Choosing wheat over barley

While last year’s barley crop did very well overall, the predictions made on yield by Michael Foley of Brett Bros, my seed provider, proved very accurate.

Michael had suggested last April that two of the fields I ploughed were probably more suited to wheat than barley. He based his analysis and prediction on the types of clay present, explaining that heavier ground, while not incapable of growing barley, wasn’t entirely the most suitable.

He suggested that in future wheat or oats would possibly be a better option.