20/21Yearbook

WINTER CROPS

The start of a new growing season is your opportunity to control the hidden diseases which can impact your harvest.

Redigo Pro provides the broadest protection from all major seed- & soil-borne diseases in your barley & wheat crops and can also help reduce ergot contamination*1.

Secure the best protection from day one by specifying Redigo Pro when ordering your seed this season.

choice matters.

Your seed treatment

Discover more about the hidden diseases that could be lurking in your crop at cropscience.bayer.co.uk/hiddendiseases

Ergot is the third most common cause of load rejection upon sale for malting barley*2

*1Based on CRD-approved label recommendations on 6th June 2018. All details correct at time of going to press.*2MAGB annual survey 2007-2016, http://www.ukmalt.com/annual-survey-rejections-barley-uk-malting-sites

Redigo Pro contains prothioconazole and tebuconazole. Redigo is a registered Trade Mark of Bayer. Use plant protection products safely. Always read the label and product information before use. Pay attention to the risk indications and follow the safety precautions on the label. For further information, including contact details, visit www.cropscience.bayer.co.uk or call 0808 1969522. © Bayer CropScience Limited 2020

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Rhiza Digital 5Seed Contacts 6-7iFarm Sites & Technology Centres 8Master Seeds Standards 10-12 & 51Farm Saved Seed 36-37Grain 38-39

TREATMENTSCereal Seed Treatments 33-35Pulses Seed Treatments 49Oilseed Seed Treatments 65-66

WHEATAGRII TRIALS DATAMilling: Yield & Specific Weight 13Milling: Protein 14Group 3 & 4: Yield & Specific Weight 19Lodging Rating 20Response to Fungicide 29Late Autumn: Yield & Specific Weight 31

MILLINGSkyfall 15KWS Zyatt 15MV Fredericia 16Axioma 16KWS Extase 17KWS Siskin 17KWS Firefly 18Elicit 18

SOFTLG Skyscraper 21LG Spotlight 21Elation 22KWS Jackal 22RGT Saki NEW 23

HARDKWS Parkin NEW 23SY Insitor NEW 24RGT Lantern 24RGT Wolverine NEW 25Graham 25Gleam 26Costello 26KWS Kerrin 27RGT Gravity 27Dunston 28Dickens 28

LATE AUTUMN & SPRINGKWS Cochise 30KWS Chilham 30

BARLEYAGRII TRIALS DATA2-Row Feed, 6-Row Feed & Hybrid: Yield & Specific Weight 40

HYBRIDBelfry 41SY Kingsbarn 41Bazooka 42

2-ROW FEEDKWS Hawking NEW 42Memento 43California 43KWS Orwell 44Craft 44

OATSAGRII TRIALS DATAYield & Specific Weight 47

WINTER OATSMascani 45Dalguise 45Gerald 45

WINTER NAKED OATSGrafton 46Fusion 46Peloton NEW 46

WINTER RYEWinter Rye 48

GRASSMaster Leys 67

BEANSVespa 50Bumble 50Tundra 50Wizard 50Honey 50

Note: Agrii data is collated from trials with a wide geographical spread and disease data on winter wheat is reviewed by Rosemary Bayles, a former NIAB pathologist. The data is designed to complement the AHDB Recommended Lists and is compiled into the Agrii Advisory Lists. Agronomic scores in brackets ( ) represent Agrii data.

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AGRII TRIALS DATAGross Output & Oil Content 52Autumn Vigour 59Spring Vigour 60

HYBRIDINV1035 53DK Exsteel 53Ambassador 54DK Expedient 54Kazze – Candidate NEW 55Voltage – Candidate NEW 55DK Extremus NEW 55

CONVENTIONALAspire 56Aardvark NEW 56Anastasia 57

CLUBROOTCrome 57Alasco 58DK Platinium 58

HEARPalmedor 61Rocca 61Ergo 61

CLEARFIELDDK Impressario CL 62DK Imprint CL – Candidate NEW 63DK Imperial CL 63

HOLLV316OL 64V367OL NEW 64

RECOMMENDED LISTSAHDB: WINTER WHEATNabim Group 1 69Nabim Group 2 69Nabim Group 3 70Nabim Group Soft 4 71Nabim Group Hard 4 72Regional Fungicide Treated Yield 73

SRUC: WINTER WHEATRecommended for Scotland 74-75

AHDB: OATSHusked Oats 76Naked Oats 76

SRUC: OATSRecommended for Scotland 77

AHDB: WINTER BARLEY2-Row Malting 782-Row Feed 78-796-Row Feed 80

SRUC: WINTER BARLEYRecommended for Scotland 81-82

PGRO: WINTER BEANSRecommended list 83

AHDB: WINTER OILSEED RAPEUK 84-85East and West 85North 86

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iFARMS THE UK’S NO.1 SEED BRAND JUST GOT EVEN BETTER

Our trials and iFarms network is the most extensive in the UK. With the current Coronavirus restrictions we will not be able to welcome you to these sites as usual. However, we are making plans to bring the information to you via other means. So please ensure that we have your up to date contact details and email addresses.

1. Black Isle iFarm (Cromarty)

2. Aberdeenshire iFarm (Oldmeldrum)

3. Angus iFarm (Carnoustie)

4. Fife iFarm (Stenton)

5. Lothian & Borders iFarm (Eyemouth)

6. Northumberland iFarm (Longhirst)

7. Yorkshire iFarm (Brotherton)

8. Holderness iFarm (Sunk Island)

9. Spalding iFarm (Vegetable)

10. Norfolk iFarm (Easton College)

11. Brackley iFarm

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13. Bartonfields iFarm

14. Bromsgrove iFarm

15. Ludlow iFarm

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18. Dorset iFarm

19. Kent iFarm

20. Fruit iFarm (East Malling)

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iFARM SITES TECHNOLOGY CENTRES

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B. Stow Longa Technology Centre

C. Throws Farm Technology Centre

D. AgriiFocus Technology Centre

E. Mid Lincs Technology Centre

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RAISING THE STANDARDS OF SEED

NEW MASTER SEEDS STANDARD for Blackgrass in Cereals

NEW MASTER SEEDS STANDARDS NOW COVER4 Hybrid Barley 4 Hybrid Rye 4 Naked Oats

IN ADDITION TO OUR MARKET LEADING MASTER SEEDS STANDARDS ON:4 Wheat 4 Conventional Barley 4 Conventional Oats

4 Peas 4 Beans 4 Linseed*Nil Blackgrass in a 2kg certified seed sample

*ZERBLACKGRASS

THE UK’S NO.1 SEED BRAND JUST GOT EVEN BETTER

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IMPURITY Master Seeds 2kg sample

C1 HVS equivalent 2kg sample

C2 HVSequivalent 2kg sample

C2 EUequivalent 2kg sample

CI/C2 Triticale

equivalent 2kg sample

Seeds of other cultivated cereal species 2 2 6 28 28

Seeds of brome or couch species 2 2 2 28 28

Seeds of Blackgrass (Alopecurus myosuroides) Nil 2 4 28 28

Seeds of other weed species 2 2 4 28 28

Maximum species impurities allowed 4 4 8 40 40

Ergot pieces 1 2 2 12 12

Wild oats Bardex tested Nil in 20kg

Nil in 1kgsample

Nil in 1kgsample

Nil in 1kgsample

Nil in 1kgsample

Sample size inspected 2kg 1kg 1kg 0.5kg 0.5kg

CONVENTIONAL WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS

SEED SAMPLE STANDARDS Master Seeds C1 HVS C2 HVS C2 EU C1/C2 Triticale

Germination level 90%On preliminary germ 85% 85% 85% 80%

Vigour tests carried out on: Winter WheatSpring Wheat

No test required

No test required

No test required

No test required

Analytical purity (inert matter) % weight 1% (99.0%) 1% (99.0%) 1% (99.0%) 2% (98.0%) 2% (98.0%)

Loose smut in barley Treated for control

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Embryo testing for loose smut in barley

Treated for control

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SEED STANDARDS

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IMPURITY Master Seeds 2kg sample

C2 EC Equivalent 2kg sample

Seeds of other cultivated cereal species 4 28

Seeds of brome or couch species Nil 28

Seeds of Blackgrass (Alopecurus myosuroides) Nil 28

Seeds of other weed species 4 28

Maximum species impurities allowed 8 40

Ergot pieces 4 12

Wild oats Bardex tested Nil in 20kg

Nil in 1kgsample

Sample size inspected 2kg 0.5kg

HYBRID RYESEED SAMPLE STANDARDS Master Seeds Basic C2 EC

Germination level 90%On preliminary germ 85% 85%

Analytical purity (inert matter) % weight 1% (99.0%) 2% (98.0%) 2% (98.0%)

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Germination level 90%On preliminary germ 85%

Analytical purity (inert matter) % weight 1% (99.0%) 2% (98.0%)

HYBRID BARLEY

MAXIMUM IMPURITIES ALLOWED

IMPURITY Master Seeds 2kg sample

Syngenta Standards

Equivalent 2kg

Certified Seed Standards (CS) Equivalent 2kg

Seeds of other cultivated cereal species 7 28 28

Seeds of brome or couch species Nil No Standard No Standard

Seeds of Blackgrass (Alopecurus myosuroides) Nil 28 28

Seeds of other weed species 4 28 28

Maximum species impurities allowed 10 40 40

Ergot pieces 4 8 12

Wild oats Bardex tested Nil in 20kg

Nil in 1kgsample

Nil in 1kgsample

Sample size inspected 2kg 0.5kg 0.5kg

Notes There are no higher voluntary standards (HVS) for Triticale / Hybrid Barley / Hybrid Rye. Bardex test: A Bardex test does not have to be carried out on the on line QC so long as a 20kg sample is tested for each final seed certification lot produced as Master Seeds. Cereal Seed must not exceed maximum moisture content of 17% on all grades. Thousand seed weight, should normally be carried out on a screened farm sample, alternatively it may be carried out on a screened sample from the as-grown intake or from the cleaning line.

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Germination level 80%On preliminary germ 75% 75%

Analytical purity (inert matter) % weight 1% (99.0%) 1% (99.0%) 2% (98.0%)

MAXIMUM IMPURITIES ALLOWED

IMPURITY Master Seeds 2kg sample

C2 HVS Equivalent 2kg sample

C2 EC Equivalent 2kg sample

Seeds of other cultivated cereal species 6 6 28

Seeds of brome or couch species Nil 2 28

Seeds of Blackgrass (Alopecurus myosuroides) Nil 4 28

Seeds of other weed species 4 4 28

Maximum species impurities allowed 8 8 40

Ergot pieces 1 2 12

Wild oats Bardex tested Nil in 20kg

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SKYFALL Group 1, Milling & Feed

Remains a very significant variety in the market across the bread and feed sectors due to its good disease resistance, late-drill flexibility, stiff straw and early maturity. Widely accepted by UK millers and often finds its way into export cargos.

Suitable for all areas (including Scotland) and soil types with outstanding performance on lighter soils. Best drilled from the last week of September onwards and it can be drilled right through to the end of the first week in March. A lower tillering variety so keep seed rates up, but still very competitive against Blackgrass.

Short, stiff-strawed (8 untreated, 9 treated) and relatively early to mature (0). It has outstanding Brown Rust (8.0) and average Septoria tritici (5.0) resistance but is very susceptible to Yellow Rust (3.4). Good performance as a second wheat. Moderate resistance to Fusarium Ear Blight but more prone to sprouting than other varieties. Resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

BREEDER: RAGT SEEDS, UK | PARENTAGE: C4148 X HURRICANE

✚ High yields and excellent drilling date flexibility

✚ Stiff straw and reasonable Septoria tritici resistance

The highest yielding Group 1 wheat and remained Agrii’s third biggest selling variety nationally. Good baking quality with excellent physical grain characteristics and a high Hagberg Falling Number. Fully approved for both domestic markets and export as a ukp wheat.

Its best performance is on medium and heavier soil and it is suitable for all regions of the UK except for areas with a high sterility risk. It builds protein at a similar rate to Skyfall and faster than both KWS Siskin and KWS Extase. Suitable for drilling from the last week of September or later drill through to the end of January. Moderate height, reasonably stiff straw (6 untreated, 7 treated), mid-maturity (0) and moderately competitive against grassweeds.

It has an average disease package with decent scores against Septoria tritici (5.6) and Brown Rust (6.5) but Yellow Rust resistance (3.7) has dropped significantly (Agrii data). It has also shown good second wheat performance but is susceptible to Fusarium Ear Blight and Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ High yields and excellent grain quality

✚ Good all-round disease package and good second wheat choice

BREEDER: KWS UK | PARENTAGE: QUARTZ X HEREFORD

KWS ZYATT Group 1, Milling, ukp Export & Feed

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MV FREDERICIA Bread-Type (Not Nabim Listed)

BREEDER: MARTONVÁSÁR, HUNGARY | UK AGENT: ANGUS WHEAT CONSULTANTS LTD PARENTAGE: MV ZELMA X ELVISS

Bold grain and strong dough characteristics attracted the interest of a regional miller for wholemeal flour. Premiums, based on protein content, can be significantly higher than those from standard bread-making types. This combined with its late-drill suitability make it an ideal choice after potatoes and sugar beet or in high grassweed situations. Contracts are available in East Anglia and the East Midlands.

Ideal for late drilling, and for its best performance drill from mid-October through to the end of December. Fast developing in autumn and spring and is very competitive against grassweeds. Good overall foliar disease resistance with a rating of 8.0 for Yellow Rust, 5.8 for Brown Rust and 5.1 for Septoria tritici.

Requires a robust PGR programme, especially in more fertile situations. It has very early maturity (-4), making it earlier than Cordiale and an ideal entry crop for oilseed rape.

✚ Early maturing high-quality bread-making wheat from Hungary

✚ Very competitive on grassweeds and grown on contract

AXIOMA Bread-Type (Not Nabim Listed)

BREEDER: SECOBRA, GERMANY | UK AGENT: AGRII PARENTAGE: IMPRESSION X LINE 29-94-8

A German E-wheat suitable for the late-drill slot with stronger flour quality than from Mv Fredericia. While Axioma does not have the same yield potential as UK-bred wheats, the high premiums that it attracts under contract can easily offset the yield lag.

An ideal choice for drilling after potatoes, sugar beet or where drilling is intentionally delayed reducing Blackgrass pressure. Drill from mid-October through to the end of December. Competitive against grassweeds because of its vigorous growth habit in the spring.

Good resistance against Yellow Rust (8.5), Brown Rust (5.2) and Septoria tritici (6.6). Like most German E-wheats it requires a robust PGR programme and has moderately early maturity (-2).

✚ A German E-wheat for high protein super-strong flour

✚ Competitive on grassweeds and grown on contract

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Consistently high yielding in Agrii trials over the past three years (101%) with the highest untreated yield of any variety tested (90%). A Group 2 bread and provisional export wheat that has also attracted interest as a feed wheat, due to its outstanding Septoria resistance, stiff straw and bold grain (76.0 kg/hl).

Suitable for all regions of the UK except areas of high sterility risk. Consistent across soil types with good performance on lighter soils. A fast-developing variety best drilled from the last week of September through to the end of December but it can be drilled to the end of January, where necessary. Average second wheat performance and average competitiveness against grassweeds.

Tall straw with average stiffness (6 untreated, 6 treated) and early maturity (-1). Excellent disease resistance in Agrii trials for Septoria tritici (7.4), Yellow Rust (8.4) and Brown Rust (6.4). The juvenile stage of Yellow Rust may be seen before GS32 and Eyespot will need attention in a second wheat situation. Monitor and spray as appropriate for Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

BREEDER: KWS UK | PARENTAGE: BOISSEAU X SOLHEIO

✚ High yields and excellent grain quality

✚ Stiff straw and outstanding Septoria tritici resistance

Agrii’s fourth biggest selling variety in 2019. It continues to deliver top feed-level yields with Group 2 bread-making quality, decent Hagberg Falling Number and high specific weight. It is very difficult to achieve a protein level above 12.5% so it is frequently used for lower-grade milling flours or exported under ukp.

It is consistent across soil types and all regions up to Yorkshire, but probably no further North. It is a vigorous variety with a relatively fast speed of development. Ideal for drilling from the last week of September onwards through to the end of January. It is very competitive against grassweeds.

It has a sensible straw length but moderate standing (5 untreated, 6 treated) so it needs a robust PGR programme. Average second wheat performance and medium maturity (+1). Good resistance against Septoria tritici (6.4) and Yellow Rust (9.0) but weak against Brown Rust (4.2) and susceptible to Fusarium Ear Blight. It will serve as a good diversification partner for Yellow Rust. It is not resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ Consistent high-output wheat with additional market opportunities

✚ Very competitive against grassweeds and excellent disease resistance

BREEDER: KWS UK | PARENTAGE: KWS STERLING X TIMARU

KWS SISKIN Group 2, Milling, ukp Export & Feed

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BREEDER: ELSOMS SEEDS | PARENTAGE: CASSIUS X VISCOUNT

Agrii’s number one biscuit variety in 2019 with treated yields very similar to KWS Barrel but with a much-improved agronomic package. Recommended for domestic biscuit use, export under uks and rated ‘good’ for distilling.

Suitable for all areas of the country, it performs well on both heavy and lighter soils and is an average second wheat. Best drilled from the last week of September through to the end of October and is not suitable for early or very late drilling. It has also proven to be very competitive against grassweeds. It has medium length straw which is decently stiff (7 untreated, 7 treated) and medium maturity (+1).

Elicit has much better disease resistance than both KWS Barrel and KWS Basset with Septoria tritici (5.0), Brown Rust (5.0) and Yellow Rust (7.8). While it is moderately susceptible to Fusarium Ear Blight this is no different to KWS Barrel, KWS Basset or Zulu. It is resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ High yielding biscuit wheat with a good agronomic package

✚ Highly competitive against grassweeds

KWS FIREFLY Group 3, Biscuit

BREEDER: KWS UK | PARENTAGE: COUGAR X KWS ROWAN

The highest treated (101%) and untreated (83%) yields for a biscuit wheat in Agrii trials but lower specific weight (73.7 kg/hl). Fully recommended for domestic markets and provisional uks for export but it is unsuitable for distilling.

More suited to England and Wales with its performance dropping off further North. Consistent across soil types and suitable for lighter land. Best grown as a first

wheat as its second wheat performance has been poor. Relatively fast speed of development and it can be drilled successfully from the last week of September through to the end of December and beyond. It has average competitiveness against grassweeds.

It has relatively short, stiff straw (7 untreated, 8 treated) and medium maturity (0), based on Agrii results. Disease resistance is reasonably good against Septoria tritici (5.8) and Yellow Rust (7.6) but it shows a weakness to Brown Rust (3.0) and Fusarium Ear Blight. It is resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ Highest yielding biscuit wheat

✚ Short stiff straw and reasonably good disease profile

PLEASE NOTE:

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KWS Firefly

KWS Basset

Zulu

KWS Lili

Costello

KWS Parkin

Skyfall

Lodging Ratings (1-9 score where 9 = best)

Winter Wheat Varieties, 2020

Agrii's Treated and Untreated Lodging Ratings

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LG SKYSCRAPERSoft Feed & Distilling

High treated (104%) and untreated (84%) yields and specific weight (74.7.2 kg/hl) in Agrii trials over the past three years and is the joint-highest yielding wheat on the UK Recommended List. Rated ‘Medium’ for distilling but it is unsuitable for export.

Suitable for all regions of the UK including areas of high sterility risk. Consistent across soil types including lighter soils and very high yielding as a second wheat even though it is best grown as a first wheat. Proven to be one of the most consistent varieties over the past four years, probably due to its taller straw. Best drilled from the start of October through to the end of December or even through to the end of January.

A high tillering variety, fast to grow away in the spring and very competitive against grassweeds. It is one of the tallest varieties but relatively weak (treated 4, untreated 6) so it requires a robust PGR programme. Medium maturity (+1).

Agrii trials show it to have average Septoria tritici (4.6) and Brown Rust (3.8) but good Yellow Rust (8.2) ratings. It is resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

BREEDER: LIMAGRAIN UK | PARENTAGE: (CASSIUS X NAWW29) X KWS SANTIAGO

✚ Highest yielding wheat on the UK Recommended List

✚ Feed wheat rated ‘Medium’ for distilling

High treated (101%) and untreated (80%) yields and high specific weight (75.7 kg/hl) in Agrii trials over the past two years. It has the highest HFN (288s) of any soft wheat on the UK Recommended List and very good sprouting resistance. Rated ‘Medium’ for distilling but is not approved for uks export.Suitable for all regions of the UK including areas of high sterility risk. Best performance on medium or heavy soils and best grown as a first wheat as its second wheat performance is relatively poor. More affected by the drought in 2018 than LG Skyscraper, in spite of having similar tall straw. Best drilled from early October through to the end of December but it has been sown successfully through into February. A fast-developing variety but trials suggest that it only has average competitiveness against grassweeds. One of the tallest varieties and, while not the stiffest (untreated 6, treated 7), it is stiffer than LG Skyscraper. Similar mid-maturity (+1) and it is unlikely to sprout. Good overall disease resistance with Yellow Rust (6.8), Septoria tritici (5.4) and Brown Rust (3.8) based on Agrii ratings. Moderately susceptible to Fusarium Ear Blight but resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ Very high yields and bold grain

✚ High Hagberg Falling Number and very good resistance to sprouting

BREEDER: LIMAGRAIN UK | PARENTAGE: SCRIBE X HORATIO

LG SPOTLIGHT Soft Feed & Distilling

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ELATION Group 4, Soft Feed, Distilling & uks Export

BREEDER: ELSOMS SEEDS | PARENTAGE: CASSIUS X VISCOUNT

A distilling variety with excellent physical grain characteristics and a sister line to Elicit sharing the same parents. Ideally suited to the North and Scotland but can be grown elsewhere as a soft feed or for uks export.

Suitable for all soil types with very good performance on lighter soils. Relatively fast speed of development and very competitive against grassweeds. Best drilled in the main drilling window and not suited to early or very late drilling. Short, stiff straw (untreated 8, treated 8), and is a good second wheat choice. Medium maturity (+1).

Good resistance to Yellow Rust (8.0) but weak against Septoria tritici (4.0) and Brown Rust (4.1). It is moderately susceptible to Fusarium Ear Blight but resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ High yielding soft wheat rated ‘Good’ for distilling

✚ Highly competitive against grassweeds and a good second wheat

KWS JACKAL Group 4, Soft Feed & Distilling

BREEDER: KWS UK | PARENTAGE: KWS W177 X KWS SANTIAGO

A northern variety for feed and rated ‘Medium’ for distilling but unsuitable for uks export. It has produced average yields (99%) in a limited number of northern Agrii trials. Official trials suggest that is has average quality (HFN 180s) and specific weight 75.6 kg/hl.

Suitable across all soil types including light and heavy soils and it can be grown in areas of high sterility risk. It has average competitiveness against grassweeds and performs relatively well as a second wheat. Medium straw height but Agrii trials have shown that it is more prone to lodging (untreated 5, treated 5) than the official ratings of 7s suggests. Medium-late maturity (+3).

Disease resistance is average with Agrii ratings for Yellow Rust (7.6), Brown Rust (4.0) and Septoria tritici (3.5). It is moderately susceptible to Fusarium Ear Blight but resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ A northern soft wheat rated ‘Good’ for distilling

✚ Good second wheat performance

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RGT SAKI NEWSoft Feed

A new soft feed wheat addition to the UK Recommended List with similar yields to Skyscraper. Tested by Agrii over the past two years, it gave consistently high treated (102%) and untreated (87%) yields but a relatively low specific weight (73.2 kg/hl). It is unsuitable for distilling or export under uks.

It is suited to all regions of the UK, although it should not be grown in areas of high sterility risk until more information is available. It can be grown on both heavy and light soils and it is an average-performing second wheat. Best drilled from the last week of September through to the end of December where it has been one of the highest yielding late-drill varieties in official trials (107%).

It produces medium height straw with average standing ability (5 untreated, 6 treated) so a robust PGR programme is recommended. Medium-late maturity (+3) with only moderate sprouting resistance and its competitiveness against grassweed is still being evaluated. RGT Saki has good disease resistance against Yellow Rust (9.0) and Septoria tritici (6.2) but only average resistance against Brown Rust (4.9) in Agrii trials. It is resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

BREEDER: RAGT SEEDS, UK | PARENTAGE: COUGAR X KWS SANTIAGO

✚High yielding feed wheat with good disease resistance

✚Good late drill performance

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A short, stiff and early variety that KWS has positioned as a Cordiale and Grafton replacement for growers in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Performed well in Agrii trials in 2019 with high treated (102%) and untreated (81%) yields and an average specific weight (74.4 kg/hl). It is worth consideration even though it didn’t make it on to the UK Recommended List.

Best grown as a first wheat on heavy land. While positioned as a northern variety by KWS it can be grown more widely, although not in areas of high sterility risk until more information is available. It is a fast-developing variety, so drill from the last week of September unless further north (i.e. is not a true Grafton-type). Its late drill performance and grassweed competitiveness are still being evaluated.

It has short and very stiff straw (untreated 8, treated 9) and ideally suited to high fertility or mixed farming situations. Early maturity (-2) is another useful characteristic. Disease resistance shows it to have good Yellow Rust (9.0) resistance, average Septoria tritici (5.5) but poor Brown Rust (3.2) resistance, so this needs to be managed. It is not resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ Short, stiff and high yielding wheat with good agronomic profile

✚ Ideal for high fertility situations

BREEDER: KWS UK | PARENTAGE: REFLECTION X COSTELLO

KWS PARKIN NEW Group 4, Hard Feed

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BREEDER: SYNGENTA UK LTD | PARENTAGE: (HEREFORD X OAKLEY) X HEREFORD

RGT LANTERN Hard Feed

BREEDER: RAGT SEEDS, UK | PARENTAGE: KIELDER X RELAY

A high input, high output variety with very high treated (104%) and untreated (76%) yields and bold grain (77.2 kg/hl) in Agrii trials in 2019. It is also the joint-highest yielding feed wheat on the UK Recommended List with Skyscraper-level yields.

Suitable for all regions of the UK although high sterility risk areas are best avoided until more information is available. Best drilled from the last week of September and initial indications suggest that it is ideal for late-drilling, with the highest yields of any variety in official trials (110%). It performs well across all soil types with particularly good performance on lighter soils. Average second wheat performance and medium-late maturity (+3).

It has very tall straw of average stiffness (untreated 6, treated 6) so a robust PGR programme is recommended. Its grassweed competitiveness is still being evaluated at Stow Longa.

Disease resistance shows it to have good Septoria tritici (7.4) resistance but weaker Yellow Rust (4.0) and Brown Rust (4.4) than its official ratings suggest, so these need to be monitored carefully. It is resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ Very high yielding feed wheat

✚ Excellent light land performance

High treated (101%) and untreated (82%) yields with an average specific weight (74.4 kg/hl) in Agrii trials. It is worth consideration even though it didn’t make it on to the UK Recommended List.

Suitable for all regions except areas of high sterility risk until more information is available. It can be grown across a range of soil types. It is best grown from early October through to the end of the month as its late drill performance hasn’t been fully evaluated. It performs well as a second wheat.

Its competitiveness against Blackgrass is still under evaluation so best grown in lower pressure situations or drilled later until further information is available. With average straw strength (6 untreated, 6 treated) a routine PGR programme is recommended, especially in more fertile situations. Medium-late maturity (+3).

Disease resistance is good for Yellow Rust (7.5) and Septoria tritici (5.8) but Mildew (4.9) and, like many other varieties, Brown Rust (4.4) needs watching carefully. It is resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ Consistent high yields in Agrii trials over the past two years

✚ Good disease package and midge resistant

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RGT WOLVERINE NEWGroup 4, Hard Feed – Candidate

RGT Wolverine is the first variety with tolerance to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) in wheat. It performed well in Agrii trials in 2019 with the highest yields (107%) of any variety tested and good grain quality (76.5 kg/hl). In official trials it also showed high untreated yields (81%).

It has shown consistent performance across all regions of the UK but avoid areas of high sterility risk until more information is available. Based on information to date it is best drilled in the main drilling window and as a first wheat. It is relatively tall with average lodging resistance (untreated 6, treated 6) so use a robust PGR programme, especially in more fertile situations.

Medium-late maturity (+3) and the competitiveness against grassweed is still being evaluated. RGT Wolverine has good disease resistance against Yellow Rust (5.8), Septoria tritici (5.8) and Brown Rust (8.2), but in spite of this it showed a big response for fungicides in Agrii trials. It appears to be relatively weak against Eyespot and it is not resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ Europe’s first BYDV tolerant wheat

✚ Good disease tolerance and very high yields even in the absence of BYDV

BREEDER: RAGT SEEDS, UK | PARENTAGE: (09TC2654 X PANORAMA) X CORONATION

GRAHAM Group 4, Hard Feed

BREEDER: SYNGENTA UK LTD | PARENTAGE: EXPERT X PREMIO

A very high output hard feed wheat and Agrii’s biggest selling wheat variety. High treated (103%) and untreated (87%) yields that can be attributed to its good disease resistance and bold grain (75.1 kg/hl). More suited for East and West regions with yield tailing off in the North and best not grown in Scotland or other areas of high sterility risk. It prefers heavier soils and it should always be grown as a first wheat as its second wheat performance is relatively poor.

Graham can multi-task across the drilling window. It has a relatively slow speed of development in the autumn and ideal for early drilling, yet moves relatively quickly in the spring. It has a very prostrate autumn growth habit with medium to high tillering capacity so seed rates can be reduced. Agrii late-drill trials show that it continues to yield well through to end of January. Average competitiveness against grassweeds.

Moderately tall, very stiff (6 untreated, 7 treated) and early to mature (-1). Yellow Rust (8.0), Brown Rust (4.0) and very good Septoria tritici (7.0) and moderate resistance to Fusarium Ear Blight makes Graham a strong contender particularly for the West. It is not resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ Very high yields and good physical grain quality

✚ Wide drilling window and good resistance against Septoria tritici

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GLEAMGroup 4, Hard Feed

One of the highest yielding varieties in Agrii trials (104%) over three years and good untreated yields too (86%). Concerns over its longer-term disease resilience but in the meantime its performance continues to be strong and it delivers reasonable physical grain quality (74.8 kg/hl).

Suitable for all regions of the UK and all soils including light soils. Best drilled from early October onwards, through to the end of December and it is a good second wheat too. It moves quite slowly in the spring which hampers its ability to compete against grassweeds, so in reality drill in fields with low-risk of grassweeds or drill later. Medium height and average stiffness (6 untreated, 6 treated) so it will need a full PGR programme and on the early side (0).

Good all-round disease resistance is holding for Yellow Rust (5.7), Brown Rust (5.9) and Septoria tritici (6.4) but appears more susceptible to Fusarium Ear Blight than its official rating suggests. It is resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

BREEDER: SYNGENTA UK LTD | PARENTAGE: KIELDER X HEREFORD

✚ Consistent high yields and decent grain quality

✚ Good disease resistance and suitable for later drilling

Widely accepted as the JB Diego replacement with very bold grain and improved disease resistance. Excellent grain quality with huge HFN (321s) and specific weight (78.8 kg/hl), which is the highest of any variety in Agrii trials or on the Recommended List.

Suitable for all soil types and regions and, like JB Diego, it is a very stable variety. It is best drilled from mid-September onwards although it can be drilled from the end of the first week of September further north. It has performed well in Agrii late drilled trials through to the end of December. Best grown as a first wheat as its second wheat performance has been somewhat variable. Medium to high tillering capacity with average competitiveness against grassweeds and moderately late maturity (+3).

Straw of moderate height and stiff (8 untreated, 9 treated), plus a good disease profile for Yellow Rust (9.0), and Septoria tritici (6.0) but Brown Rust (3.9) needs watching carefully. Moderate resistance to Fusarium Ear Blight but not resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ Consistent high yields and outstanding bold grain

✚ Stiff straw and good disease resistance

BREEDER: KWS UK | UK AGENT: SENOVA | PARENTAGE: TIMARU X W151

COSTELLO Group 4, Hard Feed

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KWS KERRIN Group 4, Hard Feed

BREEDER: KWS UK | PARENTAGE: KWS W177 X KWS SANTIAGO

RGT GRAVITY Group 4, Hard Feed

BREEDER: RAGT SEEDS, UK | PARENTAGE: (SCOUT X OAKLEY) X KWS SANTIAGO

A classic KWS barn-busting variety with very high yield (104%), recommended for the East and West regions. A ‘Santiago’-type with lots of yield but its grain quality is only average (74.8 kg/hl).

Performs well on both heavy and light soils, suitable for October drilling through to the end of December but it can perform through to the end of January. It is also a very respectable second wheat. A medium tillering variety with only average competitiveness against grassweeds so best drilled later wherever risk is moderate or high.

Medium height but with relatively weak straw (4 untreated, 5 treated), so a robust PGR programme must be considered. Maturity is medium-late (+2).

Weak on Septoria tritici (4.9), very susceptible to Yellow Rust (3.0) and susceptible to Fusarium Ear Blight. Its Brown Rust (7.4) resistance appears better than last year (4.2) so in practice this disease needs watching too. Careful management is required, and input costs will be relatively high. It is resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ High input/high output ‘Santiago’-type

✚ Good second wheat and late-drill performance

Very high treated yields (103%) but average untreated yields (74%) and it needs to be placed in the right drilling slot to maximise its yield potential. Its physical grain quality (74.4 kg/hl) has been average in Agrii trials over the past three years.

It performs well on both heavy and lighter soils with decent second wheat performance. Like KWS Kerrin it has shown only average grassweed competitiveness, so use in low grassweed situations or delay drilling to reduce weed pressure. Best drilled in October through to the end of December. Relatively tall with average standing (4 untreated, 5 treated), so it requires a robust PGR programme. It has medium maturity (+1).

Disease scores are not that exciting, Yellow Rust (7.4), Brown Rust (4.0), Septoria tritici (4.7), Mildew (4.4), poor Eyespot resistance and moderately susceptible to Fusarium Ear Blight. Like Gleam and KWS Kerrin it requires good management and relatively high inputs for it to perform optimally.

It is resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ A very high yield potential feed wheat

✚ A good late driller

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DUNSTONGroup 4, Hard Feed

Mid-ranking in terms of yields (100%) and grain quality (75 kg/hl). Very consistent over the past six years but in 2019 its resistance to Yellow Rust has reduced significantly and its untreated yield has fallen (now 73%).

Performs well across soil types with good results on light soils. Reasonable second wheat performance helped by the Pch1 Eyespot resistance. Suitable for drilling from mid-September through to the end of December. It has medium tillering capacity so keep seed rates up but, in spite of this, it remains very competitive against grassweeds. Relatively tall with decent stiff straw (6 untreated, 7 treated) and mid-late maturity (+2).

Good resistance to Septoria tritici (6.7), average Brown Rust (5.2) and Mildew (5.1) and pay attention to Yellow Rust (2.4) which requires a robust programme to control it. It is susceptible to Fusarium Ear Blight and not resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

BREEDER: ELSOMS SEEDS | PARENTAGE: (ALCHEMY X HEREFORD) X SHEPHERD

✚ Consistent high yields with reasonable grain quality

✚ Very competitive against grassweeds and reasonable second wheat

A hard feed wheat with consistently high yields (101%), bold grain (76.5 kg/hl) and relatively early maturity (+1). It has given very consistent performance over the past seven years.

Suitable across all regions of the UK and all soil types with particularly good results on lighter soils and drought conditions. Best drilled from late September and performs well when drilled late. Consistent as a second wheat but Eyespot will need attention. Average competitiveness against grassweeds.

Medium height with relatively stiff straw in most situations but use a good PGR programme under more fertile conditions. Relatively early to mature. Septoria tritici is its main weakness (3.5) and Brown Rust is starting to be more evident (4.6) but retains excellent Yellow Rust (8.9) and Mildew (6.6) resistance. It is not resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

✚ Consistent high yields and decent grain quality

✚ Good second wheat and late driller

BREEDER: SECOBRA, FRANCE | UK AGENT: AGRII PARENTAGE: (EQUINOX X CHARGER) X DEFENDER

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KWS COCHISEGroup 2, Spring Wheat

The highest yielding spring wheat on the Recommended List and 12% higher yielding than Mulika. Bold grain, tall, stiff straw and reasonable disease resistance although it is far more susceptible to Yellow Rust than its official rating suggests. Resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

BREEDER: KWS UK

KWS CHILHAMGroup 2, Spring Wheat

A new spring wheat with good all-round disease profile. One of the highest yielding varieties in the late autumn and second highest when drilled in the spring. Good physical grain quality and baking performance. A vigorous and competitive growth habit against grassweeds. Resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge.

BREEDER: KWS UK

With difficult conditions in autumn 2019 drilling was either delayed until later in the year or into the spring. The challenge of Blackgrass has also shifted wheat drilling later so there is significant interest in how varieties perform in the late drilling slot.

The highest yields have come from KWS Firefly, LG Spotlight, KWS Kerrin, Graham and RGT Gravity in Agrii trials over the past two years. KWS Zyatt, Skyfall, KWS Extase and KWS Siskin offer additional premium opportunities for milling. Skyfall has the benefit of a longer drilling window through to early March and appears less susceptible to Ergot than true spring wheats.

German E-wheats and other continental wheats are being grown on contract in this late drill slot. Agrii trials results on Mv Fredericia (Hungarian) and Axioma (German) suggest that while they do not have the same yield potential as UK-bred wheats, the high premiums that they attract can easily offset the yield lag.

Spring wheats can also be drilled in late autumn. KWS Cochise and KWS Chilham are two new Group 2 spring wheat varieties. Trials over the past three years suggest that these can yield at the level of true winter types, although there is evidence to suggest that they are best suited to heavier soil and their yields can drop away on lighter or drought prone soils.

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Note: Zax and Take Off together are not available as a seed treatment combination.

TAKE OFF ST (PHOSPHITE + PGA) for cereals, pulses, maize and oilseedsContains two complementary patented biostimulants; phosphite to increase root biomass and root hair production, and Pyroglutamic Acid (PGA) to increase carbon fixation and nitrate utilisation. Take Off increases early vigour and yield, especially under more challenging conditions. Exclusive to Agrii.

VIBRANCE DUO (SEDAXANE + FLUDIOXINIL) for winter wheat and barleyA multi-purpose treatment providing outstanding control of the key seed and soilborne diseases and stimulates root development. Extensive field studies show that it increases tillering, crop biomass, ear numbers and delivers a consistent yield benefit over the basic fungicidal seed treatments. It is compatible with all of the seed treatments in the Agrii range.

BERET GOLD (FLUDIOXINIL) for wheat, oats, rye and triticaleA basic fungicidal seed treatment that controls Seedling Blight across a range of crops, seed and soil-borne Bunt in wheat, Leaf Spot in oats and Striped Smut in rye and triticale. Widely compatible.

REDIGO PRO (PROTHIOCONAZOLE + TEBUCONAZOLE) for wheat, oats, rye and triticaleA proven combination of two triazoles that control Seedling Blights, Loose Smut, Bunt and Blue Moulds and reduce the germination capacity of Ergot. It is widely compatible with other treatments.

RAXIL STAR (FLUOPYRAM + PROTHIOCONAZOLE + TEBUCONAZOLE) for winter barleyThe best product for seed and soil-borne disease control in winter barley. It controls all of the major diseases and is compatible with all of the seed treatments in the Agrii range.

RANCONA iMIX (IPCONAZOLE + IMAZALIL) for winter barleyFor seed-borne disease control in winter barley.

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4 = Control, (4) = Partial control or suppression *Not approved for spring barley. # Covered smut is rare in the UK.

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4 = Control, (4) = Partial control or suppression *Not approved for spring wheat, # Plus oats, rye and triticale.

LATITUDE (SILTHIOFAM) for wheat and winter barleyThe only product available for Take-all control in cereals. It typically recovers half of the yield lost to the disease and improves specific weight in many situations. Optimum performance comes from mid-October drillings but significant yield responses have been seen from late-November drilling too. It must be co-applied with a basic seed treatment against the seed and soil-borne diseases.

SIGNAL (CYPERMETHRIN) for winter wheat and barleyFollowing the withdrawal of Deter and Austral Plus, Signal is the only remaining product for controlling wireworm and reducing the impact of wheat bulb fly. Widely compatible with other treatments.

Always handle treated seed with caution and thought for the environment and always wear the appropriate personal protective equipment. Avoid pouring the seed from height and ensure all seed is covered by soil and spillages are cleared away.

www.agrii.co.uk

Farm Saved Seed Processing Service

Farm Saved Seed is an integral part of many farm businesses – currently estimated that 45% of seed planted is processed on-farm.

Save costs and improve cash flow at a critital time of the year, plus other benefits such as timeliness (seed on farm for early drilling), control over seed quality, provenance and greater flexibility around quantities and treatments right up to planting.

Agrii processes over 40,000 tonnes of Farm Saved Seed via its nationwide fleet of high capacity mobiles – modern batch treaters ensure an accurate and even chemical application of today’s seed treatment products.

Agrii also offers comprehensive advice around varieties, drill dates and seed rates backed up by results through our nationwide network of iFarms and our vast R&D programmes.

We can take care of all seed testing aspects for added assurance before processing seed on-farm via our in-house licensed seed testing laboratories.

Agrii’s permanent qualified staff ensure our on-farm service applies the same attention to detail and professionalism as our certified Master Seeds business.

BULK GRAIN CLEANING... Achieve screening and retention specifications and Bulk Colour Separation – precise digital colour separation of contaminants (eg: ergot removal).

For more information, please consult your local Agrii agronomist or seed specialist.

Invernesst: 01463 217057 or

07785 332218

Pertht: 01738 623201 or

07834 905562

Coldstreamt: 01880 882960 or

07918 087882

Pocklingtont: 01759 302002 or

07545 207970

Wigtoft

07973 854046t: 01480 418119 or

Downham Markett: 07836 527251

Moretont: 01277 899700 or

07836 527251

Dunkirkt: 01227 753718 or

07885 253450

t: 07775 826602Larkwhistle

Lutont: 01582 420137 or

07880 039657

Willand

07836 541661t: 07775 826602 or

Staffordt: 01785 780490 or

07970 230374

Inveruriet: 01467 626185 or

07826 956226

Finmere

07775 826602t: 01280 849115 or

www.agrii.co.uk

Farm Saved Seed Processing Service

For any further information on how Agrii’s Farm Saved Seed team can assist you please call your local Agrii specialist or:

Mark Taylor, National Farm Saved Seed Business ManagerMobile: 07836 527251 mark.s.taylor@agrii.co.uk

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GRAIN MARKETINGMAXIMISING RETURNSIn order to support our farmer customers and maximise returns through grain sales as well as agronomy, Agrii have well established partnerships with two leading grain marketing companies.

For a more personalised approach to your crop marketing make sure you talk to one of our agronomists or our Crop Marketing Department.

SCOTGRAINIn Scotland, Agrii have enjoyed a long term relationship with Scotgrain Agriculture Ltd, the grain procurement division of Baird’s Malt Ltd, which is itself owned by the worldwide traders GrainCorp.

The market in Scotland is significantly different from that in the rest of the UK. Having a partner who understands

and is integrated into that market is essential to get the best returns for our farmer suppliers.

The Agrii iFarm network allows us to select varieties best suited to the challenging Scottish climate and quality data from Scotgrain allows us to focus on those lines suited to the distilling and feed industries.

GB SEEDSGB Seeds are the specialist grain marketing division of Agrii, based in Eastern England, working with a range of end users throughout the UK supplying specialist seeds and grains.

Key products currently include winter and spring Naked Oats, Tiffany LVC Beans, spring Linseed, Maple Peas, Yellow Peas, and Blue Peas. All these products are offered on competitive buyback terms.

With margins and rotations being challenged on-farm these specialist crops allow growers to capture both economic and environmental benefit.

Agrii are invested in these crops, developing R&D support around them to better enable our agronomists in dealing with these products, and to bringing new innovative crops to the market.

GLENCORE In England and Wales, Agrii works in partnership with Glencore Agriculture, a worldwide trader and consumer of cereals, pulses and oilseeds.

Glencore have port and storage facilities throughout England and strategic links with most feed and milling consumers in all regions.

Agrii’s extensive research in variety selection and crop husbandry coupled

with Glencore’s detailed knowledge of the market, gives growers a selection of low risk, high output crop options. Marketing choices include buy-back contracts, pool marketing or movement at harvest with an option to price later.

Growers can also use the Grainman sales and account management system to obtain prices and accept bids, view samples and monitor grain movements and payments.

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A COMPLETE MARKETING PACKAGEWorking with our partners, Agrii are able to offer a range of buy-backs covering milling wheat, malting barley, oats, oilseed rape and beans.

Pool marketing options are available on wheat and oilseed rape, and our grain partners have different pricing mechanisms that can be tailored to your business and location. This will include harvest movement options on most crops and particularly for crops like oilseed rape that have a high proportion moving at harvest.

Specialist contracts are available on specific oilseed crops like HOLL and HEAR oilseed rape. The HOLL market continues to be of interest due to its high stability in commercial high temperature frying conditions. HOLL crops need to be stored separately from normal ’00’. HEAR oilseed rape is high in Erucic Acid so growers should not grow ’00’ varieties on the same farm and, because of the risk of volunteers in subsequent years, growers tend to stick with HEAR varieties for a number of years.

High value Naked Oat buy-backs are available via GB Seeds, with terms structured to reward storage both from the carry in the wheat price and the increased premium. The demand for Naked Oats is high and increasing. Uses include human consumption, broiler rations, horse feed and wild bird food.

MANAGING STORAGE REQUIREMENTSMore farmers are growing different crop types and this inevitably puts pressure on storage. Agrii can advise on which crops are likely to appreciate in store and which are best to move at harvest. Crops can also be moved to store for specialist cleaning and drying and marketed later, or if the wheat is at contract specification, moved direct to consumption but with the ability to price later when the market may be stronger.

MANAGING CASH-FLOWIn order to avoid having to sell at a low price to generate cash, Agrii have mechanisms which can separate movement from pricing, either cash and carry deals (T’s and C’s apply), virtual storage or using options.

CONDITIONING YOUR CROP IN STOREAgrii are able to advise on optimum storage temperatures and moistures and use of storage chemicals to keep the crop stable in the barn. Should the harvest be compromised by admixture such as Ergot, or suffer from high screenings, the Agrii fleet of grain cleaners, equipped with colour sorters and high capacity grain cleaning, can be a cost effective way of improving grain quality.

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BELFRY Hybrid Barley, 6-Row Feed

BREEDER: SYNGENTA UK LTD

SY KINGSBARN Hybrid Barley, 6-Row Feed

BREEDER: SYNGENTA UK LTD

Agrii’s preferred hybrid barley variety. While not as big and bulky as Bazooka, it offers a step up in yield performance for those looking to change out of conventional barley. Consistently high yields over the past 3 years (106%) with high untreated yields (80%) and good specific weight (65.7 kg/hl).

It performs consistently well across all regions and soil types and it is the highest yielding variety on heavy land (109%) in official trials. High-tillering capacity with a semi-prostrate growth habit, it is very competitive against Blackgrass. Drill from 20th September through to the end of October and, like the other hybrids, it is best used to maintain already low weed populations. It is the shortest and stiffest of any of the hybrids and has medium-early maturity.

Good all-round disease resistance against Mildew (6), Brown Rust (6) and Net Blotch (5) in Agrii trials with an official rating of 6 for Rhynchosporium. Resistant to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus.

✚ Very high yields with slightly less bulk

✚ Improved standing and disease resistance

A feed-type with a very high treated (106%) and an average untreated (73%) yield and high specific weight (66.8 kg/hl) in Agrii trials in 2019. It also showed the lowest screening losses of any six-row type in official trials. Ideal for use on lower potential sites, lighter soils, situations where grassweeds are a problem and increasingly used for Anaerobic Digestion.

Very stable performance across all regions and soil types. Best drilled from late September through to mid-October. While very competitive against grassweeds, Agrii trials at Stow Longa suggest that it should be used to maintain already low weed populations. The reason for this is simply that the drilling date cannot be reliably delayed beyond October without risking yield loss.

Slightly shorter than Bazooka but Agrii trials show it to be more prone to lodging even when treated with a robust PGR programme. Official trials suggest it has early maturity (-1) but this is still being evaluated. Good disease resistance with Mildew (7) and Net Blotch (7) but relatively weak on Brown Rust (4), and Rhynchosporium is still being assessed in Agrii trials. Resistant to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus.

✚ Very high output hybrid barley

✚ Highest specific weight and lowest screenings of any six-row type

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BAZOOKAHybrid Barley, 6-Row Feed

The most widely grown hybrid barley variety on the Recommended List. It has performed consistently well in Agrii trials over the past 3 years with high treated (107%) and average untreated (75%) yields and a good specific weight (66.3 kg/hl).

Suitable for all regions of the UK and soil types. Drill from 20th September through to the end of October. Use low seed rates to establish 180 plants/m2 to maximise specific weight and, as with all hybrids, bring nitrogen use forward (30% at GS25, 50% at GS30/31, 20% at GS32/37) to boost early vigour and increase tillering, rooting and grain numbers. A semi erect-type with high tillering capacity, very high vigour and very competitive against grassweeds. Medium-late maturity.

Relatively tall (114 cm) with a moderate risk of lodging even when treated with a full PGR programme. Good all-round disease resistance against Mildew (6), Brown Rust (5) and Net Blotch (7) in Agrii trials, and Rhychosporium (6) in official trials. Resistant to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus.

BREEDER: SYNGENTA UK LTD

✚ Very high yields and good physical grain quality

✚ Very competitive against grassweeds

A new addition to the Recommended List and a relatively high yielding two-row type in Agrii trials in 2019 (101%) with high untreated yields (82%) and good specific weight (67.3 kg/hl). Official trials suggest that while it has bold grain it has relatively high screening losses, like KWS Glacier.

Suitable for all regions and soil types with its best performance in the East (106%) and on heavier soils (106%). Relatively tall (90 cm) but responds well to PGR (84 cm) and can be considered a lower lodging risk variety when treated with a PGR programme. Its competitiveness against Blackgrass is being evaluated at Stow Longa. Medium-late maturity.

Agrii trials demonstrate good resistance to Mildew (6) and Net Blotch (5) but its Brown Rust (3) is significantly weaker that the official rating. The official Rhynchosporium rating is 6. Resistant to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus.

✚ High output feed barley

✚ Stiff straw and reasonable disease resistance

BREEDER: KWS UK | PARENTAGE: (11-12 X CALIFORNIA) X KWS TOWER

KWS HAWKING NEW 2-Row Feed

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BREEDER: SECOBRA, FRANCE | UK AGENT: AGRII PARENTAGE: BASILIC X KWS CASSIA

CALIFORNIA 2-Row Feed

BREEDER: LIMAGRAIN UK | PARENTAGE: CANTARE X CELEBRITY

Agrii’s biggest selling two-row barley. Very high treated (103%) and untreated (78%) yields and very bold grain (69.6 kg/hl) in Agrii trials over the past three years. It has consistently achieved higher specific weights than KWS Cassia (68.4 kg/hl) over the same period. Its excellent yield, grain quality and disease profile are attracting growers away from all existing two-row varieties.

Suitable for all regions and soils with particular appeal to KWS Cassia growers in the West and North who have come to expect big bold grain. Average competitiveness against Blackgrass but similar to KWS Orwell, Cassia and Tower.

Average height (85 cm treated, 88 cm untreated) and very stiff (8) with medium- late maturity.

Good resistance to Brown Rust (5) and Net Blotch (7) but susceptible to Mildew (3, like KWS Orwell). Resistant to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus.

✚ Very high output feed barley with outstanding bold grain

✚ Good all-round disease resistance and stiff straw

Continues to meet the requirements of the feed barley grower with its combination of high grain yield (100%), good all-round disease resistance and good grain quality (66.4 kg/hl). It has an official recommendation for the West but it performs equally well in other regions. Some evidence to suggest that its best performance is on medium to heavier soils and it is the only two-row feed that is suitable for drilling from early-September onwards. Very competitive against grassweeds and, like Belfry and Bazooka, it is best used to maintain already-low weed populations.

It is tall (91 cm) but has very stiff straw (8) and medium-early maturity. This, combined with good disease resistance, continues to attract growers as a very straightforward variety to grow.

It has good resistance to Mildew (5) and Net Blotch (5) but more susceptible to Brown Rust (3) than its official rating. It has an official rating against Rhynchosporium of 6. Resistant to the commonly occurring strains of Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus.

✚ Very high yields and excellent grain quality

✚ Very competitive against grassweeds and very stiff straw

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The most widely grown two-row feed barley with very good disease and Brackling resistance. Mid-ranking in yield (102%) and average specific weight (66.2 kg/hl) in Agrii trials over the past three years but its performance was below average in 2019 (95%). Over the past three years it has effectively replaced KWS Glacier and KWS Tower as the mainstay two-row feed variety.

Suitable for all regions and soil types. Relatively short straw (86 cm) and excellent stem stiffness (8). Less competitive against grassweeds compared with California or hybrids but similar to the other two-row feed varieties. Medium-late maturity.

Reasonable disease resistance against Rhychosporium (6, official), Net Blotch (6) and Brown Rust (7) but relatively weak on Mildew (3) so the latter needs monitoring and spraying for. Resistant to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus.

BREEDER: KWS UK | PARENTAGE: TOWER X SALSA

✚ The most widely grown two-row feed variety

✚ Relatively short, stiff straw and good disease resistance

Craft is the number-one winter malting barley. It has performed consistently over the past three years in Agrii trials with high treated (98%) and untreated (80%) yields and good specific weight (67.1 kg/hl). It has full approval for malting, and is preferred by the maltsters for its relatively high malt extract (308 l deg/kg), and it can produce similar low nitrogen levels (1.66%) to its predecessor, SY Venture.

Suitable for all regions of the UK, it performs best on lighter soils (96%). It is relatively tall (89 cm) with an official lodging rating of 7.6 but Agrii results show that it is still at medium risk of lodging, even when treated with a PGR programme. Mid-late maturity.

Good all-round disease resistance against Mildew (6), Brown Rust (5), Net Blotch (7) from Agrii trials and good Rhynchosporium (6) resistance from official trials. Resistant to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus.

✚ The UK’s number 1 winter malting barley

✚ Tall, stiff straw and early to mature

BREEDER: SYNGENTA UK LTD | PARENTAGE: SY 208-56 X SY VENTURE

CRAFT 2-Row Malt

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MASCANIStill the market leading variety across the UK, showing its longevity in holding grain quality across multiple years and seasons. With good specific weight, best kernel content and best performance in the mill it is a variety that end-users request. With this need in the market, good value contracts will be available.

Mascani has decent standing ability and acceptable maturity. Disease resistance is slightly better than others on the list, in particular on Crown Rust.

BREEDER: INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND RURAL SCIENCES UK AGENT: SENOVA

DALGUISEYielding in the middle of the pack on UK average but with higher yields further north and into Scotland, this is a line to consider in those regions. Good specific weight and decent kernel content mean that this variety has a place in the market.

Dalguise is early maturing with long and slightly weak straw. It is susceptible to Mildew and Crown Rust, but all can be managed through a standard agronomic programme.

BREEDER: INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND RURAL SCIENCES UK AGENT: SENOVA

GERALDAverage UK yield is a bit behind the rest now but with increasing yields further north and into Scotland. It has moderate grain characteristics and good winter hardiness. This is a consistent performer on-farm and for that it is still well liked and requested.

Gerald is late to mature and susceptible to Mildew, but all can be managed through a standard agronomic programme.

BREEDER: INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND RURAL SCIENCES UK AGENT: SENOVA

Oats are considered as a white straw break crop and as such can be used as a Take-all break. They can typically tolerate a pH down to 5.3, so are a very useful alternative to winter barley and can outyield it.

Best practice is to not grow oats more than one year in four to reduce the potential incidence of Oat Mosaic Virus and Stem Eelworm.

To obtain maximum value of the crop, growing on a milling contract is crucial.

Please talk with your local Agrii or Glencore representative on availability of milling oat contracts.

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GRAFTONGrafton is an older Naked Oat variety, yet is very consistent on-farm and so remains popular with growers. It is taller with moderate straw strength and so requires a PGR programme – much like most oats.Grafton is early to mature with good specific weight and low screenings. It is susceptible to Mildew and average for Crown Rust, so a decent agronomic package will ensure good performance on-farm.

BREEDER: INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND RURAL SCIENCES UK AGENT: SENOVA

FUSIONFusion has established itself as a high yielding semi-dwarf Naked Oat variety. Fusion has shown on-farm to have the shortest and stiffest straw, and so does not require a PGR programme. Due to this it can be grown in more challenging conditions; particularly where lodging is a high risk.Fusion is susceptible to both Mildew and Crown Rust so a robust programme is recommended. Grain characteristics have been acceptable for end-users. Past growers have found favour in this variety and have requested it again.

BREEDER: INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND RURAL SCIENCES UK AGENT: SENOVA

PELOTON NEWPeloton is a new addition to the Recommended List and currently sits as the highest yielding Winter Naked Oat. It is a moderate height, stiff strawed variety whilst being slightly later than Grafton.With good specific weight and low screenings, this looks set to be accepted by end-users. Good resistances to Mildew and Crown Rust mean this should be a relatively easy variety to manage.

BREEDER: INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND RURAL SCIENCES UK AGENT: SENOVA

As the name implies, Naked Oats naturally thresh free from the husk during harvesting. This natural groat is nutrient dense with high digestible energy. This has led to demand in multiple sectors demonstrating the versatility and respect that this crop has gained.Our Naked Oats are grown on an exclusive buy-back contract and marketed through our Superioats brand with GB Seeds. Due to the demand and strong links with end-users we are able to offer Naked Oats contracts with attractive premiums.

Naked Oats can be grown in any situation where traditional husked oats are grown but do require a little more care and attention when establishing and combining – as with any added value cropping. Agrii have placed significant effort into improving the agronomic performance of this crop aimed at increasing on-farm margins whilst looking to maximise genetic potential.

For further information please speak with Skye van Heyzen at GB Seeds.

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WINTER RYEAgrii offer an extensive understanding of rye production throughout the UK. Whether rye is being grown as Wholecrop for AD or indeed for grain for livestock production, we are able supply growers with unrivalled expertise when it comes to maximising returns from their rye crops.This knowledge and technical advice comes directly from the intensive trials and screening programmes that Agrii carry out every year. With sites throughout the UK, Agrii have been able to produce best practice recommendations for both variety choice and crop management.

✚ A more economical alternative to second wheat

✚ Reduced fertiliser, herbicide and fungicide requirements

✚ Drought tolerance

✚ + 2 tonnes of straw per Ha when compared to wheat

✚ High tillering ability

✚ Very competitive against grassweeds

Growing Rye within a rotation can offer several benefits…

HELLTOP✚ Suitable for both Wholecrop and Grain production

✚ Constantly outperforms other varieties in Agrii trials

✚ Well proven throughout the UK and Europe

✚ The most vigorous hybrid throughout the autumn and spring

✚ Very stiff straw with good rust resistance

✚ Improved feed quality when compared to other hybrids

✚ Offers flexibility within a rotation by being dual purpose

BREEDER: NORDIC SEEDS, DENMARK | UK AGENT: AGRII

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TER BEAN

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WINTER BEANS

WINTER BEANS

Winter beans offer a low growing cost compared to OSR and good cultural Blackgrass control. Crops will leave good levels of residual Nitrogen for the following cereal crop.

A wide sowing window offers opportunity to spread the workload. Crops ideally can be sown from mid-October through to December and if sown in January or February then seed rates should be adjusted upwards to allow for less branching – taking into account the breeder latest safe sowing recommendations.

Establishment of crops is split equally between sowing on top and ploughing in, conventional plough and cultivate /min-till systems.

If crops are sown to a sufficient depth (around at least 10 cm) to enable good root growth over the winter, then this increases drought tolerance later in the growing season – this is where winter beans will usually perform better than spring counterparts when under environmental pressure.

Some varieties have reasonable resistance to Ascochyta but other diseases can become an issue such as Chocolate Spot, Rust and in some years Downy Mildew.

Seed treatments are not regularly used on winter beans, however Take Off ST is available to aid establishment and early growth via improved root development, particularly in difficult conditions.

✚ Winter beans offer ease of establishment and excellent crop durability

✚ Good rotational opportunities for establishing a mid to late autumn sown crop

✚ Wide range of establishment methods can be engaged✚ Great soil structure improving capacity

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VESPAHigh yielding, stiff strawed variety | Treated Yield 108% • New variety with high yield potential• Equal best standing/straw strength• Medium early maturity and medium to large grain size• Yields 5% above Tundra

BREEDER: WHERRY & SON | UK AGENT: SENOVA

BUMBLELarge seed with consistent yields | Treated Yield 104% • Improving yields in recent seasons, 1% over Tundra • Equal largest seeded winter bean variety, in some seasons suited to export for

splitting market or for hulling for fish food production• Taller than Wizard and Tundra with slightly weaker straw

BREEDER: WHERRY & SON | UK AGENT: SENOVA

TUNDRAWidely grown established variety | Treated Yield 103% • High yielding variety with good all round agronomics, the most widely grown variety• Good straw strength with medium early maturity and medium to large grain size• Suited to a wide range of soil types• Consistent performance – yields 5% above Wizard

BREEDER: LIMAGRAIN | UK AGENT: LIMAGRAIN UK

WIZARDLarge seeded grain favoured for some export markets | Treated Yield 98% • Established variety, proven on a wide range of geographical situations • Some market demand linked to large dimpled grain size and specific grain quality • Good standing and straw characteristics, with good Ascochyta resistance

BREEDER: WHERRY & SON | UK AGENT: SENOVA

HONEYEarliest, shortest and stiffest strawed winter variety | Treated Yield 95% • Best combination of maturity and straw, more suited to the West and Northern regions• Produces large ovule grain suited to the premium markets• Lower official yield data but benefits from higher plant density (32/26plants/m2)

BREEDER: WHERRY & SON | UK AGENT: SENOVA

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BEANSSEED SAMPLE STANDARDS Master Seeds EU certified seed

Sample size examined 2kg 1kg

Purity (% by weight) Minimum 99% Minimum 98%

Germination 90% on preliminary test

80%

Ascochyta C1 Nil No standard

Ascochyta C2 0.5%, maximum 6% if treated No standard

Stem nematode infection C1 Nil on a sample from the cleaned seed lot

No standard

Stem nematode infection C2 Absent No standard

Other plant species in total Maximum 0.1% Maximum 0.5%

Wild oats Nil in 2kg Nil in 1kg

SEED STANDARDS

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AMBASSADOR (TuYV)

KAZZE

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VOLTAGE

InV1035

PT275

DK EXPANSION

DARLING (TuYV)

PX131

DK EXCLAIM

DAZZLER (TuYV)

DK EXPEDIENT

ALIZZE*

DK EXALTE

V316OL*

DK IMPRESSARIO CL

ES DECIBEL CL

PT279CL

DK IMPERIAL CL

DK IMPORTER CL

CONRAD CL

PHOENIX CL

CROCODILE

CROME

ARCHIMEDES

CROOZER

DJANGO

AARDVARK

BALLAD

ANASTASIA

CAMPUS*

ASPIRE (TuYV)

NIKITA*

ELGAR*

FLAMINGO

WINTER OILSEED

RAPE

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INV1035Hybrid – UK Wide

Agrii’s leading hybrid over the past two years. It produces a consistently high treated gross output (105%), high untreated yields (98%) and a high oil content (45.3%) in the Agrii national trials programme.

Marketed under BASF’s ‘InVigour’ brand to emphasise their focus on this important agronomic characteristic. Indeed, InV1035 has shown outstanding autumn vigour over the past five years of testing by Agrii. It has a fast, vigorous autumn growth habit and early spring regrowth which is useful against slugs, pigeons and Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle.

Suitable for all regions of the UK and it can be grown across all soil types.

Very early maturity and carries the pod shatter resistance trait. Its high untreated yields can be attributed to its excellent disease resistance profile which is hard to beat. It has one of the best disease resistance packages available with both RLM7 Phoma/Stem Canker genetics (8.3) and an excellent Light Leaf Spot (6.7) rating. It also shows good tolerance of Verticillium Wilt.

BREEDER: BASF UK

✚ Very high treated and untreated gross output

✚ Fast vigorous growth habit in autumn and spring

It has consistently been one of the highest yielding varieties in Agrii trials every year for the past four years. High gross output (111%), high untreated yields (97%) and a high oil content (46.3%) make this a significant variety in the Agrii portfolio. Limited seed availability has delayed the widespread introduction of this variety until this season.

Suitable for all soils and all regions. Its official northern recommendation should not limit the variety and it has been proven in Agrii trials to perform across the UK especially in Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle affected areas because of its vigorous growth habit. Consistently one of the most vigorous hybrids in the autumn and quick to move away in the spring. Assessments in spring 2019 showed that it was one of the best varieties to cope with severe Flea Beetle larval infestations.

Tall (165 cm) with average lodging resistance (6.5), and medium early to flower (6) and mature (5). Outstanding disease resistance with Light Leaf Spot (7) and RLM7 Stem Canker resistance (8) giving it the equal top highest combined disease resistance on the Recommended List. Tolerant to Verticillium Wilt and contains the pod shatter resistance trait.

✚ Highest yielding hybrid over the past four years in Agrii trials

✚ Vigorous hybrid with excellent disease and pod shatter resistance

BREEDER: BAYER CROP SCIENCE

DK EXSTEEL Hybrid – UK Wide

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AMBASSADOR Hybrid – UK Wide

BREEDER: LIMAGRAIN UK

DK EXPEDIENT Hybrid – East, West & Yorkshire

BREEDER: BAYER CROP SCIENCE

Newly added to the UK Recommended List it is one of the highest gross output hybrids available. It has been tested by Agrii over the past two years and delivers high gross output (110%), high untreated yields (102%) and a high oil content (45.4%). There is no doubt that the trait conferring resistance to Turnip Yellows Virus is delivering a significant lift in yield of about 5%.

Suitable for all soils and regions of the UK, indeed, it was the highest yielding variety in Scotland in 2019. Ideal for later drilling with a very fast speed of development in the autumn and one of the very earliest varieties to grow away in the spring. The new N-Flex trait delivers improved nitrogen-use efficiency especially in situations where nitrogen is limiting.

Relatively tall (161 cm) with excellent lodging resistance (8), early to flower (7) and mature (6). It also has the pod shatter resistance trait.

Excellent disease profiles including a robust Light Leaf Spot rating (7) and RLM7 Stem Canker resistance (8). Consistent performance across sites suggest that it is tolerant to Verticillium Wilt but this still needs to be verified.

✚ Very high gross output hybrid

✚ Excellent disease profile including Turnip Yellow Virus (TuYV) resistance and new N-Flex trait

Introduced two years ago based on evidence from Bayer trials which showed that it was the best variety to tolerate Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle larval infestations in the spring. This was confirmed by Agrii in dedicated trials last spring which showed that this was due to its combination of fast autumn development and very early spring regrowth.

Best suited to all regions up to, and including, Yorkshire but no further north. Consistently high yielding in Agrii trials with high treated gross output (100%), good untreated yields (85%) and high oils (45.5%) over two years.

Average height (156 cm) with average lodging resistance (7), early to flower (8) and mature (6). It has the pod shatter resistance trait.

Excellent Phoma/Stem Canker resistance (8) and reasonable Light Leaf Spot resistance (5). Good tolerance of Verticillium Wilt which is particularly important in the East.

✚ Very fast speed of development in the spring

✚ Helps mitigate against Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle larvae

WINTER OILSEED

RAPE

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KAZZE NEWHybrid – East & West – Candidate

A new hybrid from the breeder of Alizze and a new candidate for the East & West region. One of the highest gross outputs (113%) in Agrii 2019 trials with a high untreated yield (102%) and high oil content (46.1%). Suitable for all soils, including fertile soils, and all regions up to, and including, Yorkshire. It has a vigorous autumn and spring growth habit and is relatively early to flower (6). Medium height (157 cm) with excellent lodging resistance (8), stem stiffness (8) and medium maturity (5). Reasonable Light Leaf Spot (7) resistance but its resistance to Phoma/Stem Canker is average (5) so this needs to be sprayed for in the autumn. Its tolerance to Verticillium Wilt will be assessed this season.

BREEDER: RAGT SEEDS, UK

✚ Candidate for the East & West Recommended List

✚ Vigorous hybrid with high yields and a stiff canopy

✚ Candidate for the UK Recommended List

✚ Vigorous type with excellent Light Leaf Spot resistance

The highest gross output candidate in official trials and performed well in Agrii trials last year (106%) with high untreated yields (90%) and medium-high oils (44.7%). Suitable for all regions including the far North where its excellent Light Leaf Spot resistance (7) will be valued. It is vigorous in the autumn and spring with early flowering (6) and medium maturity (5). Medium height (157 cm) with excellent lodging resistance (8) and stem stiffness (8). The only downside of the variety is its relatively low resistance to Phoma/Stem Canker (4) so this needs to be sprayed for in the autumn and spring. It also has excellent pod shatter resistance.

BREEDER: DSV, UK

VOLTAGE NEW

Hybrid – UK Wide – Candidate

✚ Potential successor to DK Expedient

✚ Vigorous in autumn and very early to grow away in the spring

In early stage trials in the UK but already approved in Europe and seed will be available this autumn. Agrii trials in 2019 showed that the combination of its vigorous autumn growth and early spring regrowth can off-set the damaging effects of the Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle larvae. Suitable for all regions including the North and all soil types. Medium height (156 cm) with excellent lodging resistance (8), stem stiffness (8), early flowering (6) and medium maturity (5). Good all-round disease resistance against Light leaf Spot (6) and Phoma/Stem Canker (9). It carries the pod shatter resistance gene.

BREEDER: BAYER CROP SCIENCE

DK EXTREMUS NEW

Hybrid – UK Wide

WINTER OILSEED

RAPE

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ASPIRE Conventional – UK wide

BREEDER: LIMAGRAIN UK

AARDVARK NEW Conventional – UK wide

BREEDER: LIMAGRAIN UK

This was the first conventional variety with the Turnip Yellows Virus trait to be added to the UK Recommended List last year. It may also be the last as the breeder has decided to limit future access to this trait to their hybrids. The virus is now endemic across the UK and Agrii has shown that the trait can deliver 5% additional yield.

High gross output (101%), high untreated yields (97%) and high oil content (45.8%) in Agrii trials and one of the top two highest gross output conventional types on the UK Recommended List.

Suitable for all areas of the UK and all soils including fertile sites. It is an ideal variety for those looking to establish crops very early in the autumn. Early drilling is helped by its slower growth habit, excellent disease resistance, stiff canopy (9) and TuYV resistance.

Relatively short (147 cm) with excellent lodging resistance (8), early flowering (7) and mid-maturity (5). Outstanding disease resistance against Light Leaf Spot (7), which is now of national significance, and Phoma/Stem Canker (6). Agrii trials also showed excellent tolerance to Verticillium Wilt.

✚ Highest yielding conventional variety with the Turnip Yellows Virus (TuYV) trait

✚ Excellent disease resistance and ideal for early drilling

A new addition to the UK Recommended List this autumn. A high yielding conventional variety from the same breeder as Aspire but with a very different growth habit. Fast in the autumn and particularly early to start spring re-growth, it has an advantage over other conventional varieties by reducing the damage following larvae infestation.

High gross output (104%), high untreated yields (101%) and high oil content (46.1%) in Agrii trials and sits alongside Aspire on the UK Recommended List.

Suitable for all areas of the UK and all soils including fertile sites. Suits the main drilling window, 20th August through to the end of the first week of September, depending on soil conditions.

Taller (154 cm) than Aspire with excellent lodging resistance (8), very early flowering (8) and mid-maturity (5). Similar disease resistance to Aspire with resistance against Light Leaf Spot (7) and Phoma/Stem Canker (6). Tolerance to Verticillium Wilt has not yet been confirmed.

✚ Very fast speed of development in the spring

✚ Helps mitigate against Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle larvae

WINTER OILSEED

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ANASTASIA Conventional – UK wide

BREEDER: LIMAGRAIN UK

CROME Clubroot Hybrid – UK Wide

BREEDER: LS PLANT BREEDING, GERMANY

Anastasia is firmly established as the leading conventional variety in the North. However, its northern listing has not limited interest elsewhere as it performs well right across the country and across all soil types. Best drilled in August in the main drilling window but also suitable for early-September drilling if conditions remain favourable.

Very vigorous in the autumn, hardy over winter and appears darker green in the spring compared with most other varieties. Moderately quick to grow away in the spring to produce a moderately tall (149 cm), stiff canopy (8) with mid-flowering (6) and mid-maturity (5).

A decent disease profile with especially good Light Leaf Spot resistance (7) that still makes it the good choice for the North. In the South it is important to monitor and spray for Phoma/Stem Canker (5), especially in smaller and less well-developed crops which are more prone to the disease. Good tolerance to Verticillium Wilt.

✚ The number 1 conventional variety for the North

✚ Excellent vigour and winter hardiness

Added to the UK Recommended List last year for its outstanding yield and very high oil content. It was the highest gross output (98%) clubroot variety in the Agrii national trials network last year with high untreated yields (92%) and the highest oil content (46.1%) of any clubroot variety tested.

It has a relatively slow speed of development in the autumn and spring like Mentor. Of the clubroot tolerant varieties it is the first choice for the East and West region but probably less suited to the North because of its growth habit.

Relatively tall (154 cm) with a stiff canopy (8) and mid-maturity (5). It has good Light Leaf Spot resistance (6) but relatively weak on Phoma/Stem Canker (4), so this needs to be monitored and sprayed for.

✚ Very high gross output clubroot variety

✚ Stiff, good Light Leaf Spot resistance and early maturity

WINTER OILSEED

RAPE

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ALASCO Clubroot Hybrid – North

BREEDER: LIMAGRAIN UK

DK PLATINIUM Clubroot Hybrid – North

BREEDER: BAYER CROP SCIENCE

A relatively new clubroot resistant variety with high yields and a vigorous growth habit in the autumn. Agrii trials have shown it to have a faster speed of growth compared with both Crome and DK Platinium. High oil content (45.2%).

Relatively early to grow away in the spring to produce a medium height canopy (153 cm) that is stiff (8). Medium flowering (5) and early maturity (6) are also ideal for the North.

A good disease resistance profile combining Light Leaf Spot (6) with RLM7 Phoma/ Stem Canker (7) resistance. It also incorporates the valuable pod shatter resistance trait which is now standard in most of the hybrids from Limagrain.

Like all the clubroot varieties, Alasco should be used as part of an integrated approach using other cultural methods of control. Recommended for use on clubroot infected land only to minimise the risk of resistance to this valuable genetic trait.

✚ Very high yields and vigorous growth habit

✚ Stiff, good disease resistance and early maturity

Dekalb’s leading clubroot variety that has performed well in independent trials and, as a result, it has been widely grown over the past three years particularly in Scotland.

Similar gross output (92%) to Crome but with a faster speed of development in the autumn which is an important consideration especially in a difficult autumn. It produces a very high seed yield with high oil content (45.3%).

Relatively tall but with good lodging resistance (8), early to flower (6) and mature (6). With average disease resistance against the two key diseases, Light Leaf Spot (5) and Phoma/Stem Canker (5) so a robust fungicide programme is recommended. It also carries the trait for pod shatter resistance.

✚ Dekalb’s leading clubroot variety

✚ Fast speed of development and pod shatter resistance

WINTER OILSEED

RAPE

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3.5

4.0

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INV1035

DK EXPEDIENT

KAZZE

VOLTAGE (TuYV)

DK EXPANSION

DK EXTREMUS*

DK EXALTE

TEMPTATION (TuYV)

DARLING (TuYV)

PT275

DAZZLER (TuYV)

ALIZZE

PX131

V316OL*

DK IMPRESSARIO CL

DK IMPERIAL CL

PT279 CL

PHOENIX CL

SIMPLEX CL

DK IMPRINT CL*

CROME

ALASCO*

CROCODILE

ANASTASIA

AARDVARK

FLAMINGO

ELGAR

BALLAD

ACACIA

NIKITA

CAMPUS

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ASPIRE (TuYV)

WINTER OILSEED

RAPE

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DARLING (TuYV)

INV1035

AMBASSADOR (TuYV)

ALIZZE

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PT275

PX131

V316OL*

DK IMPRESSARIO CL

DK IMPRINT CL*

SIMPLEX CL

DK IMPERIAL CL

PHOENIX CL

PT279 CL*

ALASCO*

CROME

CROCODILE

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BALLAD

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HEA

R

GROWING HEAR OILSEED RAPEHigh Erucic Acid Rapeseed (HEAR) has a variety of food and industrial applications, including high temperature lubricants, slip agents, printing ink, cosmetics and consumable spreads. There is an increased demand from existing and new markets for harvest 2021. If growers want to potentially move back into ‘00’ or HOLL contracts in the future then they should follow good agronomic practice to maximise seed germination post-harvest, ensure an appropriate gap between oilseed rape crops and consider using Clearfield oilseed rape.

Please consult your Agrii agronomist.

PALMEDOR HEAR Hybrid – UK

Remains the leading high erucic acid variety in the Agrii portfolio. It is quick to establish and grow in the spring to make the most of field conditions. It is a medium-tall variety (159 cm) and has excellent stem stiffness (7) and lodging resistance (8). Relatively early to flower (6) and mature (6). Relatively weak on Light Leaf Spot (4) so this needs to be managed carefully.

BREEDER: KWS UK

ROCCA HEAR Hybrid – UK

Rocca has proven attractive in the North for its vigorous growth habit, improved Light Leaf Spot resistance (7) and early maturity. Suitable for all soil types and best drilled in the main drilling window. Medium height but it requires a robust PGR programme as it has only moderate stem stiffness. Average Phoma/Stem Canker resistance so monitor for this disease and spray as appropriate.

BREEDER: PHYCOMAT, FRANCE | UK AGENT: PREMIUM CROPS LTD

ERGO HEAR Hybrid – UK

A new variety with yields to-date ahead of Palmedor. Stiff and relatively early. It also has a high oil content and high Erucic Acid content. Disease resistance is similar to Palmedor.

BREEDER: LS PLANT BREEDING

WINTER OILSEED

RAPE

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IELD

GROWING CLEARFIELD OILSEED RAPEClearfield varieties were developed using conventional breeding techniques to be genetically tolerant to the herbicide Imazamox. The Cleravo herbicide provides excellent control of the brassica weeds such as Charlock, Runch and Hedge Mustard. It is also very effective at reducing Erucic Acid from historical oilseed rape volunteers that can contaminate the harvested crop.The herbicide also provides broad spectrum control of a wide range of annual broad-leaved weeds as well as cereal volunteers. The Clearfield System has grown in popularity over the past four years and is expected to increase further this autumn.

The seed and herbicide (Cleravo and Dash adjuvant) should only be purchased jointly and crops should be agronomised by Agrii personnel. Non-Clearfield varieties, if sprayed, would suffer total crop loss with the product, so care is required.

Given the risks from an incorrect application it is essential that the crop receives careful stewardship and management throughout its growing life and beyond.

For full details contact your Agrii agronomist.

DK IMPRESSARIO CL Clearfield Hybrid – UK Wide

BREEDER: BAYER CROP SCIENCE

Agrii’s leading Clearfield variety with consistently high yield (94%) and reasonable oil content (43.9%). Very similar to its predecessor, DK Imperial, but with better disease resistance and slightly stiffer canopy. Suitable for all soil types and best drilled in the main drilling window through into September if conditions remain favourable.

It is vigorous in the autumn and quick to re-grow in the spring and is relatively early flowering (5). Medium height (152 cm) and relatively stiff stem (6) with reasonable lodging resistance (7).

In addition to the herbicide tolerance genetics it also includes the RLM7 Stem Canker (8) gene, the pod shatter trait and average Light Leaf Spot resistance (5).

✚ Consistently high yielding variety

✚ Vigorous in the autumn and quick to re-grow in spring

WINTER OILSEED

RAPE

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CLEARFIELD

DK IMPRINT CL NEW Clearfield Hybrid – East, West & Yorkshire – Candidate

BREEDER: BAYER CROP SCIENCE

DK IMPERIAL CL Clearfield Hybrid – East, West & Yorkshire

BREEDER: BAYER CROP SCIENCE

A new candidate for the Recommended List and already approved on the continent. Its best performance is in the East and West region (94%) with average oil content (43.3%).

Best drilled towards the end of August and through into early September. It has high autumn vigour and goes on to produce a tall canopy (164 cm) with good lodging resistance (9) and reasonable stem stiffness (7). Relatively late to start flowering (4) but early to mature (6).

Carries both the RLM7 Stem Canker resistance (8) and pod shatter resistance genes. It has relatively good Light Leaf Spot resistance (6).

✚ High autumn vigour and tall canopy

✚ Best performance in the East and West

The first significant Clearfield variety in the UK. Widely grown last year due to the lack of available seed for its successor, DK Impressario CL. A consistent performer with a high oil content (46.5%).

Very vigorous in the autumn and moderately quick to grow away in the spring but relatively late flowering (4) and early to mature (6). Very tall (161 cm) with good standing characteristics (7/8).

The first Clearfield hybrid to include both RLM7 Stem Canker resistance and pod shatter resistance. However, its Light Leaf Spot is relatively weak (4) and moderately susceptible to Verticillium Wilt.

✚ A consistent performer with high oil content

✚ The first Clearfield hybrid to include both RLM7 Stem Canker and pod shatter resistance

WINTER OILSEED

RAPE

64

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ii Y

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20/2

1H

OLL

GROWING HOLL OILSEED RAPEThe oil from High Oleic, Low Linolenic (HOLL) varieties produces a more stable oil for the food industry for commercial high temperature frying applications.It is used either alone or in proprietary oil blends by food companies like McDonald’s and KFC and there is continuing interest across Europe for this oil type.

V316OL HOLL Hybrid – East, West & Yorkshire

V316OL remains the mainstay of the HOLL acreage and continues to deliver high treated (105%) and untreated yields (98%) with high oil content (45.8%). The HOLL market continues to deliver a significant financial premium over ‘00’ oilseed rape.

It remains very attractive to the crusher and growers alike. Suitable for all soils and regions but most of the Agrii sales are in the East and West regions. Yorkshire tends to be the northern limit because the crop is crushed in Kent. Performs well on heavier soils but ensure a robust PGR programme is used to reduce the height of the canopy, especially in more fertile situations. Best drilled in August as it is a slower developing variety and less suited for September drilling unless conditions remain favourable.

Grows quickly away in the spring to produce a very tall stiff canopy. Medium-early to flower and a long pod fill period means that it has medium-late maturity. Reasonably good disease resistance but no pod shatter resistance. One of the varieties least affected by Verticillium Wilt where it was assessed in Agrii trials.

BREEDER: BAYER CROP SCIENCE

V367OL NEW HOLL Hybrid – East, West & Yorkshire

V367OL has similar gross output (101%) and agronomic profile to V316OL but with a faster speed of development in the autumn and spring. This important characteristic helps cope with challenging growing conditions and can mitigate against the effects of Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle, pigeons and slugs.

It is early to flower (7) and goes on to produce a moderately tall canopy but with good lodging resistance (8), reasonable stem stiffness (6), and medium maturity (5).

It has average Phoma/Stem Canker resistance (5), reasonable Light Leaf Spot resistance (6) and carries the pod shatter resistance trait. Limited quantities are available this autumn for it to be tried alongside V316OL.

BREEDER: BAYER CROP SCIENCE

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OILSEED SEED TREATMENTS

INTEGRAL PRO

Integral Pro has become the standard base-treatment for oilseed rape. It is also the first biological seed treatment, based on Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. It both controls the common damping-off diseases and stimulates the plant’s own natural defences to improve early root and shoot biomass. There is also evidence that it can reduce early Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle damage but only under low insect pressure. Compatible with Take Off OSR.

TAKE OFF OSR

Take Off helps the oilseed rape crop establish itself in difficult conditions. Proven on-farm to deliver greater root mass and greater uniformity of establishment often leading to improved yields in difficult conditions. It is the combination of two complementary bio-stimulants, namely stabilised phosphite and pyro-glutamic acid.

LUMIPOSA

Lumiposa (cyantraniliprole) reduces Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle (CSFB), Cabbage Root Fly and Turnip Sawfly and may be available on limited stocks of imported hybrid seed. Tested by Agrii over three years, it has given a consistent effect against CSFB when used in sequence with foliar pyrethroids. However, the effect is relatively modest and cannot be relied upon in situations of high pest pressure. While the importation of treated seed is legal it must be used at the farmer’s own risk.

Ask your Agrii agronomist or seed manager to find out more about speed of development, pod shatter resistance, Turnip Yellow Virus resistance and more.

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At AgriiFocus, 29/10/2013. Variety: DK Excellium, Crop drilled: 3/9/2013, Seed rate: 50 seeds/m2

WITHOUT TAKE OFF: 29 plants/m2 established

WITH TAKE OFF: 36 plants/m2 established

EFFECT OF TAKE OFF ON CROP ESTABLISHMENT

Trial 17301, AgriiFocus, Swindon. Photos taken 16/12/2016.

CONTROL LUMIPOSA + HALLMARK

LUMIPOSA – CABBAGE STEM FLEA BEETLE

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MASTER LEYSThe Master Leys range of Grass Mixtures offer full and comprehensive options for all types of farming systems and regions of the UK.

Working in close coordination with leading Grass Seed Breeders throughout the UK and Europe, Agrii are able to access the best varieties for the Master Leys portfolio.

In addition to this, Agrii grow and produce over 80% of the Seed Crops used to produce Master Leys.

This enables us to have a greater control over the quality of the seed we use and ensures that what goes into a Master Leys bag is of the highest possible standard.

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20/21Recommended Lists

WINTER CROPS

WINTER WHEAT Nabim Groups 1 and 2

C Yield control variety Variety no longer in trialsP2 Second year of recommendation KW

S Zy

att

Skyf

all

Cru

soe

RGT

Illus

triou

s

KWS

Exta

se

KWS

Sisk

in

LG D

etro

it

KWS

Lili

C P2 C P2

NABIM Group 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2Year first listed 2017 2014 2012 2016 2019 2016 2019 2015Scope of recommendation UK UK UK UK UK UK E&W UK

Main market options**UK bread-making 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

UK biscuit, cake-making - - - - - - - -UK distilling - - - - - - - -ukp export bread-making 4 - 4 - [4] 4 [4] 4

uks export soft - - - - - - - -

UK yield as % treated control (11.2 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 99 97 96 96 101 101 100 99Without fungicide treatment 83 78 71 82 95 83 77 71

Agronomic featuresResistance to lodging without PGR 7 8 7 7 7 6 8 7Resistance to lodging with PGR 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8Height without PGR (cm) 84 83 81 89 90 84 85 81Ripening ‡ 0 0 0 +1 0 0 +1 +2Resistance to sprouting [5] 5 6 6 [7] 5 [6] 7

Resistance to diseaseMildew 7 6 6 6 6 8 5 8Yellow Rust • 7 5 9 9 9 9 9 7Brown Rust • 6 8 3 6 7 5 5 4Septoria nodorum [6] [6] [6] [6] - [6] - [6]Septoria tritici 6.4 5.8 6.2 6.0 8.1 6.6 5.3 5.9Eyespot 7@ 6@ 5 6@ [4] 5 [5] 4Fusarium ear blight 6 7 6 6 6 5 7 6Orange Wheat Blossom Midge - R - - - - R -

Grain qualityEndosperm texture Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard HardProtein content (%) 12.4 12.4 12.9 12.2 12.0 11.9 12.3 11.5Protein content (%) – Milling spec 13.2 13.3 13.5 13.0 12.6 12.6 12.9 12.2Hagberg Falling Number 269 278 273 272 297 286 279 295Specific weight (kg/hl) 77.8 78.3 77.9 77.2 78.4 77.2 77.6 77.3Chopin alveograph W 181 - 217 - 199 164 212 [183]Chopin alveograph P/L 0.7 - 0.6 - 0.6 0.5 0.7 [0.7]

** The specific attributes of varieties are different, so (wherever possible) varieties should not be mixed in store. ‡ Days earlier or later than Skyfall, where negative figures are earlier. [ ] Limited data.R Believed to be resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge (OWBM) but this has not been verified in RL tests.@ Believed to carry the Pch1 Rendezvous resistance gene to Eyespot but this has not been verified in RL tests.A high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree.Varieties no longer listed: Evolution, JB Diego, KWS Trinity and Myriad. KWS Santiago was a yield control but is no longer listed.

• YELLOW & BROWN RUST RATINGS: During 2019 higher than expected levels of Yellow and Brown Rust were seen in some varieties in some trials. Careful analysis of the 2019 data from Recommended List trials did not reveal dramatic changes in average disease ratings. These are national average ratings and it is not yet clear if the reported cases of high Yellow and Brown Rust disease levels in 2019 indicate the initial emergence of new rust races or exceptionally high disease pressure at some sites. Given the highly dynamic nature of the Yellow and Brown Rust populations in the UK over recent years all varieties should be closely monitored for rusts, as local rust populations may differ from the general UK population and may be more or less virulent on a variety than the Recommended List rating suggests.

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WINTER WHEAT Nabim Group 3

** The specific attributes of varieties are different, so (wherever possible) varieties should not be mixed in store. ‡ Days earlier or later than Skyfall, where negative figures are earlier. [ ] Limited data.R Believed to be resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge (OWBM) but this has not been verified in RL tests.@ Believed to carry the Pch1 Rendezvous resistance gene to Eyespot but this has not been verified in RL tests.A high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree.Varieties no longer listed: Evolution, JB Diego, KWS Trinity and Myriad. KWS Santiago was a yield control but is no longer listed.

C Yield control variety Variety no longer in trialsP2 Second year of recommendation KW

S Fi

refly

KWS

Barr

el

Elic

it

KWS

Bass

et

Zulu

P2 C

NABIM Group 3 3 3 3 3Year first listed 2019 2016 2018 2016 2016Scope of recommendation UK UK UK UK UK

Main market options**UK bread-making - - - - -UK biscuit, cake-making 4 4 4 4 4

UK distilling - - 4 - [4]ukp export bread-making - - - - -uks export soft [4] 4 4 4 4

UK yield as % treated control (11.2 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 102 100 100 98 97Without fungicide treatment 84 72 81 71 69

Agronomic featuresResistance to lodging without PGR 8 7 7 7 6Resistance to lodging with PGR 8 8 8 8 7Height without PGR (cm) 82 83 85 85 89Ripening ‡ +1 +1 +1 +1 0Resistance to sprouting [6] 6 [5] 6 5

Resistance to diseaseMildew 5 7 6 5 7Yellow Rust • 9 9 9 8 5Brown Rust • 6 5 7 5 7Septoria nodorum - [6] [6] [6] [6]Septoria tritici 7.0 4.3 5.5 5.0 5.4Eyespot [4] 5 4 5 4Fusarium ear blight 5 6 6 6 6Orange Wheat Blossom Midge R R R R R

Grain qualityEndosperm texture Soft Soft Soft Soft SoftProtein content (%) 11.9 11.3 11.7 11.6 11.7Protein content (%) – Milling spec 12.6 12.0 12.3 12.3 12.4Hagberg Falling Number 245 224 216 235 225Specific weight (kg/hl) 75.8 77.1 76.9 77.5 76.0Chopin alveograph W [90] 96 90 93 103Chopin alveograph P/L [0.3] 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3

• YELLOW & BROWN RUST RATINGS: During 2019 higher than expected levels of Yellow and Brown Rust were seen in some varieties in some trials. Careful analysis of the 2019 data from Recommended List trials did not reveal dramatic changes in average disease ratings. These are national average ratings and it is not yet clear if the reported cases of high Yellow and Brown Rust disease levels in 2019 indicate the initial emergence of new rust races or exceptionally high disease pressure at some sites. Given the highly dynamic nature of the Yellow and Brown Rust populations in the UK over recent years all varieties should be closely monitored for rusts, as local rust populations may differ from the general UK population and may be more or less virulent on a variety than the Recommended List rating suggests.

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WINTER WHEAT Nabim Soft Group 4

** The specific attributes of varieties are different, so (wherever possible) varieties should not be mixed in store. ‡ Days earlier or later than Skyfall, where negative figures are earlier. [ ] Limited data.R Believed to be resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge (OWBM) but this has not been verified in RL tests.@ Believed to carry the Pch1 Rendezvous resistance gene to Eyespot but this has not been verified in RL tests.A high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree.Varieties no longer listed: Evolution, JB Diego, KWS Trinity and Myriad. KWS Santiago was a yield control but is no longer listed.

C Yield control variety Variety no longer in trialsP1 First year of recommendationP2 Second year of recommendation

LG S

kysc

rape

r

RGT

Saki

LG S

potli

ght

KWS

Jack

al

Elat

ion

Benn

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on

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s

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Reve

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NABIM Group S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4 S4

Year first listed 2019 2020 2019 2018 2018 2017 2017 2017 2013 2009 2013Scope of recommendation UK UK UK North UK E&W UK UK North North UK

Main market options**UK bread-making - - - - - - - - - - -UK biscuit, cake-making - - - - - - - - - - -UK distilling [4] - [4] [4] 4 - [4] [4] [4] 4 4

ukp export bread-making - - - - - - - - - - -uks export soft - - - - 4 4 - - 4 4 4

UK yield as % treated control (11.2 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 105 104 103 101 101 101 100 99 97 96 96Without fungicide treatment 83 86 80 76 77 79 85 83 67 75 77

Agronomic featuresResistance to lodging without PGR 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7Resistance to lodging with PGR 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 6 8 8 8Height without PGR (cm) 91 87 93 86 82 91 86 83 85 80 85Ripening ‡ 0 +3 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 0 +2 +1 +3Resistance to sprouting [6] [5] [7] [5] [6] [5] [4] [5] 6 5 5

Resistance to diseaseMildew 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 3 6 6Yellow Rust • 8 9 8 9 9 5 9 9 6 6 9Brown Rust • 6 8 7 5 6 7 6 7 7 8 8Septoria nodorum - - - [5] [6] [7] [6] [6] [6] [6] [7]Septoria tritici 5.0 6.8 5.1 4.9 4.3 6.6 7.9 5.4 4.8 4.8 6.0Eyespot [4] - [5] 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 7@Fusarium ear blight 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6Orange Wheat Blossom Midge R R R R R - R R R R -

Grain qualityEndosperm texture Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft SoftProtein content (%) 11.4 11.6 11.4 11.1 11.6 11.7 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.8Protein content (%) – Milling spec 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.3 12.3 12.1 12.0 12.2 12.2 12.5Hagberg Falling Number 218 221 288 182 206 236 175 223 216 195 250Specific weight (kg/hl) 76.9 75.7 77.9 75.6 77.4 77.5 73.9 75.6 77.8 75.9 76.4Chopin alveograph W - - [72] [77] 94 91 [87] [65] - - -Chopin alveograph P/L - - [0.3] [0.3] 0.3 0.4 [0.3] [0.3] - - -

• YELLOW & BROWN RUST RATINGS: During 2019 higher than expected levels of Yellow and Brown Rust were seen in some varieties in some trials. Careful analysis of the 2019 data from Recommended List trials did not reveal dramatic changes in average disease ratings. These are national average ratings and it is not yet clear if the reported cases of high Yellow and Brown Rust disease levels in 2019 indicate the initial emergence of new rust races or exceptionally high disease pressure at some sites. Given the highly dynamic nature of the Yellow and Brown Rust populations in the UK over recent years all varieties should be closely monitored for rusts, as local rust populations may differ from the general UK population and may be more or less virulent on a variety than the Recommended List rating suggests.

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WINTER WHEAT Nabim Hard Group 4

** The specific attributes of varieties are different, so (wherever possible) varieties should not be mixed in store. ‡ Days earlier or later than Skyfall, where negative figures are earlier. [ ] Limited data.R Believed to be resistant to Orange Wheat Blossom Midge (OWBM) but this has not been verified in RL tests.@ Believed to carry the Pch1 Rendezvous resistance gene to Eyespot but this has not been verified in RL tests.A high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree.Varieties no longer listed: Evolution, JB Diego, KWS Trinity and Myriad. KWS Santiago was a yield control but is no longer listed.

Variety no longer in trialsP1 First year of recommendation

SY In

sitor

KWS

Kine

tic

Gle

am

RGT

Gra

vity

KWS

Kerr

in

Shab

ras

Gra

ham

KWS

Cris

pin

Theo

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Dun

ston

Cos

tello

P1 P1 P1

NABIM Group H4 H4 H4 H4 H4 H4 H4 H4 H4 H4 H4

Year first listed 2020 2020 2018 2018 2017 2017 2016 2016 2020 2017 2015Scope of recommendation UK UK UK UK E&W UK UK UK West UK UK

Main market options**UK bread-making - - - - - - - - - - -UK biscuit, cake-making - - - - - - - - - - -UK distilling - - - - - - - - - - -ukp export bread-making - - - - - - - - - - -uks export soft - - - - - - - - - - -

UK yield as % treated control (11.2 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 105 104 103 103 102 102 102 101 100 100 99Without fungicide treatment 82 79 84 79 79 81 88 83 90 82 81

Agronomic featuresResistance to lodging without PGR 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7Resistance to lodging with PGR 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8Height without PGR (cm) 93 83 86 87 85 86 87 86 82 92 82Ripening ‡ +1 0 0 +1 +1 0 0 +1 0 +1 +2Resistance to sprouting [5] [6] [5] [4] [5] [4] 7 5 [7] [5] 6

Resistance to diseaseMildew 6 6 6 4 7 6 7 6 7 5 8Yellow Rust • 7 6 7 8 7 7 8 9 9 7 9Brown Rust • 4 6 6 6 7 5 6 5 7 6 5Septoria nodorum - - [6] [6] [6] [6] [6] [6] - [6] [6]Septoria tritici 6.6 5.0 6.3 4.8 4.9 6.3 6.8 5.9 8.2 6.6 6.1Eyespot - - 4 4 5 4 4 4 - 6@ 5Fusarium ear blight 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6Orange Wheat Blossom Midge R R R R R - - R - - -

Grain qualityEndosperm texture Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard HardProtein content (%) 10.7 11.3 11.3 11.4 10.9 11.4 11.4 11.7 12.1 11.6 12.0Protein content (%) – Milling spec 11.2 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.5 12.1 11.9 12.5 12.7 12.4 12.5Hagberg Falling Number 265 262 219 204 151 209 276 273 307 229 321Specific weight (kg/hl) 78.3 78.5 76.3 76.0 76.3 75.9 76.8 77.0 73.8 76.9 80.7Chopin alveograph W - - - - - - [124] - - - -Chopin alveograph P/L - - - - - - [0.5] - - - -

• YELLOW & BROWN RUST RATINGS: During 2019 higher than expected levels of Yellow and Brown Rust were seen in some varieties in some trials. Careful analysis of the 2019 data from Recommended List trials did not reveal dramatic changes in average disease ratings. These are national average ratings and it is not yet clear if the reported cases of high Yellow and Brown Rust disease levels in 2019 indicate the initial emergence of new rust races or exceptionally high disease pressure at some sites. Given the highly dynamic nature of the Yellow and Brown Rust populations in the UK over recent years all varieties should be closely monitored for rusts, as local rust populations may differ from the general UK population and may be more or less virulent on a variety than the Recommended List rating suggests.

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NORTH Control mean: 11.3 (t/ha)

KWS Zyatt 97

Skyfall 96

Crusoe 92

RGT Illustrious 92

KWS Extase 100

KWS Siskin 98

LG Detroit [93]

KWS Lili 101

KWS Firefly 98

KWS Barrel 104

Elicit 100

KWS Basset 97

Zulu 98

LG Skyscraper 103

RGT Saki [101]

LG Spotlight 100

KWS Jackal 102

Elation 101

Bennington 96

LG Sundance 99

LG Motown 98

Leeds 98

Viscount 99

Revelation 95

SY Insitor [105]

KWS Kinetic [102]

Gleam 102

RGT Gravity 102

KWS Kerrin 103

Shabras 102

Graham 99

KWS Crispin 96

Theodore [[91]]

Dunston 99

Costello 98

Least significant difference 3.1

EAST Control mean: 11.1 (t/ha)

KWS Zyatt 99

Skyfall 97

Crusoe 96

RGT Illustrious 96

KWS Extase 100

KWS Siskin 101

LG Detroit 100

KWS Lili 99

KWS Firefly 102

KWS Barrel 100

Elicit 99

KWS Basset 98

Zulu 97

LG Skyscraper 106

RGT Saki 104

LG Spotlight 102

KWS Jackal 101

Elation 101

Bennington 101

LG Sundance 100

LG Motown 99

Leeds 97

Viscount 96

Revelation 96

SY Insitor 104

KWS Kinetic 104

Gleam 103

RGT Gravity 103

KWS Kerrin 102

Shabras 102

Graham 101

KWS Crispin 101

Theodore 100

Dunston 100

Costello 99

Least significant difference 2.3

WEST Control mean: 11.2 (t/ha)

KWS Zyatt 99

Skyfall 97

Crusoe 97

RGT Illustrious 96

KWS Extase 101

KWS Siskin 101

LG Detroit 101

KWS Lili 99

KWS Firefly 102

KWS Barrel 100

Elicit 100

KWS Basset 98

Zulu 97

LG Skyscraper 104

RGT Saki 104

LG Spotlight 104

KWS Jackal 101

Elation 101

Bennington 102

LG Sundance 100

LG Motown 99

Leeds 96

Viscount 96

Revelation 95

SY Insitor 105

KWS Kinetic 105

Gleam 103

RGT Gravity 103

KWS Kerrin 102

Shabras 102

Graham 104

KWS Crispin 101

Theodore 102

Dunston 99

Costello 101

Least significant difference 2.7

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R Recommended for general use S Specific use varietyP1 Provisional Year 1P2 Provisional Year 2 LG

Sky

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RGT

Saki

LG S

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MarketsBread-making quality - - - - - - -Biscuit, cake-making quality - - - - - - -Distilling quality ••• ••• ••••• • ••• ••• •••••

Yield as % treated control (11.3 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 103 102 101 [101] 100 99 95Yield loss if untreated % 22 25 24 18 23 15 19

Suitability as 2nd cereal ••••• ••••• ••••• ••••• ••• ••• •

Agronomic featuresStraw strength without PGR 7 7 7 7 7 6 7Straw strength with PGR 7 7 8 8 8 7 8Straw length (cm) 91 86 82 87 93 86 85Maturity ‡ 0 +1 +1 +3 +1 +2 +3Sprouting resistance [6] [5] [6] [5] [7] [4] 5

Resistance to diseaseMildew 7 7 7 6 6 7 6Yellow Rust • 8 9 9 9 8 9 9Septoria tritici 5.0 4.9 4.3 6.8 5.1 7.9 6.0Eyespot [4] 4 4 - [5] 3 7Fusarium ear blight 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Grain qualitySpecific weight (kg/hl) 76.9 75.6 77.4 75.7 77.9 73.9 76.4Hagberg Falling Number 218 182 206 221 288 175 250

Quality markets: • = poor ••• = medium/moderate ••••• = goodA high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree. ‡ Days earlier or later than Skyfall, where negative figures are earlier. ( ) Limited data.• Yellow Rust: These national average ratings may not reflect resistance to local rust populations or to high disease situations Varieties no longer listed: Grafton.

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R Recommended for general useO Becoming outclassedP1 Provisional Year 1P2 Provisional Year 2P3 Provisional Year 3

KWS

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el

Elic

it

Zulu

KWS

Lili

KWS

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se

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Gle

am

R R O O P2 P1 P3Year first listed 2016 2018 2014 2015 2019 2020 2018

MarketsBread-making quality - - - 4 4 - -Biscuit, cake-making quality 4 4 4 - - - -Distilling quality • ••••• ••• - - - -

Yield as % treated control (11.3 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 104 100 98 101 100 [105] 102Yield loss if untreated % 28 19 28 28 6 23 19

Suitability as 2nd cereal ••• ••• • • ••• ••••• •••••

Agronomic featuresStraw strength without PGR 7 7 6 7 7 6 7Straw strength with PGR 8 8 7 8 8 7 7Straw length (cm) 83 85 89 81 90 93 86Maturity ‡ +1 +1 0 +2 0 +1 0Sprouting resistance 6 [5] 5 7 [7] [5] [5]

Resistance to diseaseMildew 7 6 7 8 6 6 6Yellow Rust • 9 9 5 7 9 7 7Septoria tritici 4.3 5.5 5.4 5.9 8.1 6.6 6.3Eyespot 5 4 4 4 [4] - 4Fusarium ear blight 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Grain qualitySpecific weight (kg/hl) 77.1 76.9 76.0 77.3 78.4 78.3 76.3Hagberg Falling Number 224 216 225 295 297 265 219

Quality markets: • = poor ••• = medium/moderate ••••• = goodA high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree. ‡ Days earlier or later than Skyfall, where negative figures are earlier. ( ) Limited data.• Yellow Rust: These national average ratings may not reflect resistance to local rust populations or to high disease situations Varieties no longer listed: Grafton.

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A high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree. ‡ Days earlier or later than Mascani, where negative figures are earlier.$ Dwarf variety.Varieties no longer listed: Griffin.

HUSKED VARIETIES

C Yield control variety

RGT

Sout

hwar

k

RGT

Lineo

ut

Dal

guise

Mas

cani

Ger

ald

C C C

Year first listed 2018 2016 2003 2004 1993Scope of recommendation UK UK UK UK UK

UK yield as % treated control (8.9 t/ha) 104 100 99 97 96

Agronomic featuresResistance to lodging 5 6 4 6 6Straw length (cm) 122 114 121 118 118Ripening ‡ -1 -2 -1 0 +2

Resistance to diseaseMildew 3 3 4 6 4Crown Rust 8 5 4 6 5

Grain qualitySpecific weight (kg/hl) 54.2 52.3 54.3 53.3 52.8Screening % through 2mm 6.3 6.9 3.9 1.7 4.8Kernel content (%) 73.9 73.9 74.1 76.7 71.7

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Pelo

ton

Gra

fton

Fusio

n $

Year first listed 2017 2000 2010Scope of recommendation UK UK UK

UK yield as % treated control (8.9 t/ha) 77 73 72

Agronomic featuresResistance to lodging 6 7 8Straw length (cm) 115 120 81Ripening ‡ +1 -1 -+3

Resistance to diseaseMildew 7 4 4Crown Rust 6 4 3

Grain qualitySpecific weight (kg/hl) 63.3 63.7 61.5Screening % through 2mm 28.5 15.5 35.0Kernel content (%) - - -

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R Recommended for general use

Dal

guise

Ger

ald

R R

Year first listed 2003 1993

UK yield as % treated control (8.8 t/ha) 99 96

Agronomic featuresStraw strength 4 6Straw length (cm) 121 118Maturity ‡ -1 +2

Resistance to diseaseMildew 4 4Crown Rust 4 5

Grain qualitySpecific weight (kg/hl) 54.3 52.8Screening % < 2mm 3.9 4.8Kernel content (%) 74.1 71.7

WINTER BARLEY 2-Row Malting & 2-Row Feed Varieties

‡ Days earlier or later than KWS Orwell, where negative figures are earlier. [ ] Limited data.F Full MBC approval. P Provisional MBC approval.R Resistant to Barley Mild Mosaic Virus (BaMMV) and to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus (BaYMV) strain 1.* The winter hardiness scores are taken from extreme tests in the Jura mountains of France but currently insufficient data for 1–9 ratings.A high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree. Comparisons of variety performance across regions are not valid.Varieties no longer listed: KWS Infinity and Sunningdale.

C Yield control variety Variety no longer in trialsP1 First year of recommendationP2 Second year of recommendation

Elec

trum

Cra

ft

SY V

entu

re

KWS

Haw

king

LG M

ount

ain

KWS

Gim

let

Jord

an

LG F

lynn

KWS

Orw

ell

Vale

rie

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Year first listed 2018 2016 2012 2020 2019 2019 2020 2019 2016 2019Scope of recommendation UK UK UK UK UK UK UK UK UK UK

Main market optionsMBC malting approval for brewing use P F F - - - - - - -

UK yield as % treated control (10.0 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 97 96 92 104 104 103 103 102 102 101Without fungicide treatment 79 77 67 83 83 83 89 82 80 86

Agronomic featuresResistance to lodging 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8Straw height (cm) (no PGR) 92 89 86 [90] 85 98 [85] 94 86 89Straw height (cm) (with PGR) 88 87 82 84 84 92 82 90 84 85Ripening ‡ -2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1Winter hardiness* - - - - - - - - - -

Resistance to diseaseMildew 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 4 3 6

Yellow Rust • - [8] [8] - - - - - [7] -Brown Rust • 6 6 6 6 7 6 8 7 7 9Rhynchosporium 7 6 5 6 5 6 7 6 6 6Net Blotch 6 6 4 6 6 6 5 6 5 6BaYMV R R R R R R R R R R

Grain qualitySpecific weight (kg/hl) 69.3 69.4 70.0 68.5 69.1 68.3 68.9 70.2 67.9 70.2Screening % through 2.25mm 2.2 1.9 3.5 2.7 2.4 2.5 1.9 1.7 2.0 0.5Screening % through 2.5mm 6.7 6.4 11.7 8.3 8.0 7.9 5.8 5.2 6.3 2.0Nitrogen content (%) 1.68 1.66 1.64 - - - - - - -

• YELLOW & BROWN RUST RATINGS: During 2019 higher than expected levels of Yellow and Brown Rust were seen in some varieties in some trials. Careful analysis of the 2019 data from Recommended List trials did not reveal dramatic changes in average disease ratings. These are national average ratings and it is not yet clear if the reported cases of high Yellow and Brown Rust disease levels in 2019 indicate the initial emergence of new rust races or exceptionally high disease pressure at some sites. Given the highly dynamic nature of the Yellow and Brown Rust populations in the UK over recent years all varieties should be closely monitored for rusts, as local rust populations may differ from the general UK population and may be more or less virulent on a variety than the Recommended List rating suggests.

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Variety no longer in trials

Surg

e

KWS

Cre

swel

l

KWS

Tow

er

KWS

Gla

cier

Cal

iforn

ia

KWS

Cas

sia

Year first listed 2016 2017 2014 2013 2013 2010Scope of recommendation UK North UK UK West UK

Main market optionsMBC malting approval for brewing use - - - - - -

UK yield as % treated control (10.0 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 101 100 99 99 99 97Without fungicide treatment 87 72 73 78 79 81

Agronomic featuresResistance to lodging 7 7 8 7 8 7Straw height (cm) (no PGR) 86 87 90 84 92 91Straw height (cm) (with PGR) 84 85 85 80 88 88Ripening ‡ -1 -1 0 -1 -1 0Winter hardiness* - - - - - -

Resistance to diseaseMildew 6 5 5 4 6 4Yellow Rust • [8] [8] [8] [8] [7] [5]Brown Rust • 8 6 6 7 5 7Rhynchosporium 7 6 6 4 6 5Net Blotch 6 4 4 6 6 6BaYMV R R R R R R

Grain qualitySpecific weight (kg/hl) 69.3 68.0 67.4 69.1 68.1 71.2Screening % through 2.25mm 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.7 1.9 1.6Screening % through 2.5mm 6.0 7.7 7.4 9.4 6.6 5.3Nitrogen content (%) - - - - - -

‡ Days earlier or later than KWS Orwell, where negative figures are earlier. [ ] Limited data.R Resistant to Barley Mild Mosaic Virus (BaMMV) and to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus (BaYMV) strain 1.* The winter hardiness scores are taken from extreme tests in the Jura mountains of France but currently insufficient data for 1–9 ratings.A high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree. Comparisons of variety performance across regions are not valid.Varieties no longer listed: KWS Infinity and Sunningdale.

• YELLOW & BROWN RUST RATINGS: During 2019 higher than expected levels of Yellow and Brown Rust were seen in some varieties in some trials. Careful analysis of the 2019 data from Recommended List trials did not reveal dramatic changes in average disease ratings. These are national average ratings and it is not yet clear if the reported cases of high Yellow and Brown Rust disease levels in 2019 indicate the initial emergence of new rust races or exceptionally high disease pressure at some sites. Given the highly dynamic nature of the Yellow and Brown Rust populations in the UK over recent years all varieties should be closely monitored for rusts, as local rust populations may differ from the general UK population and may be more or less virulent on a variety than the Recommended List rating suggests.

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‡ Days earlier or later than KWS Orwell, where negative figures are earlier. [ ] Limited data. $ = Hybrid variety.R Resistant to Barley Mild Mosaic Virus (BaMMV) and to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus (BaYMV) strain 1.* The winter hardiness scores are taken from extreme tests in the Jura mountains of France but currently insufficient data for 1–9 ratings.A high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree. Comparisons of variety performance across regions are not valid.Varieties no longer listed: KWS Infinity and Sunningdale.

C Yield control variety Variety no longer in trialsP2 Second year of recommendation Be

lmon

t $

SY K

ings

barn

$

SY B

arac

ooda

$

Bazo

oka

$

Belfr

y $

KWS

Asta

ire

Funk

y

Libra

$

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Year first listed 2018 2019 2019 2016 2016 2018 2017 2018Scope of recommendation UK UK UK UK UK UK UK UK

Main market optionsMBC malting approval for brewing use - - - - - - - -

UK yield as % treated control (10.0 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 108 108 108 106 106 105 104 103Without fungicide treatment 77 88 88 87 91 89 89 83

Agronomic featuresResistance to lodging 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7Straw height (cm) (no PGR) 109 111 118 114 108 105 93 108Straw height (cm) (with PGR) 104 101 108 107 100 98 90 102Ripening ‡ -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 -1Winter hardiness* - - - - - - - -

Resistance to diseaseMildew 5 6 7 5 5 6 5 5

Yellow Rust • - - - [9] [8] - [9] -Brown Rust • 4 5 5 5 7 6 8 6Rhynchosporium 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7Net Blotch 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 6BaYMV R R R R R R R R

Grain qualitySpecific weight (kg/hl) 68.5 69.8 68.8 68.9 68.2 65.7 68.9 70.8Screening % through 2.25mm 2.5 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.4 4.2 2.1Screening % through 2.5mm 9.5 7.0 7.3 8.8 9.9 8.3 16.4 8.1Nitrogen content (%) - - - - - - [1.57] -

• YELLOW & BROWN RUST RATINGS: During 2019 higher than expected levels of Yellow and Brown Rust were seen in some varieties in some trials. Careful analysis of the 2019 data from Recommended List trials did not reveal dramatic changes in average disease ratings. These are national average ratings and it is not yet clear if the reported cases of high Yellow and Brown Rust disease levels in 2019 indicate the initial emergence of new rust races or exceptionally high disease pressure at some sites. Given the highly dynamic nature of the Yellow and Brown Rust populations in the UK over recent years all varieties should be closely monitored for rusts, as local rust populations may differ from the general UK population and may be more or less virulent on a variety than the Recommended List rating suggests.

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A high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree. ‡ Days earlier or later than KWS Orwell, where negative figures are earlier.[ ] Limited data.

R Recommended for general useP1 First year of recommendationP2 Second year of recommendationS Specific use variety

LG M

ount

ain

KWS

Cre

swel

l

KWS

Haw

king

LG F

lynn

KWS

Orw

ell

KWS

Tow

er

Vale

rie

Jord

an

KWS

Cas

sia

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Year first listed 2019 2017 2020 2019 2016 2014 2019 2020 2010

Malting approval assessed by the Malting Barley Committee - - - - - - - - -

Yield as % treated control (9.9 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 105 102 102 102 101 101 [101] 101 98Yield loss if untreated % 21 28 21 20 22 26 15 14 16

Suitability for light soils 104 101 102 102 100 100 101 102 97

Suitability for heavy soils 107 99 106 104 102 99 [101] 103 97

Agronomic featuresStraw strength 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7Straw length (cm) with PGR 84 85 84 90 84 85 85 82 88Maturity ‡ -1 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0

Resistance to diseaseMildew 5 5 5 4 3 5 6 5 4Rhynchosporium 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 5Net Blotch 6 4 6 6 5 4 6 5 6

Grain qualitySpecific weight (kg/hl) 69.1 68.0 68.5 70.2 67.9 67.4 70.2 68.9 71.2Screenings < 2.5mm (%) 8.0 7.7 8.3 5.2 6.3 7.4 2.0 5.8 5.3

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A high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree. ‡ Days earlier or later than KWS Orwell, where negative figures are earlier.F Full MBC approval. P Provisional MBC approval.

R Recommended for general useP2 Second year of recommendation P3 Third year of recommendationS Specific use variety

Craf

t

Elec

trum

Funk

y

Belm

ont

SY B

arac

ooda

SY K

ings

barn

Bazo

oka

Libra

S P3 R P3 P2 P2 R P3

Year first listed 2016 2018 2017 2018 2019 2019 2016 2018

Malting approval assessed by the Malting Barley Committee F P - - - - - -

Yield as % treated control (9.9 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 97 95 104 107 107 107 105 103Yield loss if untreated % 19 18 15 31 20 20 19 20

Suitability for light soils 96 96 104 106 105 106 105 102

Suitability for heavy soils 94 97 104 107 106 108 107 105

Agronomic featuresStraw strength 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 7Straw length (cm) with PGR 87 88 90 104 108 101 107 102Maturity ‡ 0 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1

Resistance to diseaseMildew 6 6 5 5 7 6 5 5Rhynchosporium 6 7 7 6 7 6 6 7Net Blotch 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 6

Grain qualitySpecific weight (kg/hl) 69.4 69.3 68.9 68.5 68.8 69.8 68.9 70.8Screenings < 2.5mm (%) 6.4 6.7 16.4 9.5 7.3 7.0 8.8 8.1

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The control for yield comparisons is the mean of Wizard and Tundra. Yield differences of less than 6.7%(p=0.05) should be treated with caution.A high figure indicates that the variety shows the character to a high degree. Wizard has resistance to leaf & pod spot (Ascochyta fabae).

R Recommended

Vesp

a

Bum

ble

Tund

ra

Wiz

ard

Hon

ey

R R R R R

Year first listed 2018 2016 2014 2003 2012

UK yield as % control (5.01 t/ha) 5 year mean 108 104 103 98 95

Agronomic featuresEarliness of ripening 5 4 6 6 7Shortness of straw 6 5 7 7 8Standing ability at harvest 8 6 7 7 8

Seed characters1,000 grain weight (g) at 15% mc 687 710 670 697 710Protein content (%dry) 26.2 25.9 26.2 26.8 26.2

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Variety no longer in trialsP1 First year of recommendationP2 Second year of recommendation A

caci

a

Am

bass

ador

Aur

elia

Arte

mis

Asp

ire

Aar

dvar

k

Balla

d

DK

Expa

nsio

n

Tem

ptat

ion

Arc

hite

ct

P1 P1 P1 P1 P2 P1 P2 P2 P2

Variety type (Conventional/Restored Hybrid) Conv RH RH RH Conv Conv Conv RH RH RHYear first listed 2020 2020 2020 2020 2019 2020 2019 2019 2019 2018Scope of recommendation UK UK UK UK UK UK UK UK [Sp] [Sp]

UK gross output as % treated control Yield adjusted for oil content (5.1 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 109 108 108 107 106 105 105 103 103 101

Agronomic featuresResistance to lodging [8] [8] [8] [8] 8 [8] 8 8 8 8Stem stiffness 9 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 7 8Shortness of stem 7 6 6 5 7 6 7 5 6 6Earliness of flowering 6 7 7 6 7 8 7 6 6 6Earliness of maturity 5 6 5 6 5 5 4 5 5 6

Resistance to diseaseLight Leaf Spot 6 7 8 6 7 7 6 6 6 5Stem Canker 5 8 8 7 6 6 5 7 5 5TuYV - R R R R - - - R R

Seed quality at 9% moistureOil content of seed, fungicide treated (%) 45.7 45.3 45.2 45.7 45.7 45.7 45.8 45.5 46.0 45.0Glucosinolate (µmoles/g of seed) 8.1 10.9 10.2 12.3 9.9 10.0 10.8 10.1 12.0 14.4

Conv = Conventional open-pollinated variety. RH = Restored hybrid. [ ] Limited data.A high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree. [Sp] Resistance to Turnip Yellows Virus is no longer a specialist category. Architect and Temptation have a specific recommendation for this trait.Varieties no longer listed in the UK (both East/West and North regions): Alizze, Campus and Mentor. The target (spring) plant population is 40 plants/m2 for RL trials. Maximum seedrate is 70 seeds/m2 and may be lower if conditions permit. Glucosinolate contents are taken from the National List trials data.

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C Yield control variety Variety no longer in trialsP1 First year of recommendationP2 Second year of recommendation

Nik

ita

V 31

6 O

L ~

PT27

9CL

&

Daz

zler

Dar

ling

PT27

5

Win

dozz

Geo

rge

Elga

r

Niz

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Variety type (Conventional/Restored Hybrid) Conv RH RH RH RH RH RH RH Conv RHYear first listed 2016 2015 2019 2020 2020 2019 2016 2019 2016 2020Scope of recommendation UK Sp Sp E&W E&W E&W E&W E&W E&W Sp

UK gross output as % treated control Yield adjusted for oil content (5.1 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 100 98 96 103 103 102 102 102 100 96

East/West gross output as % treated control Yield adjusted for oil content (5.0 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 103 102 101 96 102 100 96

Agronomic featuresResistance to lodging 8 8 8 [8] [8] 8 8 8 8 [8]Stem stiffness 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8Shortness of stem 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6Earliness of flowering 7 6 6 8 7 5 8 7 6 7Earliness of maturity 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5

Resistance to diseaseLight Leaf Spot 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 4Stem Canker 4 5 5 8 8 5 5 9 6 6TuYV - - - R R - - - - -

Seed quality at 9% moistureOil content of seed, fungicide treated (%) 45.7 45.3 44.9 46.2 46.0 45.5 44.5 45.4 45.1 45.0Glucosinolate (µmoles/g of seed) 8.6 12.3 10.9 11.1 12.2 8.4 9.6 9.6 9.6 14.9

Conv = Conventional open-pollinated variety. RH = Restored hybrid. [ ] Limited data.A high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree. ~ HOLL (High Oleic, Low Linolenic) variety.& Herbicide tolerant variety. PT279CL and Nizza CL have a specific recommendation for tolerance to specific imidazolinone herbicides (a Clearfield® variety). Sp Specific recommendation.Varieties no longer listed in the UK (both East/West and North regions): Alizze, Campus and Mentor. Varieties no longer listed in the East/West region: Aquila, Ergo, Flamingo and Wembley. The target (spring) plant population is 40 plants/m2 for RL trials. Maximum seedrate is 70 seeds/m2 and may be lower if conditions permit. Glucosinolate contents are taken from the National List trials data.

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Variety no longer in trialsP1 First year of recommendationP2 Second year of recommendation Bl

azen

DK

Exste

el

Elev

atio

n

Barb

ados

Ana

stasia

Kiel

der

Broa

dway

Butte

rfly

Crom

e

Cro

codi

le

Cro

ozer

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Variety type (Conventional/Restored Hybrid) Conv RH Conv Conv Conv Conv Conv Conv RH RH RHYear first listed 2020 2019 2018 2016 2013 2018 2018 2018 2019 2020 2020Scope of recommendation North North North North North North North North UK E&W E&W

UK gross output as % treated control Yield adjusted for oil content (5.1 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 103 101 98 99 98 96 94 99 102 104 102

North gross output as % treated control Yield adjusted for oil content (5.7 t/ha)With fungicide treatment [105] 103 102 102 101 99 98 98

East/West gross output as % treated control Yield adjusted for oil content (5.0 t/ha)With fungicide treatment 105 102

Agronomic featuresResistance to lodging [8] 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 [8] [8]Stem stiffness 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8Shortness of stem 6 5 7 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 6Earliness of flowering 6 6 5 6 6 7 7 6 7 6 8Earliness of maturity 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 6

Resistance to diseaseLight Leaf Spot 6 7 6 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6Stem Canker 7 8 5 7 5 3 4 6 4 4 9TuYV - - - - - - - - - - -

Seed quality at 9% moistureOil content of seed, fungicide treated (%) 44.8 45.5 45.6 45.0 44.6 45.9 45.2 45.4 46.4 45.0 44.8Glucosinolate (µmoles/g of seed) 10.7 11.9 10.6 11.1 11.1 13.3 8.2 10.2 10.8 12.8 12.2

Conv = Conventional open-pollinated variety. RH = Restored hybrid. [ ] Limited data.A high figure on the 1-9 scale indicates that a variety shows the character to a high degree. Varieties no longer listed in the UK (both East/West and North regions): Alizze, Campus and Mentor. The target (spring) plant population is 40 plants/m2 for RL trials. Maximum seedrate is 70 seeds/m2 and may be lower if conditions permit. Glucosinolate contents are taken from the National List trials data.

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