“EGA Wentworth, EGA Wylie and EGA Gregory were all on show in some smaller trial plots with some later field trials of Gregory also on show,” Mr Johnston said.

Senior agronomist for McGregor Gourlay, Andrew Stevenson was very impressed with all three varieties and was particularly interested in the Gregory and with the way it has held up and looked during the season.

The field day at Nixon’s property encountered some unseasonably hot weather, but Mr Johnston said people looked past the discomfort.

“Although temperatures reached the mid to high thirties and the flies were very friendly, the people attending got a great insight into the wheat industry with John Shepard, wheat breeder for the QDPI&F addressing the gathering about the focus for wheat breeders and where the industry is headed," he said.

Pacific Seeds’ Research Director Alan Scott was also on hand to show the crowd through the R&D site and discuss Pacific Seeds and its involvement in the wheat industry.

Property owner Jeff Nixon also gave the gathering some history on the varieties and also weather information about the season he has had.

Mr Johnston said Jeff Nixon was impressed with the way the Gregory had handled the tough finish to the season and he also commented that there has been no sign of any stripe rust in the Gregory this season.

The EGA Gregory seed crop also recently won the Goondiwindi Wheat Crop Competition with a yield of 4t/ha.

Caption: Pacific Seeds' Wheat Development Officer, Dr Brian Hare, explains the finer points of growing EGA Gregory to the attendees at the field day walk.