Welcome to the 2023/24 Autumn Sown Cultivar Performance Trial summary booklet.
The FAR cultivar evaluation booklet continues to highlight the performance of new cultivars entering the industry.
New feed wheat entry KFW2201 was in the top yielding group in all locations tested, and out yielded all other entries in four of the six Canterbury trial sites.
Feed and milling wheat yields for 2023-24 were above the 4-year mean in Canterbury at irrigated sites by 1.8 t/ha (feed) and 1 t/ha (milling). Dryland feed wheat yields in Canterbury, Southland and the Southern North Island were similar to the 4-year mean, although this depended on location, with most sites experiencing below average rainfall for several months during the season.
Autumn barley yields for 2023-24 were well above the 4-year mean in Canterbury at both the irrigated (13.2 t/ha) and dryland site (13.0 t/ha). These were the highest recorded autumn barley yields in a CPT trial since records began.