High yielding, short season AH wheat with a very large grain
size Best suited to mid-late sowings and performs best in shorter
growing seasons especially with harsh finishes Possesses an
excellent grain size (larger than Wyalkatchem) reduces the
propensity for screenings Exhibits an MS rating for Crown Rot
(highest commercially available) MR-MS for Yellow Spot, effective
level of resistance on all three rusts Wheat
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Emu Rock Westonia Emu Rocks crown rot tolerance (MS) was very
visual in comparison to Westonia (VS) at the Landmark Yuna trial
site in 2013
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Tough, high yielding, Yitpi type, with improved stem rust and
moderate CCN resistance High yielding Yitpi and Stylet derivative,
slightly earlier maturing than Yitpi Improved stem rust resistance
(MS) and YLS (S) over Yitpi Maintains Yitpis good sprouting and
black point tolerance Good hectolitre weight and grain size
equivalent to Yitpi Currently APW classification with AH potential
Wheat
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2014 Varieties to keep an eye on! IGW4012 - Mid-long season
Wyalkatchem derivative with exceptional yields and strong yellow
leaf spot resistance Wyalkatchem and Spear parentage, with good
disease resistance InterGrain yield data indicates that the variety
has strong high end yield potential with favourable seasons (2011
& 13) whilst still performing well in tough seasons (2012) and
lower rainfall environments Classification expected in spring 2014
and possibly available to growers in 2015 IGW3526 - Potential AH,
Wyalkatchem derived, 2 gene Imidazolinone wheat with a large grain
size, improved yield and disease resistance Mid-season CL plus
Wyalkatchem type Best performance seen north of great eastern hwy
Superior yellow spot resistance (MR-MS) Good wheat on wheat CL Plus
option Large grain size, APW classification, pending LMA, possible
2014/15 grower release
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IGW6042 Potential short-mid season noodle A supercharged
potential Arrino alternative, with improved yield and udon noodle
quality Early-mid maturing Arrino type with excellent udon noodle
quality Good yellow leaf spot resistance Triple rust resistance
Short variety Earliest release 2015 Wheat
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IGW8000s Calingiri alternatives coming soon! Mid-long season,
similar or slightly earlier maturing than Calingiri Superior yield
and disease resistance over Calingiri, especially yellow leaf spot
Some have 2-gene imi-tolerance Good grain size Earliest release is
2015/16 Wheat
Litmus Background Released as a feed variety in Spring 2013 and
commencing malt accreditation in 2014 with possible accreditation
in 2017 Grown in farmer strip trials in 2013 as well as NVT
assessment Variable long term yield performance Potentially
excellent malting quality but poor disease resistance Acid and Al
tolerant variety
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Litmus Background Appears best suited to the acid sand plains
of the northern Ag Region of WA Poor performance in western and
southern cereal-belt Understanding the areas which Litmus is best
suited is the key for making money from this variety Caution: Will
fungicide $$$ spent reduce the profit from the extra yield in high
rainfall WMG area? Acid and Al tolerant variety
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Bass Market Development CBH customers are beginning to request
Bass for conduct of commercial scale brewing trials. This is an
important step in the market development process. Chinese feedback
has been positive so far (similar taste, smell etc to Baudin) and
we await further feedback from larger tonnages sent last year. CBH
have suggested that these positive indicators for the variety have
led them to predict a possible $15-30 malt premium in 2014/15 and
in future years possibly a Buloke type premium. InterGrain believes
malting premiums for Bass will grow but the variety appears
unlikely to be as popular as Baudin in the short medium term.
Update
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New barley varieties to watch in 2014
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Flinders The Gairdner replacement Flinders is a medium-late
maturing variety with excellent yield potential in the medium to
high rainfall environments, exceeding both Baudin, Gairdner and
Commander. Possesses excellent grain plumpness, test weight and
straw strength, is shorter in height than Gairdner and presents as
a robust option for the medium-high rainfall or for early sowing
opportunities. Flinders has strong powdery mildew resistance and
improved leaf rust resistance compared to Bass (following the
breakdown of Rph3 resistance in Bass). Flinders has passed Stage 1
of the two year accreditation process and InterGrain had large
tonnages of Flinders being produced during 2013, providing an
excellent opportunity for successful commercial malting and brewing
in the period 2014/15. Malsters have continued their interest in
Flinders and large tonnages will continue to be grown in 2014 to
further progress market development. Large tonnages will also be
grown in the WMG area. Potentially available to growers in
2015
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La Trobe Barley Australia request that La Trobe repeat year 2
of the accreditation process. Reason: seasonal and processing
issues meant that there was not a suitable malt sample for pilot
brewing. This was primarily due to the limited tonnage of grain
within Malt 1 specifications of La Trobe from the 2012 harvest.
Samples are only accepted for pilot brewing when all malt quality
parameters are within brewing specifications, a task that is
difficult when the original grain samples are either too high or
too low in grain protein. Results from the commercial malting
trials that have been conducted continue to be very positive
(especially given the protein levels of the grain samples used),
and have provided considerable optimism for the long term prospects
for the variety amongst both maltsters and grain marketers who have
a strong appetite for the variety. It is these results that give us
sufficient confidence to go ahead with the release of La Trobe in
2014. Accreditation and commercialisation
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Summary Look at the Long Term Yield data plus local data and
compare to your on-farm performance Mid-long season wheat varieties
(Magenta/Calingiri) still have their place in our farming system
IGW4012 New exceptionally yielding mid-long season APW/AH potential
release next year IGW3526 New 2 gene imidazilinone tolerant
Wyalkatchem APW/AH potential release next year New and improved
Arrino (IGW6042) and Calingiri (IGW8000s) replacement noodle
varieties coming soon! Bass Positive indicators for malt premium in
the future (CBH: $15-30 for 2014/15) Litmus Good rotational option
for acid sandy textured soils but may have to spend $$$ on
fungicide and Feed for now Flinders High yielding variety in the
region plus PM resistance, agronomic characteristics and attractive
malt quality, potential malt and release in 2015 La Trobe Hindmarsh
sister line with malting quality, seed released in 2014, potential
malt in 2015 Summary Key Messages
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Summary Possible timeline This year, 2014 Litmus (WABAR2625) La
Trobe (IGB1101) Harper (IGW3170) 2015 Flinders IGW4012 IGW3526
IGW6042 Noodle Calingiri alternative Summary