Know How / Variety selection Case studiesSee all MARKET OPPORTUNITIESCotswold flour mill sources grain direct with stacked premiumsAn eighth-generation flour mill business is sourcing grain direct from over 150 farms to produce one of the UK’s top artisan flour brands, while enabling growers to stack regenerative farming… VARIETY SELECTIONNew Group 4 spring wheat performs for flood-hit Lincs farmerA newly recommended Group 4 spring wheat with a flexible drilling window has proved valuable for one flood-hit Lincolnshire farmer, delivering good yields in a challenging season from a late… ARABLEChanges arable farmers are planning after tough seasonAfter a difficult season, Farmers Weekly asks its Arable Insights grower panel what changes they are putting in place for next season. Scotland: David Fuller-Shapcott Despite losing much of his… ESTABLISHMENTLate-drilled oilseed rape escapes high flea beetle pressure Hampshire oilseed rape grower David Northway is drilling his crop later than many in September and seeing yields touch 4t/ha with no crop failures from pest attacks in the past… WHEATNorth Yorks grower warms to feed winter wheat BeowulfPeter Chapman is impressed with the new top-yielding feed winter wheat variety Beowulf on his farm, and he will grow it commercially if the yield of his current seed crop… BARLEYBrewing barley gains ground in this spring’s sowings Edward Watson turned to spring barley to try and beat blackgrass on his family’s heavy-land farm. He is now growing a malting crop to rival the profit from his top-quality… Practical adviceSee all VARIETY SELECTIONSeed expert's wheat and barley variety tips for autumnWith five new winter wheats and two winter barleys on the Recommended List, should farmers opt for a newcomer, or stick with tried and tested favourites this autumn? Farmers have… CROP MANAGEMENTAdvice on getting the most from Dawsum winter wheatOne of a strong line-up of hard feed wheats available to growers, Dawsum accounts for almost 20% of all the winter wheat being grown in the UK this year. Joining… VARIETY SELECTIONInsecticide-free wheat set for drilling this autumnAn insecticide-free winter wheat variety will be ready for growers to drill this autumn, with the hard-milling feed wheat Grouse hoping to attract interest from those not wanting to spray… ARABLEHow grower adds flexibility with disease-tolerant OSRChanging weather patterns and the opportunity to reduce fungicide spray inputs were behind Lincolnshire grower Nick Wright’s decision to grow the sclerotinia-tolerant winter oilseed rape variety PT303. Having once experienced… BARLEYWhy spring barley can help growers cut their carbon footprintSpring barley can help growers drive down their carbon footprint by using better varietal genetics and using the benefits of cover crops. Spring crops, in general, are seen as better… CROP MANAGEMENTHow to adapt management to specific winter wheat varietiesAs new varieties arrive to the market, crops are planted over a wide drilling window and disease pressure evolves, tailoring winter wheat management to specific variety needs can help farmers… InsightsSee all WHEATWheat variety winners and losers in challenging seasonWheat variety performance in 2024 was affected by the double whammy of terrible growing conditions and high disease pressure, making it a more complicated story than usual. There’s no doubt… HARVESTHarvest 2024: The 5 top-yielding spring barley varieties mapThroughout harvest 2024, we are updating our handy map with the latest data from 2024’s AHDB spring barley Recommended List harvest results. Use the map below to find the five… ARABLEHow hybrid rye could help decarbonise the food supply chainAs well as having significant advantages for growers and proven benefits in pig and poultry rations, hybrid rye could now play a key role in decarbonising the food supply chain.… HARVESTHarvest 2024: The 5 top-yielding winter wheat varieties mapThroughout the harvest season, we are updating our handy map with the latest data from the AHDB's 2024 wheat Recommended List (RL) harvest results. Use the map below to find… VARIETY SELECTIONWinter malting barley commanding high premiumsWinter malting barley is important for the whole malting industry, ensuring it is not wholly reliant on the spring crop for all its requirements. Despite offering lower yields than most… HARVESTHarvest 24: 5 top-yielding winter OSR varietiesThroughout the harvest season, we are updating our handy map with the latest data from the AHDB’s 2024 oilseed rape Recommended List harvest results. Use the map below to find… HARVESTHarvest 2024: The 5 top-yielding winter barley varieties mapThroughout harvest 2024, we are updating our handy interactive map with the latest data from the AHDB's winter barley Recommended List harvest results. Use the map below to find the… VARIETY SELECTIONWinter wheat offers disease and virus resistanceAfter this season’s high disease pressure, a new winter wheat with strong resistance scores, plus immunity to two key pests, could prove a popular choice this autumn. RAGT’s Goldfinch has… VARIETY SELECTIONDisease and weather shakes up in wheat variety choicesThe savage 2024 growing season is dividing opinion about appropriate winter wheat variety choices for harvest 2025, with commentators recognising reasons to be concerned about some of the most popular… VARIETY SELECTIONWhat makes the ideal wheat variety for regenerative farming?Wheat growers looking for varieties most suited to a regenerative farming system are unlikely to find all the information they need on the AHDB Recommended List, believes one plant breeder.… WHEATWhy growing milling wheat is reducing risk for SentryA crop of Group 2 Extase wheat producing a gross margin nearly £700/ha more than Siskin grown for feed in 2023 provided one trigger for Sentry to significantly expand its… VARIETY SELECTIONNew winter barley choices join varieties with good resistanceWinter barley variety choice is being boosted by the arrival of new resistance and tolerance traits, just in time to help growers minimise risk and keep inputs down. 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