Tim Lamyman (left) & Ron Granger getting ready to harvest LG Skyscraper on the Wolds 

Despite one of the wettest springs and driest summers on record a Lincolnshire farmer has achieved 15.38t/ha from his crop of LG Skyscraper wheat.

Tim Lamyman, said the same 8ha field of LG Skyscraper wheat grew a record breaking crop of LG Stallion peas last year.

“In what has been a really challenging season to get yields like this from a variety the first time we have grown it is tremendous. It’s one of the boldest samples I have seen in a wheat since we grew Oakley back in 2008 producing a specific weight of 84.”

He credits his high yields, which includes an oilseed rape record yield of 7.01t/ha this year, to a good foliar feed programme, which he says helps to encourage deeper rooting in the winter, relieving heat stress in the summer.

He chose the wheat variety for its very high yield potential, he said.

“It’s the highest yielding candidate in the 2018 AHDB Recommended List trials at 109% of control, so we had the right mix of good soils offering the potential to develop well-structured root systems enabling easier nutrient uptake and a high yielding variety from the start,” he said. “Little and often is my philosophy to meet the crop’s growing needs.”

He added: “I can’t say enough how pleased I am with the way that the crop has performed in what has been a really challenging season.”

 Mr Lamyman farms 600ha, predominantly arable, at Worlaby, about six miles south of Louth.