Grower Comments on Red Wheat
"We had a yield of 6.25 tonnes/hectare over 24 hectares and are very pleased. We will certainly be growing Red Wheat again."
Robin Smith, Malvern, Worcestershire
"Where we followed Premium Crops agronomy guidance the crop performed very well. With strong prices and yields of 5.0 tonnes/hectare on our ground the Red Wheat contract really works."
Richard Peck, Minterne Estates, Dorset
"It is a totally different animal from Paragon and our Winter varieties, it needs a tailored agronomic approach. If grown properly will deliver a gross margin of £50 more than any other Wheats on the farm."
Bill Legge, Downham Market, Norfolk
“I have grown Red wheat for 6 years on our medium to heavy Windsor series soils and reckon to harvest 4 – 4.5 t/ha. I never sow before the winter and generally prefer a spring sowing. The Hovis contract gives the crop real value and I am growing an increased hectarage for 09”
Bob Stacey of P J Stacey & Son, West Hanningfield, Essex
“I have grown for 2 years on our moss
land and harvested just over 5t/ha and just under 5t/ha. I don’t plant
until spring and the crop is easy enough to grow. The sample this year
was very good in contrast to some of our other wheat. I am growing more
for 2009 on the Hovis contract. This really is my Premium Crop”
Anthony Clarkson of A & P Clarkson,
Knutsford, Cheshire
“I grew A C Barrie in 05 and 06 but am returning to the crop for 09 because of the increased value. We have grown over 2t/acre so the crop has real potential”
William Boffey (M&B Boffey, Nuneaton)