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Biere Barley – Stage 1 testing to commence soon
May 17, 2018GrainSearch is anxiously awaiting the results of Stage 1 Malt Accreditation testing of the 2017 season Biere grain, grown in the Mallee region(Vic). Barrett Burston Malting are conducting the tests and it is hoped that the results will show Biere is commercially capable of producing the high quality export type malt that it demonstrated through many seasons of development trials. GrainSearch has put on hold malt grain production for Stage 2 until the results of Stage 1 are known. However, several farmers have been able to secure seed of Biere to sow this season to further evaluate its on farm…
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Bottler Barley Grain Production underway in 2018
May 17, 2018Selected growers in Victoria and Western Australia have sown their Bottler Barley seed this season (2018) in anticipation of achieving malt quality grain production for Barrett Burston Malting (BBM) to purchase. This malt grade grain will be used by BBM to commence Stage 1 Malt Accreditation testing. GrainSearch will apply to Barley Australia to have Bottler accepted into the Malt Accreditation program in 2019 and Stage 2 malt grain production will take place in 2019 and BBM will be purchasing malt grade Bottler grain from growers in selected regions. Growers who are keen to be apart of the malt grain…
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Beaufort continues to shine
May 17, 2018Beaufort (Red-grained feed wheat) again showed its class in 2017, topping or coming close to topping a range of commercial main season wheat trials in 2017 in NSW and Vic. With the later start to the 2018 cropping season, Beaufort’s wide sowing window will again help growers by being able to be sown right into early June – and it’s adaptability will still see it perform at/near the top seasonal yield potential. A lesson learnt from both the GRDC funded SFS/FAR Hyper yielding cereal trial at Hagley (TAS) and the SFS Wheat Management trials at Westmere (VIC) is that Beaufort…
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Dookie Trial Site – 2017
January 29, 2018Our Dookie trial site looked a ‘picture’ as it neared harvest time in November 2017. Results from this site further demonstrated Bottler’s strong adaptability to this region. Some promising new barley lines also loved the Dookie soil and growing season.
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Manning – “Hard at Work” – Hagley Hyperyielding Trial Site (Nov 2017)
January 29, 2018Manning wheat continues to shine at the Hyperyielding Cereal trial site in Hagley Tas (2017). See the FAR website for full results and details of this important cereal project in Tasmania.