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Talk to us about winter wheat or fall rye seed.
Many farmers are looking at fall crops for many reasons including: environmental benefits related to improving soil health and reducing land erosion, sustainability benefits related to providing wild life habitat through winter months, the excellent forage yield or grain yield opportunities related to fall crops and the advantage of spreading out seeding and harvesting work in the year.
Articles on:
- The pros and cons of winter wheat versus hybrid rye.
- Reasons to include winter wheat in your rotation and comparison to spring wheat
A sustainable crop choice that still pays the bills!
AAC Wildfire offers breakthrough yield, yielding 15% higher than Radiant in the 2024 Alberta Seed Guide and has outstanding yield on both dryland and irrigation. With a strong “R” rating for resistance to Stripe Rust, Wildfire has a powerful advantage over many other winter wheat varieties including Radiant. Finally, it has an MR (moderately resistant) rating to fusarium and has good straw strength.
Available Fall 2024! New AAC Coldfront is our latest hard red winter wheat cultivar with broad adaptation, very good straw strength and excellent yield performance in all production areas of western Canada.
If you are considering hybrid fall rye, we have some options for you.
We answer some of your questions about fall rye: - Why you would grow fall rye - What is the difference between hybrid fall rye and conventional fall rye - What are the marketing options for rye - Why you would choose fall rye over winter wheat
KWS Serafino Hybrid Fall Rye offers excellent quality and maximum yield performance for silage, feed or grain.
SU Performer Hybrid Rye is a new high yielding excellent Dual Purpose – Grain and Forage hybrid rye with very high ratings for fall and spring vigour.
AC Hazlet is the most widely grown fall rye in western Canada. It has excellent winter survival and a shorter straw than other varieties of traditional fall rye.
Trying to decide whether to seed winter wheat or hybrid fall rye this fall? This article summarizes the pros and cons between the two and explains the factors that might influence your decision as to which fall crop to grow this year.
Compares winter wheat and rye varieties.
Cover crops are planted to prevent soil erosion, improve soil health, reduce weed populations, provide habitat for insects and wildlife, increase diversity of plant life, and to help manage water availability on your farm. Economically, preventing top soil erosion and improving soil health will provide long term yield benefits for your crops. Here are some things to think about when picking a cover crop:
