| Arable
Sky high yields in the Lincolnshire Wolds
Despite one of the wettest springs and driest summers on record, Lincs farmer Tim Lamyman, has managed to harvest
15.38t/ha from his crop of LG Skyscraper wheat.
n what has been a
really challenging
season to get
yields like this
from a variety the
first time we have
grown it is tremendous. It’s one of
the boldest samples I have seen in
a wheat since we grew Oakley
back in 2008 producing a specific
weight of 84.”
Mr Lamyman chose to grow LG
Skyscraper for its very high yield
potential and the combination of
plant characteristics offered by the
variety . “It’s the highest yielding
candidate in the 2018 AHDB
Recommended List trials at 109%
of control, so we had the right mix
of good soils offering the potential
to develop well-structured root
systems enabling easier nutrient
uptake and a high yielding variety
from the start.”
The very same 8ha field in
which the LG Skyscraper was
grown, grew a record breaking
crop of LG Stallion peas last year.
The crop was drilled on 24th
September at a seed rate of
I
175kg/ha into a field which is a
grade 2 chalky loam, that had
been pressed followed by two
passes with a Lemkin Terradisc
and then finished with a Vaaderstat
carrier (discs and crumble roller).
Once satisfied with the seed
bed, LG Skyscraper was drilled by
a Vaaderstat Rapid with the
coulters set at a 4 inch row width,
and finally rolled.
Mr Lamyman puts down his
high yields, which includes this
year’s OSR record yield of
7.01t/ha, to a good foliar feed
programme, which he says helps
to encourage deeper rooting in the
winter relieving heat stress in the
summer.
“Little and often is my
philosophy to meet the crop’s
growing needs; a healthy well-fed
crop will be better at resisting
debilitating disease,” he says.
“Between sowing and mid-
November the crop had 3
applications of Delta K which went
on with an insecticide, a herbicide
and then on its own. After that the
weather closed in, and it was very
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cold and wet, so we didn’t do
much more with the crop until the
spring.”
With regards to nitrogen
applications, the crop received a
total of 360kg/ha spread over
several applications between
February and May, he says.
“I can’t say enough how
pleased I am with the way that the
crop has performed in what has
been a really challenging season. I
will definitely be growing the
variety again next year - there are
always learnings to be had when
growing a new variety. I say it
takes four years of growing a
variety to really get to know it and
to grow it to its full potential.”
Fungicide inputs
• Seed treatment Redigo Deter +GPA +FC
• T0 – Cherokee + Modus (50ml) + Chlormequot (1 litre) + Delta K
• T1 – Same as T0 + Growth regulator + Ascara X Pro (1.2litre) +
Delta K + 1-4-ALL
• T1.5 – Folicur (0.5litre) + Cerone (0.5 litre) + Tip Top (2.5 litre)
+ Magnesium (0.5 litre)
• T2 – Elatus Era (1 litre) + Cerone (0.25 litre) + Tip Top (2.5 litre)
+ Magnesium (0.5 litre) + Boron (1 litre) + Bravo (1 litre)
• T3 – Folicur (0.25 litre) + Proline (0.55 litre) + Amistar Opti (1
litre) + X-Stress (1 litre) + ToPPit (2 litre) + Calflux (0.5 litre)
• T4 – Folicur (0.5 litre) + X-Stress (1 litre) + ToPPit (3 litre) +
Calflux (0.5 litre)
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