Autumn Seeds Brochure 2021 by WynnstayGroup

AUTUMN SEEDS 2021

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Contact Details Wynnstay West

Arable & Forage Specialists

m: 07971 589324 e: stuart.dolphin@wynnstay.co.uk

m: 07469 859673 e: paul.crump@wynnstay.co.uk

Stuart Dolphin, Arable Director - Astley, Shropshire Toby Reich, Head of Seed

m: 07885 877209 e: toby.reich@wynnstay.co.uk

Colin Jones, Grass and Roots Seed Product Manager - Astley, Shropshire

m: 07771 517715

e: colin.jones@wynnstay.co.uk

m: 07974 446856

e: amy.watts@wynnstay.co.uk

Amy Watts, Environmental Seeds Product Manager - Astley, Shropshire Joe Wood, Seed Sales Specialist - Astley, Shropshire m: 07469 854794 e: joe.wood@wynnstay.co.uk

John Franklin, Farm Trader - Astley, Shropshire

m: 07814 377098 e: john.franklin@wynnstay.co.uk

Rob Hess, Farm Trader - Astley, Shropshire

m: 07747 608779 e: rob.hess@wynnstay.co.uk

Wynnstay East

Nigel Britland, National Arable Sales Manager - North Yorkshire m: 07984 248473 e: nigel.britland@wynnstay.co.uk

Di Foley, Regional Seeds Manager - East

m: 07778 7572068 e: di.foley@wynnstay.co.uk

Lewis White, Seed Contracts Manager, Farm Trader - North Yorkshire m: 07494 690456 e: lewis.white@wynnstay.co.uk

Alison Hickford, Farm Trader - Selby, Yorkshire

m: 07904 268205 e: alison.hickford@wynnstay.co.uk

Haddon Smith, Farm Trader - Lincolnshire

m: 07795 576579 e: haddon.smith@grainlink.co.uk

Jess Paish, Farm Trader - Lincolnshire

T: 01476 833500 e: jess.paish@grainlink.co.uk

Kate Millington, Farm Trader - North Yorkshire

m: 07803 623000 e: kate.millington@wynnstay.co.uk

Rob Clubley, Farm Trader - North Lincolnshire

m: 07799 138367 e: robert.clubley@grainlink.co.uk

Guy Palmer, Farm Trader - East Midlands

m: 07734 097337 e: guy.palmer@grainlink.co.uk

North East

John Charlton, Specialist Crops Manager

m: 07968 967362 e: john.charlton@wynnstay.co.uk

Harry Newbould, Farm Trader

m: 07801 501420 e: harry.newbould@wynnstay.co.uk

Alex Rogers, Farm Trader

m: 07775 000500 e: alex.rogers@wynnstay.co.uk

Jack Kelly, Seeds Sales Coordinator

m: 07551 380470 e: jack.kelly@wynnstay.co.uk

Paul Crump, Arable Trade Manager - Astley, Shropshire Louise Woolacott - Forage & Arable Specialist - South West m: 07879 841672 e: louise.woolacott@wynnstay.co.uk

North Wales Sales Team Meurig Huws - m: 07747 625762 Adrian Thomas - m: 07771 518880 Gareth Jones - m: 07747 033517 Rhys Jones - m: 07789 515671 Kimberly Stuart - m: 07787 426498 Caitlin Jones - m: 07810 444946

South Wales Sales Team

Cefin Evans - m: 07879 841673 Phil Pugh - m: 07977 766238 Bryn Hughes - m: 07973 823396 Aled Thomas - m: 07879 841671 Lewis Williams - m: 07736 343626 Huw Reed - m: 07971 234083 Lawrence Couzens - m: 07766 404571

Midlands Sales Team

Steve Jarrett - m: 07721 390852 Rob Williams - m: 07736 343627 Mark Matthews - m: 07796 172522 Tony Morris - m: 07866 125680 Luke Derrett - m: 07747 615889 Mike Spiers - m: 07775 924452 Jessie Edwards - m: 07788 310254 Richard Wild - m: 07788 314967

South Sales Team

Aimee Popham - m: 07974 446238 Andrew Townsend - m: 07920 272222 Chris Hook - m: 07885 556707 George Cornwall - m: 07768 831868 Graham Moger - m: 07712 478308 Gregg Allen - e: gregg.allen@wynnstay.co.uk Izzy Greenaway - m: 07717 290749 Julie Sully - m: 07860 268525 Keara Helen - m: 07824 505291 Kevin Cannell - m: 07974 448564 Mike Hawken - m: 07870 875018 Nigel Clements - m: 07860 268442 Patrick Brock - m: 07483 114902 Tony Heather - m: 07775 806360 Will Marffy - m: 07484 533998

For general enquiries please contact the Seed Team on: West - 01939 210777 • East – 01757 617000 2

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INTRODUCING AUTUMN SEEDS 2021 Autumn 2021 should be a fresh start for UK farmers. Better UK growing conditions for current autumn and spring drilled crops, fresh seed stocks across the board as overyeared farm stocks cleared, and grain value rising driven by high demand and uncertainty around declining global stock-to-use ratios. Wheat and barley remain consistent as the top performing and most important crops on farm. Common crops, wheat, and barley benefit from their versatility but do rely on continuous breeding improvements to their traits, disease resistances and yield. Milling wheat ground down for flour is the most popular form, used in foodstuffs from bread to biscuits. It’s especially popular in the UK where we produce high quality milling wheat. Just shy of 2m tonnes of barley for malt is bought by UK maltsters each year and diversification of malt uses see this increasing. We’re seeing more uses for cereals in animal feed, wheat has also diversified further with food and drinks manufacturers using it to create starch and glucose, and the Bioethanol market continues to adapt, with plantbased ethanol being used as a petrol alternative. Last year was challenging for many oilseed rape growers; the dry period during establishment in 2019 combined with relentless Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle (CSFB) pressure led to some very poor results at harvest. As a result, suggestions are that crop areas for 2021 harvest could be below 325,000 hectares, albeit the amount written off could be less than the last couple of seasons due to better establishment in autumn. Despite its inherent high-cost base and other challenges however, oilseed rape has been the most profitable break crop on many farms, as well as helping to spread harvest workload with an early start. There will then, this year, be many farmers looking over the hedge at fields that established well and developed quickly through autumn/spring and sensing an opportunity with new varieties to get the crop in this year. Pulses have well known benefits to following cereals and many have achieved good results with peas and beans in 2020, and with consumers pressuring supply chains to find local alternatives to imported commodities, beans are viable options with their end uses growing and environmental benefits. Oats have a growing market on their side but only spring crops fit grass-weed situations and spring varieties are less favoured by the end user, so a judgement call on the miller contract vs agronomic pressure must be taken farm by farm. Linseed will inevitably spark interest again, with some trying winter crops as a direct replacement for oilseed rape with early sowing and harvesting. Other options might exist in mixed farming areas with forage crops and/or re-introducing livestock when working with others with the specialist skills and knowledge. With alternative break crop gross margins somewhat unknow compared to OSR, the obvious choice for many is to extend the rotation to include a greater proportion of cereals. This effectively reduces the break crop area to minimise the effect of simply replacing OSR with a less profitable alternative. On heavy soils, the most profitable (and sustainable) rotation will be two wheats after a break crop, followed by spring barley. Others may even return to continuous wheat / cereals but caution must be taken to avoid the Take-All effects on rooting and yield. It is perhaps more challenging on lighter soils where second cereals tend not to perform so well. The key to minimising the financial impact is to look at the gross margin across the whole rotation rather than direct crop replacements. Farm businesses may be considering whole-field stewardship options as one of their replacement break crop alternatives. A two year legume fallow is an example of an option under the current English Countryside Stewardship which may, in some situations, act as the break crop. As a general rule,

this will only work for average performers, or poorer land, where the risk vs reward ratio remains higher. For top performers, and good soils, continuing with ‘full’ cropping is likely to be the best way forward. Productivity remains one of the key differences between business performance, certainly not scale. It is simply understanding land capability and having excellent attention to detail. These are often the result of multiple small improvements which when combined deliver large changes to the bottom line. Productivity remains the basic principle if businesses are to thrive. To that point Wynnstay has designed a portfolio of autumn crops to help our farm customers meet the needs of end users and overcome any rotational, environmental, and agronomic challenges they face on farm.

Winter Wheat Newly Recommended in 2021/22 by AHDB and Wynnstay is RGT Wolverine because of its BYDV resistance and, with the loss of Deter, we are advising customers lower their risk and protect their investment with RGT Wolverine; high yielding, good quality and consistent across UK. KWS Extase winter wheat goes from strength to strength. The exceptional grain quality, tremendous septoria tritici score and the fact it has no real weakness will have strong appeal for milling and feed growers alike. New to the AHDB RL this year too is LG Astronomer, following in the footsteps of KWS Extase, ignoring its nabim group 3 status its grain quality and disease resistance makes it a useful variety for all farms. We do still expect Gleam and Graham to be popular due to their all-round package as well as LG Skyscraper with its highest yield.

Winter Barley On the barley front, KWS Hawking proved itself as a strong 2-row feed barley in the West, only being beaten this year by two new AHDB Recommended varieties Bolton and KWS Tardis. Both sport the highest yields on the list with great spec weights. Tardis will be marginally better for heavy soil or those wanting more straw, whereas Bolton stronger in the East for feed. There is a new Hybrid Barley on the list also, SY Thunderbolt, bringing what we’ve come to recognise as superior reliability on farm, as well as high yields and early maturity for the rotation. It is also exciting that there will be a couple of varieties with BYDV tolerance available, with our pick being the 6-row conventional feed barley Sensation. Malting barley Craft will be popular again, please contact GrainLink, our specialist grain marketing business, if you are looking for any forward contracts.

Winter Oilseed Rape Off the back of the positives surrounding OSR, breeders are selecting more vigorous varieties and there are seed treatments available which have been shown to improve vigour too. We have also seen innovation in the establishment schemes and pack sizes of seed now available. Here the breeder, Wynnstay and the grower are sharing the risk of the crop. We are hopeful this sharing of risk will help maintain oilseed rape as the go-to break crop. In terms of varieties LG Aviron is one of the most exciting hybrid varieties to join the AHDB Recommended List in 2021/22, highest gross output across the UK with exceptional autumn and spring vigour. There are other options to consider such as Dazzler, a high-yielding hybrid from DSV with excellent agronomics that has resistance to Turnip Yellow Virus. It will also be packed in 1.8mil seed packs rather than 1.5mil seed packs with this additional seed coming at no extra cost. For those requiring Clearfield Technology, DK Imprint has the heist ever performance from a Clearfield variety, as well as rapid autumn development and strong disease resistance.

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Winter Beans, Oats, Rye, Triticale and Linseed With a “new look” PGRO Descriptive List in 2021, it gives pulse breeders the freedom to innovate in the knowledge that their products will be independently trialled and presented without judgement. As our customers look towards planting in 2021 and beyond, there is no better time to take advantage of the wealth of information through Wynnstay’s and PGRO’s technical expertise and the Descriptive List. Tundra winter beans remain a firm favourite this autumn, with newer variety Vespa gaining more interest. The area of winter oats should rise, but this is not a true break crop, and end markets are keen on certain varieties, Mascani being the most widely grown and accepted by millers. Widely grown in northern Europe, hybrid rye is proving to be an increasingly popular choice for improving the performance of AD (Anaerobic Digestion) plants and now equally as a high yielding wholecrop for livestock production. Wynnstay will be offering KWS Serafino, Tayo, SU Performer and Poseidon, new and proven varieties for both markets.

Triticale is a more cost-effective crop option than other cereals and with early maturity and better autumn vigour it is attracting further interest for this use; particularly when growers are considering triticale after late foraged maize. Triticale produces grain with high lycine values and so is ideal for on-farm feeding. With customers looking for an alternative break crop to winter OSR or Pulses, we can now offer winter linseed in a limited quantity as stand-alone seed or connected to a buy back. We are offering a brown skinned variety, Apalache, delivering a good yield comparable to many varieties grown currently in the UK. Within this brochure we have a complete guide to autumn crops, advice on crop protection and fertiliser. Alongside this, our Arable Team and Arable Specialists are on hand to offer advice on all aspects of crop production, ensuring you achieve the best yields possible

Toby Reich,

Head of Seed, Wynnstay 07885 877209 toby.reich@wynnstay.co.uk

SEED TREATMENT UPDATE Wynnstay seeds is built on a proud history of understanding our farming customers and supplying the best products and service to them. Agriculture is a vital UK industry, growing its influence, and the technology that we adopt shape the future of food production. For this reason, Wynnstay seeds is excited to be working with the Crop Environment Research Centre (CERC) at Harper Adams university to run a seed technology from autumn 2020 to harvest 2021. CERC is self-sufficient, independent trials company, providing services to the government, farmer-funded bodies, and private clients, as well as home to Harper’s inhouse crop and environment research. With increased pressure on UK farms to produce a diverse range of crops in an increasingly harsher climate the aim of this work will be to monitor the interaction between plant species and a combination of seed applied fungicide and biostimulant treatments. Seed treatments can offset the problems caused by changeable weather, as well as help fight pest and pathogens that harm crops in the early stages of emergence, both by damaging young plants and, in many crops, by acting as vectors of viruses. Seed treatments also happen to be one of the safest, effective, and cost-efficient ways to protect an establishing crop. This technology has adapted and changed over recent years however, no longer simply protecting, but now enhancing the plant’s growth, nutrient acquisition and improving yield and quality. With results from the trials coming in through-out the year and finally in the yield results at harvest, the Wynnstay team will be able to demonstrate first-hand experience of emergence, establishment, plant counts, crop vigour, yield, and quality from the various treatments available to our customers. Single purpose dressings, such as Redigo Pro, Fountain and Rancona i-Mix, remain vital to protecting seeds and emerging crops from the likes of bunt leaf stripe, fusarium, loose smut and seedling blights. We must not become complacent about these treatments as these are what continue to keep diseases like loose smut at bay

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and give the crops their best chance of success right from the get go. In terms of Take-All control we have seen an increase in the uptake in Latitude seed dressing both on wheat and barley in second and continuous wheats. Certis have shown that there are benefits of using Latitude for second or third cereals drilled before the end of October. With the main benefit being on wheat but with barley also showing a yield response to the treatment. With more spring barley in the rotation at the moment it is also worth using Latitude on wheat drilled after this. There is one new addition this year to autumn cereal seed treatments. BASF have gained label approval for Kinto Plus, containing triticonazole, fluxapyroxad and fludioxonil; this treatment shows efficacy against a wide spectrum of seed and soil borne diseases, as well as claiming growth promoting effects to the crop. We see this as a comparative treatment to Vibrance Duo but while we assess the use of this product for the next year however, we continue to recommend Vibrance Duo. It’s proven to increase establishment, vigour, tillering and plant mass, so will continue to be our primary growth enhancing treatment offered this autumn.

WYNNSTAY’S GROWING ARABLE BUSINESS Seed Structure – East & West With two seed locations Wynnstay are uniquely set up to provide a far-reaching service. By having one seed office in Yorkshire and another in Shropshire we are able to service a large proportion of the UK arable seed market. We are also continuously investing and have recently expanded our teams at Shrewsbury and Yorkshire as we look towards the future New team members are: Di Foley, Regional Seeds Manager - East

m: 07787 572068 e: di.foley@wynnstay.co.uk

Jack Kelly, Seeds Sales Coordinator

m: 07551 380470 e: jack.kelly@wynnstay.co.uk

Holly Astley, Seeds Sales Coordinator

m: 07551 692573 e: holly.astley@wynnstay.co.uk

Amy Watts, Environmental Seeds Product Manager m: 07974 446856 e: amy.watts@wynnstay.co.uk

Welcome new team in Stokesly, North Yorkshire In February Wynnstay acquired two businesses from the Armstrong Richardson Group – Armstrong Richardson Agriculture and the Yorkshire Green grass seeds brand. This move grows our presence on the eastern side of the country, following on from the establishment of the GrainLink trading office at Grantham in 2019. The decision was driven by the complementary nature of the businesses – AR has a grain trading office and seed business and, like Wynnstay, is a CF Fertilisers distributor. The AR acquisition expands our operations in the North East, particularly North Yorkshire, Cleveland and Co Durham – the same team will work from the AR head office at Stokesley, but under Wynnstay direction. This acquisition was important for Wynnstay and Grainlink, to further develop our offering, enabling us to bring our comprehensive product and service range to farmers in the eastern part of the UK. The new team themselves bring local knowledge and experience of specialty products like naked oats, plus the strength of the Yorkshire Green brand of grass seeds.

Hi-Gene seed quality

Yorkshire

The superior criteria met by Hi-Gene Seed shows commitment to removing any potential problems for growers. This guarantee of purity is confirmed by reports from official seed testing stations – which frequently indicate that our seed is totally free from any impurity at all. The consistently high standard of our contracted seed crops means that Wynnstay have ‘bags of confidence’ in the quality of the product supplied.

Seed Production Facility

EEC Standard

Shrewsbury Grain & Seed Production Facility

Hi-Gene Seed

HVS Standard

*These pictures show the possible contamination levels for each grade of seed. They show the maximum number of impurities permissible in 1kg of cleaned seed. Applies to Wynnstay Hi-Gene seed only.

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WINTER WHEAT NABIM GROUP 1 – BREADMAKING WHEAT KWS ZYATT

KWS Zyatt is the highest yielding of the Group 1 wheats. It does particularly well in the west and compares favourably with many feed wheats. It performs very well as a 2nd wheat too. It’s disease resistance ratings are good resulting in one of the higher untreated yields on the AHDB Recommended List. This variety is popular with millers. It shows good gluten strength and milling quality, alongside a good baking performance. As a high-yielding variety, nitrogen applications may have to be adjusted to achieve protein specification.

2020 Market Share in UK

Quartz x Hereford

6.5%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

5 6 6.4

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

77.8

12.4

267

@ = believed to carry the Pch 1 Rendezvous resistance gene to eyespot but this has not been verified in Recommended List tests

Still a firm favourite for milling a feed growers alike, Skyfall will be popular again in 2021. It has very strong agronomics and is best suited to sowing from Sept 20th onwards, must not be sown early due to rapid speed of development. It has very stiff straw and is relatively early maturing. Skyfall is the only breadmaking wheat with resistance to orange wheat blossom midge. It is also one of the best varieties available for fusarium resistance so should be considered following maize. It can also be drilled safely until the end of February due to its low vernalisation requirement.

2020 Market Share in UK

C4148 x Hurricane

9.3%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

8 5.8 6@

7 8 8

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

78.4

12.5

279

CRUSOE

LIMAGRAIN

2020 Market Share in UK

Cordiale x Gulliver

3.5%

Mildew Despite its yield falling behind other group 1 varieties in official trials, Yellow rust Crusoe is still creating high demand from professional milling wheat Brown rust growers mainly due to its higher protein content, improving the chances Septoria tritici of hitting the full specification. Whilst it has poor resistance to brown rust Eyespot Fusarium and must be watched, its yellow rust and septoria tritici resistance remain exceptional. Crusoe has been consistently good in its baking performance. Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR) It has moderate to late maturity and relatively short, stiff straw.

3 6.3 5 6 7

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

77.9

274

@ = believed to carry the Pch 1 Rendezvous resistance gene to eyespot but this has not been verified in Recommended List tests *Data taken from AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2021/22

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WINTER WHEAT NABIM GROUP 2 – BREADMAKING POTENTIAL KWS EXTASE KWS EXTASE

A sell out variety last year and one which growers should be seriously considering for planting in 2021. It has an extremely high septoria tritici rating on the AHDB list at 8, a yellow rust rating of 8 and has the highest untreated yield. Alongside this it is very stiff strawed with an exceptional specific weight. It is very vigorous in the autumn and on the back of this should not be drilled until the end of September at the earliest. Although not the highest yielding variety it will be very popular again due to its exceptional agronomic package.

11.5%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

7 [4]

6 7

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

100

101

100

101

100

78.4

-1

12.1

299

KWS Siskin was a popular new introduction in 2016 and has grown to become a consistent reliable performer. Its yield has dropped off slightly compared to some of the new additions to the Recommended List but importantly it has a high septoria resistance of 6.5 and a yellow rust rating of 9. Whilst KWS Siskin’s breadmaking quality was initially in doubt it is now favoured by some UK millers as a potential Cordiale replacement. This short-strawed variety has given high treated yields in the West region and has performed well in early sowing situations, a first-cereal situation and on heavier soils.

8 8

2020 Market Share in UK

CPBT W134 x KWS Sterling

KWS SISKIN

2020 Market Share in UK 2017 Market Share in England & Wales

Boisseau x Solheio

2.9%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

9 5 6.5 5 5

7 6

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

100

76.9

289

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The complete package with Septoria protection built in!

KWS EXTASE n

8.0 for Septoria tritici - the first variety with a score over 8

The most complete package in terms of disease resistance and quality on the market today

Exceptional untreated yields

KWS UK LTD, 56 Church Street, Thriplow, Nr Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7RE Tel: +44 (0) 1763 207300 / Fax: +44 (0) 1763 207310 / Email: info@kws-uk.com

www.kws-uk.com *Data taken from AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2019/19

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SEEDING THE FUTURE SINCE 1856

WINTER WHEAT NABIM GROUP 3 – BISCUIT WHEATS KWS FIREFLY

Added to the Recommended List 2019 KWS Firefly quickly found favour with farms and end markets because of its agronomics and quality. Other highlights include orange wheat blossom midge resistance and a 7 for yellow rust. It is one of the stiffest strawed varieties on the Recommended List and, from trial data, has consistent performance across all regions and soil types. Its one slight weakness is its specific weight but on balance of features it should be the most popular group 3 wheat again this year.

2020 Market Share in UK

Cougar x KWS Rowan

5.5%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

7 5 6.8

[4] 5 8 8

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

101

102

101

103

75.6

12.0

243

LG Astronomer Limagrain

(Cougar x Leeds) x Britannia

This is a new addition to the recommended list. It has a high specific weight and is rated as ‘medium’ for distilling. This relatively stiff-strawed variety has given high treated yields in the East region and on heavier soils. Limited data suggests that it has a very high yield potential in an early sowing situation. LG Astronomer has also given high yields in untreated UK trials and has the highest rating for resistance to septoria tritici for a Group 3 variety. It has high resistance to yellow rust and brown rust, combined with resistance to orange wheat blossom midge. One to watch.

NEW

2020 Market Share in UK

0.1%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

9 9 7.4

[5] 6

[7]

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

101

102

100

[98]

101

100

102

100

77.8

11.9

238

*Data taken from AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2021/22

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WINTER WHEAT NABIM GROUP 4 – FEED WHEAT (SOFT) LIMAGRAIN

(Cassius x NAWW29) x KWS Santiago

Retaining its position as highest yielding wheat on the UK Recommended List across a wide range of sites. It has a sound disease package, a good specific weight and is early maturing so is one to consider for planting this year. It may be worth avoiding very fertile sites as the straw strength sits at a 7 with a PGR. However, it will suit most other situations whether that is as a 1st/2nd wheat or on light/heavy land.

8.6%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

6 5.1 [4] 7 7 7

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

105

104

103

104

105

76.8

11.6

214

RGT SAKI

RAGT

2020 Market Share in UK

Cougar x KWS Santiago

4.2%

Mildew

Yellow rust Added to the Recommended List last year Saki has found favour because Brown rust of its disease package and ability to sow early. Its yield is higher than Gleam and as well as that it has a septoria tritici score of 6.5. It is also stiff strawed, Septoria tritici the only two slight concerns are its later maturity which wouldn’t be too Eyespot dissimilar to Revelation and its specific weight. Will expect RGT Saki to be Fusarium popular again this year. Resistance to lodging (+PGR)

8 7 6.5

[5] 6 7

Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

104

102

104

103

75.9

11.6

227

LG SPOTLIGHT

LIMAGRAIN

2020 Market Share in UK

Scribe x Horatio

Recommended for the UK as a soft-milling, high-yielding feed variety. It has high Hagbergs and a high specific weight. It is rated as ‘medium’ for distilling: LG Spotlight has given high treated yields in the East region and a very high yield potential in the West region. This medium-tall and relatively stiff-strawed variety has performed particularly well in a first-cereal position and on both light and heavy soils. LG Spotlight has no major weaknesses in disease resistance and has resistance to orange wheat blossom midge.

1.4%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

6 6 6 5.2 [5]

6 8

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

103

102

104

101

103

101

102

103

78.0

11.5

288

LIMAGRAIN

2020 Market Share in UK

(Hereford x Viscount) x Cassius

When added to the AHDB Recommended List it significantly raised the bar for septoria tritici resistance and still holds its own with a rating of 7.9. It also has excellent resistance to yellow rust, so reducing the risk of the two main disease threats to UK wheat. However, it has taken a relatively small share of the market due to its poor grain quality, where we see a low hagberg and a specific weight of 73.9 kg/hl.

2020 Market Share in UK

0.4%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

5 7.9 3

6 7

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

100

73.8

11.5

178

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RGT SAKI G4 WINTER WHEAT

GENETIC SOLUTIONS DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL DISEASE RESISTANCE AND HIGH YIELDS, WHETHER TREATED OR UNTREATED. CHARACTERISTICS: Consistent performer across all UK regions

RGT Saki Recommended List 2020/21

Excellent disease resistance

Highest yielding Winter Wheat Harvest 2020

Good straw strength

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You’re going to need a bigger barn SY Insitor. A winter wheat combining a very high yield with strong disease resistance and excellent grain quality.

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WINTER WHEAT NABIM GROUP 4 – FEED WHEAT (HARD) SY INSITOR

SYNGENTA

A very high-yielding feed variety recommended for the UK. It has a high Hagberg and a specific weight that could see it go into the milling grist. SY Insitor has given very high treated yields throughout the UK, as well as across a range of soil types, rotational positions and in a late sowing situation. This medium-tall variety has moderate resistance to lodging but responds well to plant growth regulators. It has high resistance to septoria tritici and fusarium ear blight, combined with resistance to orange wheat blossom midge.

2.4%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

5 5

6.8 [5]

7 7 6

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

104

105

104

103

107

104

78.4

11.0

273

GRAHAM

SYNGENTA

8.1%

Mildew Graham was successfully introduced in 2016 and has developed into Yellow rust our top selling variety for very good reason. Firstly, it has one of the best Brown rust resistance ratings to septoria tritici on the list rated 6.8, a point that will Septoria tritici be popular throughout the UK, but particularly so in the western region, Eyespot Fusarium undoubtedly aiding its 105% yield in the west. It also performs well in the east, though does not suit the northern region. It has good grain quality, Resistance to lodging (+PGR) stiff straw and, with relatively slow development, it could be a very useful Resistance to lodging (-PGR) option for relatively early drilling. It is also one of the earliest maturing feed varieties, which adds to the appeal.

8 5

6.8

7 8 7

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

102

101

105

101

102

101

102

76.8

-1

11.5

279

2020 Market Share in UK

Reflection x Costello

A short, stiff and early variety that KWS has positioned as a Cordiale and Grafton replacement. Performed well in trials with high treated and untreated yields. Worth consideration even though it didn’t make it on to the UK Recommended List in 2021/22 as it’s a fast-developing variety, good to drill from mid-September.

2020 Market Share in UK

Premio x Expert

KWS PARKIN

2020 Market Share in UK

(Hereford x Oakley) x Hereford

1.7%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

5 5.5 6

8 8

Data taken from AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals ans oilseeds 2020/21

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

102

101

[101]

76.1

-1

11.3

259

*Data taken from AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2021/22

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The variety that makes your spare time grow...

..and grow You can rely on GRAHAM for:

• consistently high yields • excellent disease resistance • early maturity

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NABIM GROUP 4 – FEED WHEAT (HARD)...continued RAGT

2020 Market Share in UK

(Scout x Oakley) x KWS Santiago

Gravity has given high treated yields in both the East and West regions, as well as across a range of soil types and in a first-cereal position. It has a very high yield potential in both a second-cereal position and in a late sowing situation. RGT Gravity has high resistance to yellow rust, combined with resistance to orange wheat blossom midge but a close eye should be kept on mildew.

2.1%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

7 6 4.9

6 7 7

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

103

101

102

104

103

102

75.9

11.5

199

KWS KWS Dawsum KERRIN

KWS Kerrin x Costello

Dawsum is an exciting wheat that is up for AHDB Recommendation in 2021. A barn-filling choice, that offers growers flexibility on-farm, delivering high yields right across the early, mainstream and late sown slots (106%, 114% and 108% in KWS trials sown September, November, and January, respectively). Couple these benefits with the excellent disease package including 6.3 for Septoria and 9 for yellow rust, plus the exceptionally marketable grain that tips its cap to its Costello parentage. This will be in short supply but one to watch.

NEW

2020 Market Share in UK

0.1%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Lodging Treated 2% Lodging Untreated 2%

6 7 7

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

105

104

[107]

[106]

80.2

11.2

303

*Data taken from AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2021/22 **Data taken from AHDB Candidate Trials harvest 2021

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NABIM GROUP 4 – FEED WHEAT (HARD)...continued GLEAM

SYNGENTA

One of the biggest selling wheat varieties last year still, yielding consistently over five years. The disease profile is bolstered by 6.1 for septoria tritici, but keep an eye on its yellow rust. It also shows promise as a potential early drilling wheat, though we would not recommend before September 7th. Having a variety as flexible as Gleam in terms of drilling date, soil type and region will make it be a popular choice again this year.

12.0%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

6 6 6.1

4 6 7 7

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

103

102

103

102

103

76.3

11.5

217

SENOVA

3.3%

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Eyespot Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (-PGR)

5 6.0 5

7 8 7

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

100

80.8

12.1

326

FIVE REASONS TO GROW

2020 Market Share in UKin UK

W151 x CPBT W134

Costello has stiff straw and a robust all-round disease package. The main attribute that sets Costello apart is the highest specific weight of any wheat on the AHDB Recommended List, including all the breadmaking types. Costello also has the highest hagberg of all the feed varieties, which suggests it should maintain its quality even in a wet harvest year. Though it is a little off the pace for treated yield, it is still very popular due to its consistency.

2020 Market Share in UK

KWS Kielder x Hereford

Exceptional grain quality, with the highest specific weight on the AHDB RL

RESISTANT to Yellow rust

3 4 5

Consistent performance in all situations Short, stiff straw Strong end market demand

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2020 Market Share in UKin UK 2020 Market Share in UK

1.1%

This new AHDB Recommended variety is a high-yielding feed variety with a specific recommendation for resistance to Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV). Where early drilling is required the resistance will reduce the BYDV stunting and loss of yield. Even without factoring in the trait, this relatively late-maturing variety has given high treated yields in the both the West and North regions. RGT Wolverine is a relatively stiff-strawed variety that’s a clear first choice for main slot first-cereal position. The breeder also noted very good results when later drilled in 2019 and 2020.

Mildew Yellow rust Brown rust Septoria tritici Fusarium Resistance to lodging (+PGR) Resistance to lodging (- PGR)

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

1st Cereal %

2nd Cereal %

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

102

101

102

[103]

102

101

[99]

102

75.9

5 5

5.3 6

8 7

Protein Content %

Hagberg Falling Number

Untreated Yield %

11.2

274

Data taken from AHDB 2020/21 candidate list

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Good grain quality

Excellent straw strength

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RECOMMENDED LIST INFORMATION

WINTER WHEAT 2021/22 KWS Zyatt End Use Group

Skyfall

Crusoe

NABIM GROUP 1

Scope of recommendation

KWS Extase

KWS Siskin

nabim Group 2

KWS Firefly

LG Astronomer

LG Skyscraper

nabim Group 3

RGT Saki Soft Group 4

100

101

105

104

Fungicide-treated grain yield (% treated control) United Kingdom (10.8 t/ha)

100

East region (10.7 t/ha)

100

102

105

104

West region (10.9 t/ha)

101

100

101

100

104

North region (11.0 t/ha)

[98]

103

102

Main market options (The specific attributes of varieties are different, so, whenever possible, varieties should not be mixed in store) UK bread-making

UK biscuit, cake-making

UK distilling

[Y]

ukp bread wheat for export

uks soft wheat for export

Endosperm texture

Hard

Soft

Protein content (%)

12.4

12.5

13.0

12.1

12.0

11.9

11.6

Protein content (%) - Milling spec

13.1

13.2

13.6

12.7

12.5

[12.4]

12.2

12.0

Hagberg Falling Number

267

279

274

299

289

243

238

214

227

Specific weight (kg/hl)

77.8

78.4

77.9

78.4

76.9

75.6

77.8

76.8

75.9

Chopin Alveograph W

177

220

191

162

[134]

Chopin Alveograph P/L

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.3

[0.4]

Resistance to lodging without PGR (1‒9)

[7]

Resistance to lodging with PGR (1‒9)

Height without PGR (cm)

Ripening (days +/- Skyfall, -ve = earlier)

-1

Resistance to sprouting (1‒9)

[7]

[6]

[5]

[6]

Mildew (1‒9)

Yellow rust (1‒9) - see note below

Grain quality

Untreated grain yield (% treated control) ‘United Kingdom (10.8 t/ha) Agronomic features

Disease resistance

Brown rust (1‒9) - see note below

Septoria tritici (1‒9)

6.4

5.8

6.3

8.0

6.5

6.8

7.4

5.1

6.5

Eyespot (1‒9)

[4]

[5]

[4]

[5]

Fusarium ear blight (1‒9)

Orange wheat blossom midge

First cereal (11.1 t/ha)

100

101

104

Second and more (9.5 t/ha)

101

100

104

Rotational position

Sowing date (most trials were sown in October) Early sown (before 25 Sept) (11.0 t/ha) Late sown (after 1 Nov) (9.5 t/ha)

[102]

101

103

[105]

[[103]]

[108]

101

[101]

103

[105]

Soil type (about 50% of trials are on medium soils) Light soils (10.8 t/ha)

101

[99]

104

103

Heavy soils (10.9 t/ha)

100

103

105

103

-2

-5

[+8]

Speed of development to growth stage 31 (days +/- average) Early sown (Sept)

-2

-3

-7

Med sown (Oct)

-4

-3

-6

-5

-3

[+1]

Late sown (Nov)

-2

-3

-2

-4

[0]

Data is extracted from AHDB Recommended and Candidate Lists 2021 2022 Varieties not listed: KWS Parkin, KWS Dawsum

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LG Spotlight

LG Sundance

SY Insitor

Gleam

Graham

RGT Wolverine

KWS Parkin

Costello

KWS Dawsum

103

100

104

103

102

106

102

104

100

104

103

101

102

104

103

105

102

101

100

[107]

101

105

102

101

[103]

[101]

[106]

Soft Group 4

RGT Gravity Hard Group 4

[Y]

Soft

Hard

11.5

11.0

11.5

11.2

11.3

12.1

11.2

12.1

11.4

12.0

11.9

[11.8]

12.7

288

178

273

217

199

279

274

259

326

303

78.0

73.8

78.4

76.3

75.9

76.8

75.9

76.1

80.8

80.2

[73]

[101]

[143]

[0.4]

[0.3]

[0.7]

[7]

-0

-1

[7]

[5]

[4]

[6]

5.2

7.9

6.8

6.1

4.9

6.8

5.3

6.6

6.0

[5]

103

100

104

103

102

100

101

100

103

104

101

103

100

101

[104]

103

104

[101]

100

102

107

102

103

102

[99]

103

100

104

103

102

-4

[0]

-2

-3

[+1]

-1

[+2]

-2

-3

-2

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WINTER BARLEY MALTING BARLEY CRAFT

SYNGENTA

2020 Market Share in UK

SY Venture x SY208-56

Fully approved by the Malting Barley Committee (MBC) for the production of malt for brewing, with a high specific weight Craft is a solid choice for this autumn. Stiff-strawed, which is a rarity for a malting variety, this two-row variety has reliable agronomic package including resistance to the common strains of barley mosaic viruses (BaYMV strain 1 and BaMMV). Craft secured 41% of the total winter malting barley purchased in 2019 and commenced 2020 with close to 50% market share.

10.0% 6

Mildew Brown rust Rhynchosporium Net Blotch Resistance to lodging

6 6 6 8

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

Untreated Yield %

Straw Height + PGR(cm)

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

69.5

ELECTRUM

SYNGENTA

Now fully approved by MBC for production of malt for brewing, Electrum looks set to start relieving Craft of some market share. Best performances have been seen in the East region and on heavier soils. Electrum is early maturing and slightly higher yielding than Craft with a better resistance to Brown Rust (7) too. UK Yield %

1.6%

Mildew Brown rust Rhynchosporium Net Blotch Resistance to lodging

6 6

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

Untreated Yield %

Straw Height + PGR(cm)

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

69.2

-1

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2020 Market Share in UK

SY208-56 x SY208-59

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FEED BARLEY VALERIE

SENOVA

Valerie is a two-row feed variety with an exceptional specific weight, a natural successor to Cassia. This variety has given consistent results both in trial and on farm combining good grain quality characteristics with high resistance to lodging. It has no major weaknesses in disease resistance and is still one of the earliest maturing conventional two-row barleys. Overall a farmer friendly variety which will be very popular again this year.

Mildew Brown rust Rhynchosporium Net blotch Resistance to lodging

6 6 6 [6]

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

Untreated Yield %

Straw Height + PGR(cm)

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

101

100

[101]

70.0

21.2%

Mildew Brown rust Rhynchosporium Net blotch Resistance to lodging

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

Untreated Yield %

Straw Height + PGR(cm)

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

102

101

103

68.1

KWS KWS Tardis GIMLET KWS GIMLET

NEW

(11-12 x KWS Orwell)

New to the AHDB Recommended List and joint highest yielding 2-row conventional alongside Bolton, KWS Tardis has performed particularly well in the East with limited data in the West so far. Nice resistance to Rhynchosporium and stiff straw, Tardis shows huge potential on heavier soils. There was a shortage from the breeder in 2020 so seed supply will be tight across the industry this year.

0.4%

Mildew Brown rust Rhynchosporium Net blotch Resistance to lodging

[5]

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

Untreated Yield %

Straw Height + PGR(cm)

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

106

107

[105]

105

104

[110]

69.1

2020 Market Share in UK

Captain x KWS Tower

2.1%

Mildew Brown rust Rhynchosporium Net blotch Resistance to lodging

A consistent performing feed variety from Limagrain with no real weakness. However, care should be taken on its mildew and again does have slightly weaker straw strength compared to other varieties on the list. It has good grain quality, plenty of straw and performs particularly well on heavier soil.

2020 Market Share in UK

UK Yield %

LG FLYNN

2020 Market Share in UK

KWS B105 x KWS Salsa

KWS Orwell is still the most popular 2-row barley. It has very stiff straw making it well suited to high fertility situations. Disease ratings are a mixed bag, rhynchosporium is relatively good but mildew resistance is poor, rated only 3, so will need careful attention. KWS Orwell yields well in all regions, it has a decent grain quality and despite competition from some of the newly recommended varieties will show good feed results.

7.7%

UK Yield %

KWS ORWELL KWS ORWELL

2020 Market Share in UK

207-589 x Sandra

6 6

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

Untreated Yield %

Straw Height + PGR(cm)

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

102

104

101

102

105

70.3

*Data taken from AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2021/22

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FEED BARLEY...continued SURGE

SYNGENTA

Since its first Recommendation in 2016 Surge has been one of the most consistent feed barleys and a firm favourite for farmers. Being from the Syngenta breeding programme rather than KWS, Surge offers a different disease profile with diversity in genetics and importantly high rhynchosporium and net blotch resistance. This superior disease resistance is demonstrated by a very high untreated yield. Surge has early maturity, bold grain, a high specific weight and good straw characteristics. Surge does not seem to suit the northern region (Scotland) but for the east and west, it is a stand out variety.

2.3%

Mildew Brown rust Rhynchosporium Net blotch Resistance to lodging

7 7

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

Untreated Yield %

Straw Height + PGR(cm)

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

101

103

101

100

103

69.3

KWS HAWKING

13.7% 5

Mildew Brown rust Rhynchosporium Net blotch Resistance to lodging

6 6 6 8

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

Untreated Yield %

Straw Height + PGR(cm)

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

103

105

103

101

107

68.7

BOLTON

Elsoms

KWS Cassia x California

This new addition to AHDB Recommended List is a very high-yielding two-row feed variety from the Elsoms Ackerman breeding program. Nice diversity in genetics, it has performed well across all regions and soil types. Best results seen in the East region and on heavier soils. We’re liking the short stiff straw but must watch the Rynhco and Net Blotch in a high pressure year.

2020 Market Share in UK

(11-12 x California) x KWS Tower

KWS Hawking came to market last year and didn’t disappointed. With a strong agronomic package, its straw height and strength both delivered in a challenging growing year. The grain quality is better than KWS Orwell, so for growers who are looking for a step up in yield on their barley yields Hawking is an ideal proven choice now.

2020 Market Share in UK

SJ053088 x Flight

NEW

Mildew Brown rust Rhynchosporium Net blotch Resistance to lodging

2020 Market Share in UK

0.6%

5 5 [5]

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

Untreated Yield %

Straw Height + PGR(cm)

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

106

107

[104]

105

[106]

68.6

BYDV TOLERANT SIX ROW FEED BARLEY

SENSATION

DSV

Sensation is a 6-row feed variety with BYDV tolerance which is going to become increasingly important with the loss of Deter. As it has tolerance the variety can be infected with the virus but does not show the associated symptoms. In European trials compared to other UK Varieties, the yield potential looks extremely good despite being early maturing. There will be both, more UK data and commercial seed for growers to try this year. The variety (alongside Wolverine, the BYDV resistant wheat) will be going on the BIPO system, so growers will pay for the seed and the royalty element separately.

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The 2-row that yields like a 6-row KWS TARDIS n

Exceptional yields across the UK for a 2-row barley with a very high specific weight

Outstanding yields in the East

Excellent disease package

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New Bolt n delivers t n after t n after t n after t n after t n after t n after tBOLTON n

New for 2021. Bolton is an exciting, consistently high-yielding variety from Elsoms Ackermann Barley. Hybrid yields from a conventional variety

Winter Barley

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HYBRID BARLEY

SY KINGSBARN SY Kingsbarn is the pick of the Recommended List Hybrid barley varieties this year. It is stiffer strawed, higher yielding and has a better specific weight than Bazooka. Grain quality is one of the main reasons why growers are reluctant to grow a 6-row but SY Kingsbarn has raised the bar in terms of specific weight. Kingsbarn is the market leading hybrid barley going into this autumn.

58.4% 7

Mildew Brown rust Rhynchosporium Net blotch Resistance to lodging

5 5

6 7

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

Untreated Yield %

Straw Height + PGR(cm)

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

107

103

105

108

69.7

BAZOOKA

30.4%

Mildew Brown rust Rhynchosporium Net blotch Resistance to lodging

6 6 7

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

Untreated Yield %

Straw Height + PGR(cm)

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

106

105

110

105

107

69.2

SY THUNDERBOLT

30.4%

Mildew Brown rust Rhynchosporium Net blotch Lodging

6 [6]

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

Untreated Yield %

Straw Height + PGR(cm)

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

107

[107]

107

106

103

[111]

69.6

-1

NEW

SYNGENTA We’re very excited to offer a small quantity of the AHDB RL Candidate, SY Javelin. Equal highest yield of all the Candidate winter barleys, SY Javelin is our must try variety because it combines such high yield with a score of 9 resistance to Rynchosporium and -2 matutiry. In the candidate trials that’s 2 days earlier than the controls Bazooka (ideal for entry to OSR), and spec weight heavier than KWS Orwell.

2020 Hybrid Barley Market Share in UK

SYNGENTA

The latest Hybrid Barley from to be added to the ADHB Recommended List, Syngenta are excited about its prospects. Consistently high yields across all locations and in untreated trials, Thunderbolt boasts a good bold 6-row grain sample, excellent mildew and brown rust resistance. Like all hybrids, it utilises nitrogen effectively and matures very early helping a good entry for next crops. Only caution is to keep an eye on the varieties lodging, but Thunderbolt will respond well to a PGR program.

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A tried and tested hybrid barley variety which keeps delivering on consistency. One of the tallest varieties on the AHDB RL it will stand well and effectively help to suppress grass weeds. The grain quality also looks better than its predecessor, Volume, with a higher specific weight and lower screening losses, demonstrating a larger grain size. Bazooka produces its best yields on heavier soil types and is a very viable alternative to 2nd wheats, particularly where an early entry for rape is needed.

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Mildew Brown rust Rhynchosporium Net blotch Lodging % Treated

6 3%

UK Yield %

East Region %

West Region %

North Region %

Untreated Yield %

Straw Height + PGR(cm)

Light Soils %

Heavy Soils %

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Maturity

107

103

68.5

-2

*Data taken from AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2021/22

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OILSEED RAPE CONVENTIONAL OILSEED RAPE

CAMPUS

KWS

Campus is still one of the most widely grown rape varieties in the UK and delivered again in 2020 as a AHDB control variety. It has consistently been a top performer in all regions and just seems to go from strength to strength. It offers top hybrid-type yield levels in a conventional variety, therefore, making it a cheaper variety to sow. Known as the ‘seed with speed’, Campus establishes quickly and is one of the first varieties to start to move in the spring, it also has high oil content.

Light leaf spot Stem canker

6 6 8 8

Resistance to lodging Stem stiffness

East/ West Gross Output %

East/ West Seed Yield %

North Gross Output %

North Seed Yield %

Oil Content %

Plant Height (cm)

Maturity

101

102

45.5

159

*Data taken from AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2019/20

BLAZEN

KWS

A conventional variety from KWS, Blazen yields well in the north but suitable for all the main OSR growing areas of the UK. It is a Picto cross with good resistance to lodging and very good multigene resistance to stem canker. Blazen is also marketed under the KWS OEP scheme, sharing establishment risk between breeder, merchant and grower.

Light leaf spot Stem canker

6 6

Resistance to lodging Stem stiffness

[8]

East/ West Gross Output %

East/ West Seed Yield %

North Gross Output %

North Seed Yield %

Oil Content %

Plant Height (cm)

Maturity

101

102

104

44.7

152

CLEARFIELD® OILSEED RAPE

DK IMPRINT CL

NEW

BAYER

DK Imprint is newly Recommended in 2021/22. The combination of the RLM7 gene and polygenic resistance provides outstanding, durable resistance to stem canker and some flexibility in fungicide application. It has pod shatter resistance that minimises yield loss and volunteer issues caused by seed-shedding up to and during harvest. A rapid autumn growth habit means that, as well as being suitable for the main drilling window, it can be the ideal Clearfield® variety for delayed drilling, or less than ideal conditions.

Light leaf spot Stem canker

Resistance to lodging Stem stiffness

East/ West Gross Output %

East/ West Seed Yield %

North Gross Output %

North Seed Yield %

Oil Content %

Plant Height (cm)

Maturity

43.8

163

MATRIX CL

NEW

8 [8]

DSV

As the first Quad Layered variety from DSV, MATRIX CL marks a step forward in breeding innovation being the first variety to stack four complex traits together without compromising yield: RLM7+ resistance, Pod Shatter Resistance, TuYV protection and Clearfield. An AHDB UK Candidate this year, Matrix CL has excellent standing power, but will need an eye kept on Light Leaf Spot pressure.

Light leaf spot Stem canker

Resistance to lodging Stem stiffness

9 8.2

East/ West Gross Output %

East/ West Seed Yield %

North Gross Output %

North Seed Yield %

Oil Content %

Plant Height (cm)

Maturity

108.3

106.9

96.3

96.9

46.0

148

6.2

TuYv Resistant

*Data taken from AHDB Candidate List 2021/22 and DSV Internal Trials

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The seed with speed!

CAMPUS n

Extremely vigorous growth habit

Reliably high gross output with good lodging resistance and stem stiffness

Gold standard tolerance to verticillium stem stripe

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LG AVIRON

FULLY LOADED HYBRIDS Highest yielding variety on the Recommended List

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HYBRID OILSEED RAPE

LG AVIRON

NEW

LIMAGRAIN

LG Aviron has stormed on to the AHDB Recommended List as the equal highest Gross Output variety for the UK. Exceptional autumn and spring vigour, it is suited for early August to mid-September sowing. Due to this vigour, care should be taken to monitor any lodging risk. “Fully Loaded” with Limagrain’s N-Flex, RLM7+, Pod Shatter Resistance and TuYV resistance, LG Aviron is a top choice this year, showing consistent returns for growers.

7 7

Light leaf spot Stem canker Resistance to lodging Stem stiffness

East/ West Gross Output %

East/ West Seed Yield %

North Gross Output %

North Seed Yield %

Oil Content %

Plant Height (cm)

Maturity

109

110

105

107

44.5

161

DAZZLER

TuYv Resistant

DSV

An East & West AHDB Recommended variety, Dazzler has very strong agronomic attributes. It is triple layered in the sense that it has the RLM7+ gene for Phoma resistance, turnip yellow virus resistance and pod shatter resistance. It has a strong disease package and a very high oil content, with also one of the highest yields in the east/west region.

Light leaf spot Stem canker

8 [8]

Resistance to lodging Stem stiffness

East/ West Gross Output %

East/ West Seed Yield %

North Gross Output %

North Seed Yield %

Oil Content %

Plant Height (cm)

Maturity

102

101

46.2

153

TuYv Resistant

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CROME

A club root resistant variety which is significantly higher yielding than the old benchmark Mentor. It has the highest oil content on the Recommended List and has a sound disease package. For any grower wanting to grow oilseed rape who has a potential club root problem it will be hard to beat Crome as a variety choice.

Light leaf spot Stem canker

8 8

Resistance to lodging Stem stiffness

East/ West Gross Output %

East/ West Seed Yield %

North Gross Output %

North Seed Yield %

Oil Content %

Plant Height (cm)

Maturity

101

100

102

101

46.3

154

DK EXSTAR

BAYER

Coined by the breeder as “combining high yields and oil content with the best agronomy package ever seen in a Dekalb OSR variety.” DK Exstar has a rapid autumn development, suitable for drilling into early September, reducing risk from CSFB infestations. The rapid autumn growth habit does mean a PGR may be required in early/mid-Oct on very forward crops to reduce the risk of over development pre-winter. One of the strongest standing varieties in the UK, DK Exstar is a safe choice for autumn 2021.

Light leaf spot Stem canker

8 8

Resistance to lodging Stem stiffness

East/ West Gross Output %

East/ West Seed Yield %

North Gross Output %

North Seed Yield %

Oil Content %

Plant Height (cm)

Maturity

102

109

45.3

162

DK EXPEDIENT

Light Leaf Spot Stem Canker

Data taken from AHDB candidate Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2019/20

8 8 8

Resistance to lodging Stem stiffness

East/ West Gross Output %

East/ West Seed Yield %

North Gross Output %

North Seed Yield %

Oil Content %

Plant Height (cm)

Maturity

103

(99)

45.3

162

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Suitable for all soils and regions of the UK, DK Expedient suits 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. Trials show that this early vigorous growth can mitigate against the effects of severe CSFB larval infestation. Relatively tall with excellent lodging resistance, early to flower and mature. It also has the pod shatter resistance trait too.

LSPB

Clubroot Resistant

Data taken from AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2019/19 varieties not added

*Data taken from AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2021/22

DK Exstar

Risk buster For reliability that really adds up choose DK Exstar • Class-leading phoma & light leaf spot resistance 8 + 8 • Exceptional lodging resistance & stem stiffness 9 + 8 • Ideal autumn and spring growth habit Rapid + Rapid

The #DEKALBdifference in OSR

The first choice for early drilling

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WINTER OATS MASCANI Mascani remains the number one variety in the UK, due to wide end market acceptance and consistent performance on-farm. It has good resistance to both mildew and crown rust, stiff straw and reasonably early maturity. With the highest kernel content, excellent specific weight and lowest screening losses, Mascani is recognised as a top-quality oat.

64.0%

Mildew Crown rust

Kernel Content

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Straw Height (cm)

Maturity

76.7

53.1

117

2020 Market Share in UK

RAGT

The highest yielding feed oat available but will not find favour with millers. For those looking at a feed oat to mill on farm it may be one to consider as it is 7% higher yielding then Mascani with a better crown rust resistance rating.

Resistance to lodging

UK Yield %

RGT SOUTHWAR

2020 Market Share in UK

SENOVA

6.7%

Mildew Crown rust Resistance to lodging

UK Yield %

Kernel Content

Specific Weight (kg/hl)

Straw Height (cm)

Maturity

104

73.3

53.7

122

-1

8 5

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WINTER BEANS Field beans are used for inclusion in animal feed, aquaculture and export for human consumption. There has been a rise in the growing of winter beans in the UK with the increased pressure on other break crops. Beans provide a useful break to reduce cereal pests and diseases and an opportunity to control grass weeds in the arable rotation. In wet years and on heavy soils, beans perform better than peas. Beans also suffer less from pigeon damage, they are easier to combine, and growing costs can sometimes be lower. Beans, however, are harvested later than peas, and time of harvest is very dependent on seasonal weather in the August/September period. Winter beans do not have a vernalisation requirement, although they are more winter hardy than spring types. In moisture-retentive and fertile fields that produce tall, lush crops short-strawed varieties could be an asset.

TUNDRA

LIMAGRAIN

Tundra is the market leading variety with a good yield, good standing power and early maturity. Will be a popular variety again this year due to seed production and consistency

VESPA

SENOVA

NEW

Vespa shot on the PGRO DL 2021, some 10% ahead of market leader Tundra. It has short straw with good standing ability and a larger seed size than Tundra. With its large seed and pale hilum Vespa has excellent potential for the export market as well as feed.

BUMBLE

SENOVA

Bumble is a high yielding, pale hilum winter bean with medium length straw and good standing ability. Like the hugely popular variety Wizard, Bumble has large grain and a pale hilum and is suitable for export, for splitting and animal feeds.

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TRITICALE Triticale is a cereal crop, whose potential has not been realised in the UK. Elsewhere, particularly Poland, Germany and Sweden, it finds its place on the farm and market. Inherently, with a lower protein than wheat, triticale could have an important role in the emerging bioethanol market, where its growing cost efficiency will provide cost effective feedstock with excellent functionality. Varieties are now being grown as a crop for AD (Anaerobic Digestion) plants. Triticale is a more cost effective crop option and with early maturity and better autumn vigour it is attracting further interest for this use; particularly when growers are considering triticale after late foraged maize. Triticale produces grain with high lycine values and so is ideal for on-farm feeding. As a versatile crop, other uses of triticale include whole crop production, organic grain production, game cover and thatching.

SENOVA The market leading variety which has a very good combination of grain yield and quality. It has an extremely vigorous growth habit in the autumn so is competitive against grass weeds and also due to its long stiff straw is suitable for wholecrop. Would be the triticale variety of choice for wholecrop, AD and grain market. UK Yield %

Spec Weight

Straw length

Lodging %

Maturity

77.0

111

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KASYNO

SENOVA

Kasyno is the new highest yielding grain variety. Although higher yielding then KWS Fido, its specific weight is lower so may not be the best option for grain. However, it is a short strawed variety so on higher fertile sites it may be one to consider. UK Yield %

Spec Weight

Straw length

Lodging %

Maturity

101

74.6

101

[0]

[+1]

AGOSTINO

SENOVA

Agostino has been in the market for a number of years and was the benchmark variety. It is now being outclassed in terms of yield and agronomics. There are now varieties with significantly better yields to consider such as KWS Fido and Kasyno going forward.

UK Yield %

Spec Weight

Straw length

Lodging %

Maturity

75.4

101

[0]

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HYBRID RYE Widely grown in northern Europe, hybrid rye is proving to be an increasingly popular choice for improving the performance of AD (Anaerobic Digestion) plants and now as a high yielding wholecrop for livestock production. With its huge yield potential, flexible drilling dates, vigorous growth habit and very early maturity, it provides growers with the opportunity for increased flexibility, in terms of the position of energy crops in their rotation.

Rye for biogas production Hybrid rye is an excellent crop to balance other high production substrates, such as beet or maize in the production of biogas in AD plants. The addition of hybrid rye to beet or maize provides a different nutrient source for the bacteria in the digester. This has a two-pronged synergistic effect; the hybrid rye increases methane yield due to a better balance of trace elements and a reduction in retention time in the digester. The usual ratio is 25% rye to 75% maize. Hybrid rye is also an excellent alternative to maize where the geography or soil types are not suitable for maize production. In such situations, hybrid rye and beet would make a good combination. Hybrid rye gives higher DM (dry matter) yields than triticale or wheat particularly on poor soils or in colder conditions.

Rotation Hybrid rye is an excellent crop for drought prone or lighter soils, as the crop has a deep root system and is a good scavenger for nutrients and water. Modern hybrid varieties are shorter and stiffer

than older conventional varieties and therefore, with an appropriate PGR programme, are suitable for a far wider range of soil types. Hybrid rye suffers less from eyespot than wheat. It is also useful in the control of blackgrass because, with the much greater height than wheat, far less blackgrass seeds are produced (viability is very low). Furthermore, an early July wholecrop harvest means the majority of blackgrass seeds will not have shed

Sowing Hybrid rye has a wide sowing window from mid-September through to late autumn. It is a particularly good crop for later sowing as it has a strong tillering capacity, with vigorous early spring growth. Seed rates should be based on time of drilling, along with seedbed, soil and moisture conditions; the below seed rates are a guide only. Seed is sold in unit packs of 12 million viable seeds per bag (approximately 0.5T). Sowing early at 200 seeds/m² equates to 2 million seeds/ha meaning a bag sows 6ha. October sowing at 240 seeds/m² uses 2.4million seeds/ha meaning a bag sows 5ha and late sowing at 260+ seeds/m² uses 2.6 million seeds/ha so one bag sows around 4.5ha.

Drill Timing

Date

Seed Rate (m²)

Area Drilled from a 12 mill Seed Pack (ha)

Early

Mid - late September

200

Medium

October

220 - 240

5 - 5-5

Late

November

260+

4.5

Agronomy

Hybrid rye is a crop with good foliar disease resistance with the exception of brown rust. The vigorous crop growth gives excellent competition for weeds, resulting in much reduced herbicide use. Nitrogen levels will be approximately 150 kg/ha in addition to P and K, a single PGR application on lighter soils and usually a maximum of a single fungicide. For heavier land, a robust PGR programme is more appropriate, together with a 2nd or 3rd fungicide in situations of high disease pressure.

Harvesting and ensiling

The crop can be cut as early as ear emergence, like a green fodder rye, when the dry matter is about 20%. However, the most economical timing is at the milky ripe stage, when yields would have doubled and the DM increased to about 30-35%. Apart from barley, hybrid rye is much quicker in development than other cereal crops, including triticale, and the milky ripe growth stage will usually be around late June. This allows plenty of time for a catch crop, or even double cropping. Chop length at harvest should be 7-10mm with the addition of a preservative, such as lactic acid, when ensiling

Hybrid rye for wholecrop The species offers great potential as a wholecrop alternative within livestock enterprises. Whilst feeding data is relatively limited, the huge yields and rapid growth achieved could well replace other cereal wholecrops and even offer an alternative to forage maize in marginal situations. Opportunities for double cropping also exist as forage ‘catch crops’ can be sown early following a June harvest of hybrid rye. More information is needed on the feeding qualities of hybrid rye and we would be very keen to work with growers who would like to try the crop this autumn.

Stage of Maturity

Harvest Time

Dry Matter (%)

Biogas Yield (m³/T) (Fresh)

Ear tip

Mid-May

<20%

<100

Flowering

Mid-June

20 - 25%

130 - 160

Grain at ‘soft dough’ stage

Late-June

35 - 40%

200

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CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE FOCUS ON ROOT HEALTH & ENHANCE ESTABLISHMENT

Now approved for use on the following crops: Winter wheat Spring wheat Winter barley Spring barley

BBPA A

PPROVE

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SEED TREATMENTS Redigo Pro Prothioconazole + Tebuconazole (Single purpose)

Raxil Star Prothioconazole + Tebuconazole + Fluopyram (Single purpose)

Fountain Flufioxonil + Tebuconazole (Single purpose)

Rancona iMix Ipconazole + Imazalil (Single purpose)

Vibrance Duo Fludioxonil + Sedaxane

Latitude Silthiofam

Signal 300 ES Cypermethrin

Manganese

Kickoff

Turbo

All cereals

Barley

All cereals

Barley, Wheat

Wheat, Triticale, Barley

Wheat, Barley

All cereals

Fusarium

Loose Smut

Bunt (seed borne)

Bunt (soil borne)

DISEASE

Leaf Stripe

Covered Smut

Seedling Net Blotch

Seedling Blight

Blue Mould

o o

Take-all Ergot #

o PESTS

Aphids - BYDV o

Wireworm Slugs (grain hollowing) Wheat Bulb Fly

Frit Fly

o NUTRITION

Early Manganese Eﬃciency Growth/Establishment

#Reduction of germination treated Ergot particles

Latitude: Always applied with a “single purpose” product. Use on 2nd/ 3rd and subsequent wheats where take-all risk is high. Particularly useful if sowing 2nd/3rd wheat before mid-October. Signal 300 ES: A highly effective insecticide seed treatment for reduction of wheat bulb fly and wireworm damage to autumn/winter sown wheat and barley. Containing 300g/l cypermethrin, it forms a ‘zone of protection’ around the seed. Manganese: Helps to control manganese deficiency. Improves establishment and winter hardiness. Kickoff: Provides a complex of phosphate, phosphite, zinc, manganese, potassium, nitrogen and amino acids giving the plant an ideal nutrient package to encourage improved root development. Turbo: The main elements include zinc and phosphite which act as bio-stimulants and encourage root growth. Particularly useful for 2nd wheats. Vibrance Duo: A combination of Fludioxonil (Beret Gold) and Sedaxane, a new SDHI fungicide from Syngenta. Improves speed of establishment and gives a boost to early root development. Particularly useful for later sowing, lighter land, 2nd wheats and other situations where the improved root health will benefit from moisture and nutrient uptake. Vibrance Duo for barley: A combination of Fludioxonil (Beret Gold), Sedaxane and Ipconazole a new SDHI fungicide from Syngenta which has just got approval for barley from this autumn. Provides similar benefits to the wheat product. The main difference is that it is co-applied with Ipconazole to increase its effectiveness against loose smut.

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TOWERING

YIELDS STILL

the Highest Yielding!

Highest

LG SKYSCRAPER

Highest

Yielding

Yielding*

2019

2020

2021

Highest Yielding Recommended Winter Wheat @LGSeedsUK lgseeds.co.uk/lg-skyscraper

* On AHDB Recommended Lists: 2019/20, 2020/21 & 2021/22

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CROP MANAGEMENT Feeding high yielding varieties The 2021/22 AHDB Recommended List sees several high yielding varieties introduced in the wheat and barley groups. For maximum potential yield to be achieved, crops need to be provided with the correct balance of essential nutrients throughout the growing season.

Importance of a fertiliser plan An effective nutrient plan should consider current N, P and K levels. However, with considerable variation in nutrient levels between fields, soil testing is recommended to enable development of bespoke fertiliser plans. The results provide a soil index for that field, calculating the P, K and Mg levels on a mg/kg dry soil basis. Although a good starting point for forming a nutrition plan, there is a large variation in the nutrient levels within each soil index, as seen in table 1.

Index

Harvest Time

Dry Matter (%)

Biogas Yield (m³/T) (Fresh)

Ploughing straw back in will reduce the amount of P and K removed and is good for soil structure Consideration should also be made to whether straw is being removed or ploughed back in, as this can impact soil health and structure. Ploughing straw back in will reduce the amount of P and K removed and is good for soil structure. However, the process of breaking down the straw in the soil does use N reserves, which means less N will be available for the subsequent crop.

Mg/litre 0

0-9

0-60

0-25

10-15

61-120

26-50

16-25

121-180 (2-) 181-240 (2+)

51-100

26-45

241-400

101-175

46-70

401-600

176-250

Table 1: Classification of soil P, K and Mg analysis results into Indices (RB209, 2017)

Soil test results could indicate a soil index of 2, but within this index there is a broad range in nutrient availability, so fields could still end up being deficient or even over supplied. Therefore, it is advised to look at the milligrams per litre in more detail and make necessary adjustments if required. It is important to note that unlike nitrogen, P and K doesn’t readily leach from the soil, so if over supplied for the current crop, reserves will be available and can result in improving the overall soil index if required.

Implementing a fertiliser plan The amount of P and K applied ahead of autumn drilling should consider the offtake required by the crop, along with the amount needed to maintain or build the soil to the ideal index level. Table 2 shows the amount of each nutrient which would be needed for winter wheat and winter barley crops, based on a yield potential of 8 T/ha. If a higher yield than expected has been achieved from the previous crop, or if a high yielding variety is going to be planted this year, the nutrition would need to be altered accordingly. Crops with a potential average yield of 8 T/ha could achieve 10 T/ ha if the weather conditions are favourable, but in achieving this, more P and K will be taken up, so soil reserves will need replenishing.

P or K Index 0

3 and higher

Mg/litre Straw ploughed in/incorporated Phosphate (P205)

120

Potash (K20)

105

45 (2-) 20 (2+)

Phosphate (P205)

125

Potash (K20)

145

115

85 (2-) 55 (2+)

Straw removed

Table 2: Phosphate and potash requirements for winter wheat and winter barley achieving 8 T/ha (RB209, 2017)

For high yielding varieties, requirements would be greater. This can be determined through a calculation that takes into account the expected grain yield figure, which your local Wynnstay Arable Specialist can help with calculating and can then be used to provide advice on the most suitable fertiliser plan to correct any deficiencies.

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HOW TO BOOST YOUR NITROGEN FERTILISER USE EFFICIENCY Improving Nitrogen fertiliser Use Efficiency (NfUE) will be one of the most important ways in which UK growers can improve their business productivity in the future. The single most important decision you can make to maximise your NfUE lies in the type of fertiliser you choose in the first place, says CF Fertilisers’ head agronomy Dr. Sajjad Awan. Whilst good management can help finetune the effectiveness of your applications, start with the wrong Nitrogen source and you’ll be locked into lower levels of NfUE with little you can do to lift it, he says. “NfUE is essentially a measure of how much of the Nitrogen applied ends up in the crop. “In simple terms if you apply 100kg N/ha and only 50kg N/ha is taken up by your crop, you will have an NfUE of 50% and half of the N you have paid for has gone somewhere other than into your crops as intended “Improving NfUE benefits your crop, your pocket and the wider environment.Whether you are looking at it from the perspective of clean air, reducing your carbon footprint or increasing production efficiency, loss of N from the cropping system is a major problem.” Nitram AN best option Nitram (34.5%N) has proved itself time and time again to be the best choice for achieving optimum NfUEs in the UK’s maritime climate, he says. “NfUE gains achieved by AN over other forms of solid and liquid Nitrogen used on farm today are typically 10 – 15%.” “But across UK national trials and our own farm trials, fertiliser systems based around Nitram and our AN-based True Granular Compounds can achieve NfUEs of 80% and above compared to the 50 - 60% of many other systems. “Nitram has half the carbon footprint of other sources of AN and, being British made, it has a shorter and simpler supply chain with significantly less ‘fertiliser miles’ involved as well. “Another key advantage is that it can be spread reliably and accurately to 36m with recent trials carried out by fertiliser spreader and calibration specialists SCS confirming this across a range of the most popular spreaders.” Getting more out of every Kg of fertiliser you apply will be essential in maximising your

“A key advantage of Nitram is that it can be spread reliably and accurately to 36m with recent trials confirming this across a range of the most popular spreaders.” margins and meeting your environmental obligations in the future, Sajjad Awan adds. “Maximising NfUE can help you produce the highest yields at the best quality whilst minimising the potential environmental impact of your production.” 1. Set realistic yield expectations Start by thinking about what yields you can realistically achieve and the markets you are aiming for. 2. Measure to manage Nitrogen Soil Mineral Nitrogen testing (SMN) is only a snapshot in time whereas a CF N-Min test includes vital Additionally Available Nitrogen (AAN) which will indicate all the N available to your crop as the season develops. 3. Use only what you need Use N-Min to set a baseline for calculating precise N requirements.Too much N will reduce your NfUE as will too little as your crop’s full potential will not have been reached.

Don’t forget Sulphur Sulphur is also essential in driving N utilisation plus it’s an important component in the proteins needed for achieving the highest milling specifications, Sajjad Awan says. “There’s much less in the atmosphere than there used to be so supplementing N fertilisers with Sulphur is important. “True granular compounds such as CF DoubleTop (27N + 30SO3), SingleTop (27N + 12SO3) and our NPKS products provide a range of options to suit all situations.” 4. Balance crop nutrient demand Other key nutrients help drive efficient N utilisation, so make sure you also test for Potash, Phosphate, Magnesium and Sulphur.

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DISEASE RESISTANCE Effective crop protection programmes for high yielding varieties When growing high yielding varieties, often other agronomic features such as disease resistance are sometimes overlooked. The fungicides at our disposal today are capable of producing extremely good results, but it is important to apply as much thought to the fungicide programme and timings as to the choice of product, to achieve optimum yield potential. Over recent years, the emphasis has moved away from reactive fungicide applications to treat visible disease in the crop, and more towards a strategy where prevention is better than cure. To achieve this, the fungicides must be applied at the correct time and early in the development of the disease, or even before infection occurs, with timing influenced by growth stage, weather and the variety’s disease resistance.

Disease resistance The AHDB Recommended Lists expresses disease ratings on a scale of 1 to 9, with 1 being poor resistance to the disease and 9 being good. Any variety with a resistance rating for a particular pathogen of 7 or below would require careful attention and a strategic approach to disease control. Out of all the winter wheat varieties on the 2021/22 AHDB Recommended List, only four varieties have a Septoria tritici rating higher than 7. Therefore, in the wetter West almost every variety must be considered as at risk from Septoria infection and all require a robust fungicide programme. For those varieties with a Septoria rating of mid-6 and above, a robust fungicide strategy is still required, but the timings of the applications can be a little more flexible. When modern SDHI chemistry is employed for Septoria control, along with an active such as folpet with multi-site activity, and supported by an appropriate dose of triazole, we can achieve very acceptable levels of control of other important diseases. However, the 2021/22 recommended list contains an increasing number of varieties with low resistance to mildew and for those with a rating of 3, 4 or 5, an additional specific mildewicide will probably be required.

Choosing the right herbicide programme With all aspects of agronomy, there is rarely a ‘one size fits all’ solution and flexibility in approach is essential. When planning herbicide programmes there are two key timings to be considered; pre-emergence and post-emergence of the crop and weeds.

It is important to work with your agronomist or specialist to develop a herbicide strategy that takes into account soil type, drilling date and the expected weed spectrum Application options In winter cereals, one pass with a pre-em containing actives such as flufenacet, diflufenican or pendimethalin will often do a very good job in controlling a broad spectrum of broad-leaved weeds and annual meadow grass, with a second pass sometimes needed to control spring germinating species. For more problematic weeds such as blackgrass or brome, there should be a pre-planned herbicide strategy in place which adopts the principle of ‘stacking’ several different active ingredients, each with a different mode of action. In addition to ‘stacking’ chemistry, a split-timed approach with pre-em and peri-em applications will help to extend the period of residual herbicide activity into the autumn. For help with planning a cost-effective herbicide strategy, and advice on the best fungicides for the varieties you’re growing, contact your local Wynnstay Agronomist or Arable Specialist to discuss options and timings.

The most effective herbicide programmes usually commence with a planned pre-em application of residual herbicide. Depending on the situation and the weed spectrum, if an effective pre-em herbicide is applied, additional weed control later in the season may not be required, therefore saving both time and money. It is important to work with your agronomist or specialist to develop a herbicide strategy that takes into account soil type, drilling date and the expected weed spectrum.

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COVER CROPS Improve your soil biology The importance of upholding soil health and sustaining its productivity for the future is essential. Cover crops can prove an effective means of contributing to soil health and quality when incorporated into a rotation. The utilisation of cover crops can help make a dramatic improvement to soil conditions, helping to manage soil structure, water and nutrients. Whether you are looking for maximum biomass above ground or deep rooting to improve conditions below ground, we will help advise on the best crop or mixture to suit. With all options, the earlier the crop is in the ground, the bigger the potential impact of the cover crop will be, therefore we suggest you plan ahead and are ready to sow as soon after harvest as possible. Cover crops help to: • • • • • • •

Improve soil structure Capture Nutrients Mitigate Soil Erosion Reduce Weed Pressure Enhance fertility Reduce soil bourne pests Improve water retention and drainage

The following mixtures are designed to suit a wide range of mixtures and desired outcomes. When choosing a mixture you must first consider the aims that you wish to achieve, the crop rotation and the soil type as these factors will determine the species or mixture selected. The inclusion of a range of species in our cover crop mixtures ensure an effective combination of benefits are provided to the soil. This is owing to the beneficial soil enhancing properties of each individual species, from legumes that fix nitrogen, to fast growing species that suppress weeds or those that are deep rooting which draw nutrients from deep within the soil profile.

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COVER CROP MIXTURES CC1

EFA Compliant Seed rate: 15kg/acre

CC5

80%

Black Oats

15%

Vetch

70%

Black Oats

Phacelia

10%

Vetch

10%

Oilseed Radish

Brown Mustard

Phacelia

This mixture performs very well for autumn sowings and is our most popular for EFA compliant situations. It produces a huge biomass for rapid growth from the black oats, whilst also producing a mat of fibrous roots. We use a late heading variety of black oats as this reduces the chance of early sown crops producing a seed head with viable grain. The vetch will grow vigorously and fix nitrogen in the soil. The small seeded phacelia is quick to establish, deep rooting and branches to produce good ground cover. The mixture is not frost hardy and will all collapse after a keen frost, helping to speed up the mineralisation process.

EFA Compliant Seed rate: 12kg/acre

This diverse mixture will suit many situations where the priority is soil improvement. The different species are producing roots at varying levels in the soil profile, helping to reduce soil compaction - whilst also boosting organic matter through extensive root and top growth. This mixture contains oilseed radish which will produce deep roots to penetrate compacted soils. The glucosinolates in the mustard and radish will help reduce nematode numbers when incorporated and the vetch will also fix nitrogen.

CC2*

EFA Compliant Seed rate: 20kg/acre

CC6* Not EFA Compliant Seed rate: 28kg/acre

80%

Forage Rye

20%

Vetch

60%

Forage Rye

25%

Italian Ryegrass

This mixture will be slower to establish than CC1 but will give good ground cover. It is frost hardy and can be left to produce an early grazing or forage option in the spring, as the rye will grow in the new year at lower temperatures than other species. A winter hardy vetch is used in this mixture. Seed rates will vary depending on the situation, with higher rates being used where the crop is to be utilised after the EFA period ends or where good ground cover is required. As with CC1, this mixture will produce a dense root mass and nitrogen levels will be boosted for the following crop.

10% Vetch 5%

Crimson Clover

This mixture should produce a large biomass, even when sown in early October, making it suitable for sowing after early maturing maize crops. It is winter hardy and allows the option to graze or cut in the spring, or the mixture can be incorporated into the soil to boost organic matter

CC3

EFA Compliant Seed rate: 10kg/acre

CC7 Not EFA Compliant Seed rate: 6kg/acre

60%

Forage Rye

50%

Ethiopian Mustard

15%

White Mustard

40%

Oilseed Radish

10%

Brown Mustard

10%

Forage Rape

10%

Phacelia

Oilseed Radish

This blend can be sown in mid-late autumn and is ideal for late winter/ early spring incorporation. It is targeted to reduce soil borne fungi and can help to reduce PCN (Potato Cyst Nematode) populations by up to 40%. This blend contains winter hardy crops which, under normal circumstances and normal UK weather conditions, will not be killed by frost. Sowing rate is 15kg/ha until early autumn, 1-2cm deep. Incorporation ideally after March 1st.

The mustards in this mixture will establish very quickly and give excellent ground cover to help suppress weeds. It will suit the catch crop or cover crop option and there will be a biofumigant effect from the mustards, if they are incorporated into the soil quickly. If grown in the cover crop situation, the white mustard is not frost hardy and, in most years, it will not make it through the winter.

CC8

CC4

EFA Compliant Seed rate: 12kg/acre

Not EFA Compliant Seed rate: 6kg/acre

70%

Forage Rye

50%

Clubroot Resistant Oilseed Radish

20%

White Mustard

30%

Berseem Clover

10%

Oilseed Radish

20%

Phacelia

This is a low-cost option that is more suited to the catch crop situation, where the crop is not in the ground for very long. It can be left for the cover crop period if required, where the winter frosts are likely to take out the mustard and help speed up the mineralisation process. The rye is hardy and provides good ground cover.

CC8 is specifically formulated for safe use in oilseed rape rotations. This mixture helps to reduce a broad range of fungi and other soil borne pests. CC8 is clubroot resistant and reduces sclerotinia sclerotiorum. It also provides the benefit of N fixation and prevents N leaching. *These mixtures offer potential to be foraged or grazed.

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