was looking to be severely reduced. The severe stress was represented by premature node and head extension at the 3-leaf stage. We did not receive moisture until June 18th at which point we received a 2″ rain. There was a lot of residual N left in the soil from previous years yield targets not being achieved. As you can see, the moisture we received throughout the season drastically changed the yield potential even though it came at a time when we would have assumed our yield to already have been significantly reduced.
Trial Objective: To evaluate the effects of various rate structures of a plant growth regulator on plant height and yield.
Year: 2019
Farm: Bennett Farm
Trial Name: Plant Growth Regulator Trial
Crop: Hard Red Spring Wheat
Seeding Date: May 7, 2019
Seeding Rate: 121 lbs/ac.
Variety: SY Obsidian
Fertility:
Actual Nutrients Applied: 84-40-16-10 + 1 ZN + 0.15 B”
Blend Analysis: 39-0-9-0 + 0.08% B, 186 lbs/ac., Side-banded
Blend Analysis: 12-40-0-10 + 1% Zn, 100 lbs/ac., In-furrow
Pre-seed Herbicide:
Roundup WeatherMAX, 0.33 L/ac., May 7, 2019
Blackhawk, 0.3 L/ac., May 7, 2019
In-crop Herbicide:
Tridem, 21 g/ac. (A) + 0.4 L/ac. (B), June 12, 2019
2,4-D Ester 700, 0.25 L/ac., June 12, 2019
Fungicide:
Prosaro XTR, 0.325 L/ac., July 5, 2019
Pre-harvest Aid/Desiccant:
Heat LQ, 0.043 L/ac., September 17, 2019
Roundup Transorb, 0.67 L/ac., September 17, 2019
Merge, 0.2 L/ac., September 17, 2019
| Entry # | Supplier | Treatment | Plant Heighth (cm) | Test Weight (g/half litre) | Falling Number (seconds) | Grade | Moisture (%) | Protein (%) | Harvest Date | Adjusted Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Belchim | Manipulator at 0.35 L/ac | 52.4 | 351 g/hl | 225 | 3CWRS | 19.5 | 14.8 | October 7, 2019 | 73.5 |
| 3 | Belchim | Manipulator at 0.5 L/ac | 52.4 | 347 g/hl | 220 | 3CWRS | 19.5 | 14.7 | October 7, 2019 | 74.5 |
| 4 | Belchim | Manipulator at 0.7 L/ac | 51.3 | 343 g/hl | 205 | 3CWRS | 19.8 | 14.6 | October 7, 2019 | 78.9 |
| 5 | Check | 53.9 | 375 g/hl | 176 | 2CWRS | 19.2 | 14.9 | October 7, 2019 | 74.5 |
Plant Growth Regulator Notes
At time of application the wheat looked very brown and we almost missed the staging as head extension was beginning to occur prematurely. We did see some difference in height measurements. The day after we applied the PGR we received 2″ of rain and it is clear from the yield results that the crop this moisture. After heading plant height ranged from 54 cm to 51 cm of Manipulator.
Trial Objective: To demonstrate the top, industry leading cereal fungicides targeting fusarium head blight, a devastating disease in durum wheat under optimum conditions.
Year: 2019
Farm: Bennett Farm
Trial Name: Fusarium Head Blight Trial
Crop: Durum Wheat
Seeding Date: May 7, 2019
Seeding Rate: 140 lbs/ac.
Variety: CDC Transcend
Fertility:
Actual Nutrients Applied: 84-40-16-10 + 1 ZN + 0.15 B”
Blend Analysis: 39-0-9-0 + 0.08% B, 186 lbs/ac., Side-banded
Blend Analysis: 12-40-0-10 + 1% Zn, 100 lbs/ac., In-furrow
Pre-seed Herbicide :
Roundup WeatherMAX, 0.33 L/ac., May 7, 2019
Blackhawk, 0.3 L/ac., May 7, 2019
In-crop Herbicide:
Tridem, 21 g/ac. (A) + 0.4 L/ac. (B), June 12, 2019
2,4-D Ester 700, 0.25 L/ac., June 12, 2019
Fungicide:
Miravis Ace/Agral 90, 0.42 L + 0.08 L/ac., July 15, 2019
Prosaro XTR, 0.33 L/ac., July 15, 2019
Caramba, 0.27 L/ac., July 15, 2019
Pre-harvest Aid/Desiccant:
Heat LQ, 0.043 L/ac., September 17, 2019
Roundup Transorb, 0.67 L/ac., September 17, 2019
Merge, 0.2 L/ac., September 17, 2019
| Entry # | Supplier | Treatment | Test Weight (g/half litre) | Falling Number (seconds) | Moisture (%) | Protein (%) | Grade | Vomitoxin (ppm) | Harvest Date | Adjusted Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syngenta | Miravis Ace @ 10% anthesis | 355 | 199 | 19 | 14 | 4CWAD | 0.6 | October 7, 2019 | 76.0 |
| 2 | Bayer | Prosaro XTR @ 10% anthesis | 353 | 191 | 19 | 14 | 4CWAD | 0.5 | October 7, 2019 | 70.0 |
| 3 | BASF | Caramba @ 10% anthesis | 352 | 198 | 19 | 14 | 5CWAD | 0.7 | October 7, 2019 | 73.0 |
| 4 | Untreated Check | 348 | 194 | 19 | 14 | 4CWAD | 0.9 | October 7, 2019 | 71.5 |
Fusarium Head Blight Notes
This trial was similar to the rest of the fungicide spraying it was showing no signs of disease. As you can see there was a bit of a slight grading factor across the treatments. The yield was a 4.5 bu difference from the untreated check to the new product Miravis Ace from Syngenta