CEREAL VARIETIES 2024-2025
DSV CHAMPION
> Group 4 Feed Wheat – Hard
> Untreated yield high at 90%
>Wide range of soil types
KWS EXTASE
>The complete package with Septoria protection built-in
>8.1 for Septoria tritici – the first variety over an 8
>The most complete package in terms of disease resistance and quality on the market today
>Exceptional untreated yields
GRAHAM
>Added to the AHDB Recommended List in 2016
>A very high yielding, hard milling feed winter wheat variety.
>A very strong overall disease profile, providing excellent resistance to both yellow rust and Septoria tritici.
>An early maturing variety; its agronomic and disease profile makes it a perfect variety to help you manage your risk.
KWS DAWSUM
> Exceptional specific weight (79.4 kg/hl)
>Very high yield potential across all regions of the UK
> Super flexible on-farm with a wide sowing window
KWS CASSIA
>Ever popular bold-grained variety, KWS Cassia is still grown across more than 10% of the UK winter barley area.
>Free-tillering and easy to grow. Its ability to hold on to green leaf through the grain-fill period helps boost yields.
>Medium height, stiff-strawed, requiring a standard PGR regime to ensure security in the field.
KWS ORWELL
> Delivers a step up in straw strength and yield over existing 2-row feed varieties.
> Super consistent,
> Short and stiff, with good all-round wet weather disease resistance scores, other than for mildew which needs watching.
> Good physical grain quality and low screenings
TARDIS
> Excellent yields across the UK combined with a very high specific weight
> Outstanding yields in the East and on heavy land
> Super stiff straw – the only winter barley on the 2023/24 RL with twin 8s for standing
MASCANI
>The most widely grown winter oat in the UK with over 60% of the winter oat market
>A stiff strawed variety with excellent resistance to mildew and crown rust
>Exceptionally high kernel content, excellent specific weight, large grains and low screening losses, Mascani is a top quality, popular milling variety.
CROMWELL
> An exciting high yielding winter husked oat
> Great potential for the milling markets.
> A Mascani cross with significantly higher yields
> Excellent kernel content and specific weight
> High hullability and low screening losses
KWS FIDO
>The leading UK triticale variety.
>Very high yielding with taller, but very stiff straw.
>Early to ripen and a superb specific weight.
>Excellent performance and superb agronomics make KWS Fido the perfect choice for the second cereal slot on farm
LAUREATE
>High yielding spring barley with full approval for brewing and malt distilling.
> Excellent agronomic package
>The most widely grown spring malting barley in Scotland for harvest 2019
>A major variety in England for harvest 2020.
PROPINO
>Full MBC Approval for brewing.
>Produces excellent yields across all regions as one of England’s favourite brewing varieties.
>Strong support from end users and a good export market.
PLANET
>Highest yielding spring barley on the Recommended List that is fully approved for brewing use.
>Agronomically strong
>Produces excellent quality grain
>A strong following among livestock farmers thanks to its excellent yield and stiff, plentiful straw.
SIENNA
>Carries Malting Barley Committee (MBC) Approval for malt distilling
>Best specific weight on the AHDB Recommended List
>High tillering with relatively long straw
CADIZ
>A NEW new high yielding feed spring barley
>Superb yields with excellent grain quality, good standing ability and high resistance to brackling.
>With high yields and ease of management, Cadiz should find a place on mixed farms and where spring cropping is helping to spread workloads and control grass weeds.
ISABEL
> High yielding husked spring oat
> Best specific weight of any recommended husked spring oat on the RL
> High kernel content with good screenings
CANYON
>Medium early yellow oat with best mildew resistance
>Above average tolerance against BYDV
>Bold kernels and an above average hectolitre weight
>The good grain quality makes it suitable for a range of end markets including milling for human consumption and animal feed
MULIKA
>Only Group 1 spring wheat
>Superb grain quality
>Farm proven disease resistance
>Suits autumn or spring sowing
>OWBM resistant
ARABLE SILAGE MIXTURES
>BARLEY 60% / PEAS 40%
>BARLEY 40% / PEAS 60%
>BARLEY 50% / PEAS 50%
>OATS 60% / PEAS 40%
>OATS 40% / PEAS 60%
PROPHET PEAS
> The highest yielding large blue field pea on the PGRO RL
> Consistent performer
> Early to ripen quality that is moderately tall with very good standing ability
> Excellent mildew and pea wilt resistances
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