Organic Blue River 844 Soft Red Winter Wheat
CERTIFIED BLUE TAG
- Replaces LCS 3334 with more yield (shared genetic background)
- Dominated the 2023 internal trials with 105-111% of trial means across the Midwest, mid-south, and east coast locations.
- Outstanding yield potential across central and northern SRWW growing regions (from WI to KS and NY to SC)
- Excellent resistance to leaf and stripe rust; moderate resistance to FHB
- Smooth-awned, high test weight
- Medium height, medium maturity, excellent standing
- Call for Price on Semi Load Quantity
$30.00 / 50lb Bag
Winter wheat provides options as a grain cash crop, straw, and a cover crop to break weed and pest cycles. A 12-year University of Illinois study found that winter wheat added as a third rotational crop to a corn-soybean rotation boosted corn harvest by 10 bushels/acre and soybeans by 5 bushels/acre. Winter wheat provides an excellent window for seeding cover crops after grain harvest.
Best Use: Grain, Cover Crop, Forage
Adaptations: All soil types
Planting Date: Sept. 10 – Oct. 10 in southern MN
(date range will change as you move north or south)
Requirements:
- Winter wheat needs sufficient available N (and other nutrients) to support the yield target. Many conventional producers split apply N or a total of 1.5-2.5 units per bu. of yield target
- Avoid planting winter wheat on corn ground or wheat stubble because it increases the risk of fusarium head blight
- If wheat must follow corn or corn silage, remove or bury the corn residue to reduce risk of fusarium head blight
- Planting past optimum seeding date increases the risk of winter kill and reduces yield
- Seeding too early can result in excessive fall growth, making plants more vulnerable to winter kill and acts as a green bridge for pests
- Watch chemical rotation restrictions
Seeding:
100-140 lbs/acre drilled 1″ to 2″ deep
Optimum final stand is 900,000-1,000,000 plants/acre
Click here to view trial data for winter wheat products.
