KWS NEWBIE
Opening end market opportunities for hard wheat in the north
- UKFM Group 2 with export opportunities
- Excellent yield potential especially in the north ([107%] controls)
- Short strawed with early maturity (0) for a safe harvest
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The new kid on the block for drilling 2025, is KWS Newbie – an all round wheat that ticks all the boxes on farm for the northern grower. It is a potential Group 2 wheat with good grain characteristics including a very high HFN (305) and excellent specific weight (78.4kg/hl). However KWS Newbie is more of an all-rounder, having fantastic yield potential, especially in the north – at [107%] of controls - the variety out-competes many northern feed favourites such as LG Skyscraper (100%) and Gleam (104%).
| UK | 103 |
| East | 103 |
| West | 101 |
| North | [107] |
| Untreated | 85 |
| First cereal | 103 |
| Second cereal | 103 |
| Early sown | - |
| Late sown | [[103]] |
| Light soil | [104] |
| Heavy soil | 103 |
| Mildew | [5] |
| Yellow Rust | 9 |
| Brown Rust | 6 |
| Septoria Tritici | 6.2 |
| Eyespot | 5 |
| Fusarium | 6 |
| Resistance to lodging (+PGR) | 7 |
| Resistance to lodging (-PGR) | 7 |
| Height (cm) | 85 |
| Ripening (days +/- Control, -ve = earlier) | 0 |
| Latest safe sowing date | [[End Jan]] |
| ukp bread wheat for export | yes |
| uks soft wheat for export | no |
| Protein content (%) | 11.0 |
| Protein content (%) - Milling spec | [12.5] |
| Hagberg Falling Number | 305 |
| Specific weight (kg/hl) | 78.4 |
| Scotland | 25th Sep |
| North Lincolnshire & Yorkshire | 25th Sep |
| East Anglia & Midlands | 1st Oct |
| West & Midlands | 1st Oct |
| South | 1st Oct |
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