Nebraska Certified Seed Wheat for Sale

 Seed wheat demand is high across the Midwest this year and with the floods to the north and the drought to the south, the supply of high quality certified seed is limited.  We are offering four variety choices this year, all of which had excellent years and are disease and weed seed free.  Be sure to get your seed booked early this year as supplies are limited!

All pictures are of the actual wheat varieties growing in the field!.  Click on any picture for a larger view.

McGill
 *$13.00  (50# unit in bulk)  • 94% germ • 61# wt

McGill (formerly NE01481) is a hard red winter wheat released to seed growers in 2010 and is available for the first time in 2011.  It was released primarily for its superior adaptation to rainfed production systems in eastern and southwest Nebraska and for its excellent resistance to wheat soilborne mosaic.

  • Top yielding NE public variety at Lancaster Co. 2011 trials (80.4 bu/acre), 3rd at Clay Center (2011 trial)

  • Semidwarf with a medium coleoptile length.

  • Moderately early in maturity.

  • Slightly shorter than Overland.

  • Moderately susceptible to susceptible to stripe rust and moderately resistant to leaf rust.

  • Green Cover Seed is the 2nd largest producer of McGill in the state.

  • Green Cover 2011 production was from Foundation Seed

Overland 
*$11.00  (50# unit in bulk)  • 97% germ • 60# wt

Overland has quickly become one of the best wheats for Nebraska and northern KS.

  • Excellent dryland performance – outstanding yield.

  • Medium height semi-dwarf

  • Very good straw strength and winter hardiness

  • Medium Maturity

  • Best wheat for planting into corn stalks because of above average Fusarium head scab tolerance

  • Top yielding at Clay Center 2011

2145
 *$11.00  (50# unit in bulk)  • 96% germ • 61# wt

2145 has been a top yielding wheat in soybean stubble for the past 5 years. 

  • Outstanding when no-tilled into soybean stubble

  • Good straw strength and lodging score

  • Similar to 2137 but with better disease resistance

  • Resistant to leaf rust, soil-borne mosaic virus and mod resistance to stem rust.

  • Medium height and maturity

  • Green Cover Seed is the largest producer of 2145 in the state

Wesley
 *$11.00  (50# unit in bulk)  • 97% germ • 60# wt

Wesley continues to be widely planted and yield well across Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota

  • UNL recommended for irrigated or high intensity.

  •  #1 in straw strength and lodging score.

  • Excellent tolerance to stripe rust.

  • Moderately short height.

  • Moderately early maturing.

  • Green Cover 2011 production was from Foundation Seed.

 


Custom Drilling

We will once again be doing custom drilling.  We just purchased a John Deere 1890 air seeder so we can now save you money by applying dry fertilizer instead of liquid.  Custom drilling for this year will be $17 per acre with volume discounts available.   

Rental Drill

We recently rebuilt a John Deere 15’ 750 no-till drill that is available for rental for $9.00/acre. Brand new blades, boots, closing wheels, etc. Great for no-tilling wheat into soybean or corn stubble. The drill has dolly wheels on front and can be pulled down the road with a pickup. 

Contact us for more information on renting the drill. Add $1 per unit for tote bags and $2 per unit for 50# bags

Seed Wheat Treatment

We can provide you with a professional seed treatment of Dividend Extreme on your seed.  Contact us for more information!  Dividend provides protection against the following wheat diseases: 

Dividend provides protection against the following wheat diseases:    ▪ Common Bunt,  ▪ Common Root Rot, Dwarf Bunt, ▪ Seedborne Fusarium scab,  ▪ Early season Fusarium root rot, ▪ Fusarium Crown Rot,  ▪ Loose smut, ▪ Stinking smut, ▪ Flag smut, ▪ Early season Septoria disease complex, ▪General seed rots, ▪ Pythium damping-off, ▪ Early season Rhizoctonia root rot, ▪ Early season common root rot,  ▪ Early season suppression of powdery mildew,  ▪ Early season suppression of wheat leaf rust, Take-all

Keith Berns    469-6784

 932 Road X     Bladen, NE  68928
 keith@providencefarms.com