PIONEER WHEAT VARIETIES LOOKING GOOD IN 2010

The newest Pioneer soft red winter wheat variety is Pioneer brand 25R39.This is an awnless soft red with the highest yield potential that has ever been released from Pioneers' breeding program for Ontario producers.25R39 is the tallest and latest to head of Pioneers' soft red winter wheat varieties.For growers wanting TOP YIELDS and more straw 25R39 is the one to beat.
Pioneer brand 25R56 is an awnless soft red that grows shorter than 25R39.For growers not wanting a lot of straw Pioneer 25R56 would make an ideal choice.Experience has shown that 25R56 has a tendency to have a very fast drydown.As wheat varieties approach their maturity 25R56 may not appear be as mature but in a very few short days it will dry down faster and be one of the first soft reds ready to combine.

Because of its fast drydown 25R56 has a bit of a tendency for some pieces of its head spike to appear in its harvested grain.Though this may seem unsightly at first it has never been a problem in 25R56 receiving grade 2 wheat status.

Another comment that has been fed back to us is that 25R56 has a tendency to thresh harder than our other soft red winter wheat varieties.Despite these comments one cannot overlook the fact that 25R56 is one of the highest yielding soft red winter wheats in the marketplace today if not the highest.

OLD FAITHFUL as she is called ! Pioneer brand 25R47 has long been a standing favourite of the Ontario farm marketplace.Probably no soft red winter wheat has ever been grown on more acres in its lifespan than 25R47.It just continues to deliver strong stable consistent yields year after year.People grow it because they like it and they can count on it.
You can put the combine on automatic pilot with this one.
The above photo taken just west of Ridgetown Ontario shows a nice plot of Pioneer soft red winter wheat varieties.( Double click on the photo to gain a close up )
Pioneer brand 25R51 is an awned soft red winter wheat.The key attribute that 25R51 brings to the Ontario marketplace is its FUSARIUM HEADBLIGHT RESISTANCE.

With the continual worry that growers express over the potential downgrading of their wheat I'm rather surprised that more growers don't take advantage of this varieties strength.

I have long expressed that if growers were to grow 25% of their acres to Pioneer brand 25R51 they would never have no worry over achieving grade 2 wheat status.

Pioneer brand 25R51 will be the first Pioneer wheat ready to harvest in July.Storing 25R51 in a separate BIN would allow growers to blend their 25R51 with any other Pioneer soft red wheat variety that might express some fusarium headblight ( or tombsone kernels ) in a BAD FUSARIUM HEADBLIGHT YEAR.

I only suggest growing 25R51 on 25-30% of ones acres as the variety does express a 3-4 bu per acre yield drag from other Pioneer soft red winter wheat varieties.On the other hand Pioneer brand 25R51 offers a significant yield advantage over companies Fusarium tolerant winter wheat varieties.