Page 5 - Carrfields Spring Cereal Seed Growers Guide 2023

Raffles OUR MOST FLEXIBLE

FEED/MILLING WHEAT WHEAT VARIETY

Looking for seed to count on year-in-year-out? We’ve got you covered

with our most flexible wheat variety, Raffles. It’s versatile, high-yielding,
accepted by New Zealand mills, and one of our best sellers.

Raffles is one of the most flexible wheat varieties available. Raffles is a versatile high yielding variety which has proven to be reliable year in and year
out. It has gristing qualities and is accepted by New Zealand mills. Suitable for following a winter feed crop, it produces large grain with heavy test
weights.
• Raffles is very reliable
• Performs year after year
• Versatile drilling options

2023 YIELD RESULT GRAIN QUALITY & ATTRIBUTES

Maturity: Medium
4 YEAR AVERAGE
110% TEST WEIGHT Tillering: High
% of Trial Mean Trial Mean 8.41 T/ha CV – 3.1% 100% 102% 100% 72.8 Kg/hL Yield: High

90%
80% SCREENINGS (%) End Use: Milling/Feed
RAFFLES RELIANCE 1.64% Breeder: KWS, UK
Cultivar
Source: FAR CPT 2023

DISEASE TOLERANCE STRAW HEIGHT & STRENGTH

Septoria 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Height (cm) 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Straw height of 95cm.
Stripe Rust 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Leaf Rust 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Strength 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 to 10 (weak to strong). Exhibits stiff straw but will benefit
Fusarium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
from a PGR programme to support its high yield potential.
1 to 10 (poor to excellent)

PLANTING WINDOW CONTACT US

J F M A M J J A S O N D PHONE POSTAL
03 307 6014 Carrfields Grain & Seed
EMAIL Level 1, 62 Cass Street
grainandseed@carrfields.co.nz Ashburton 7700
Mid May to late September for best results