Cereals News

The latest Recommended List that includes an expansive new variety line-up demonstrates the real strength and depth in Elsoms Seeds breeding program, Elsoms head of agriculture Toby Reich said. 

Crop.zone has announced its latest collaboration with agricultural dealer Tuckwells, which will provide farmers across East Anglia and South East with access to crop.zone’s innovative electric crop management technology through Tuckwells‘ extensive network of 11 outlets. 

AHDB has just announced the launch of the online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2025/26. 

NPZ UK offerings in the 2025 descriptive list bring a plethora of benefits to pulse growers. 

Two Syngenta malting barley varieties have been promoted on the latest Malting Barley Committee (MBC) approved list of varieties for harvest 2025.   

AHDB’s early bird survey predicts an increase in the UK wheat area for harvest 2025 of 5.4%, however, it will still remain below the 2019 to 2023 average. The country can also see the lowest oilseed rape planted area for 42 years.

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Following the Malting Barley Committees’ (MBC) autumn meeting earlier this month, the winter malting barley Buccaneer from Elsoms Seeds was granted full approval for brewing use. 

The 2024 AHDB Cereal Quality Survey (CQS) confirms harvest reports of low protein for wheat and low nitrogen levels in barley. However, there are also positive findings. 

With almost 70 varieties on the NIAB UK Descriptive list (DL) for forage maize and many new varieties in trials, selecting the right maize variety can be a potential minefield according to Hutchinsons agronomist Jim Clark.

Farmers have been advised to be flexible in their approach to managing later-drilled winter wheat crops after the planting delays caused by the wet start to autumn. 

Farmers with winter wheat still to drill this autumn need to be patient and do all they can to ensure crop establishment and soil health are not compromised following recent wet conditions, said Hutchinsons’ expert.