milling wheat

Decline in Group 1 and Group 2 varieties adding to sector challenges

Plant breeding company DSV have been in works with NIAB to create a model to predict if a new wheat variety can bake good loaf of bread

With tight margins and challenging weather conditions, optimising nitrogen use to achieve milling wheat proteins is crucial

Could new varieties in both Group 3 and soft Group 4 sectors see soft wheats make a comeback on farms?

First winter wheat to be given a Group 1 rating since KWS Zyatt in 2017

Company says more tests will be carried out post-harvest 2024

The continued wet weather could impact UK imports of wheat from Germany

Drier weather has helped growers catch up with harvest, but quality is very variable

Alex and Joanna Wilcox live and farm with their three sons at Hill Farm near Downham Market on the Norfolk County Council Stow Estate. Covering 240 hectares of Fen silty clay loam, they grow winter milling wheat, winter feed barley, spring malting barley, spring beans and sugar beet.