Spring 2025 Varieties
Top picks for your spring success.
Our mission is to provide you with the most resilient and high-performing seed varieties that are proven to thrive in your area. We rigorously, independently fund variety trials ensuring unbiased results.
By thoroughly testing for yield, disease resistance, and adaptability, we can confidently offer you varieties that perform and meet the latest End Market needs.
SPRING BARLEY
LAUREATE
• Carries Full MBC Approval for brewing and malt distilling
• High yielding in all regions with strong agronomics and disease profile
• The biggest spring malting barley across the UK, with contracts available from all major maltsters
RGT PLANET
• Domestic and export potential • Stiff straw
• Consistent performer across all soil types and all climates
• Most widely grown cereal variety in the world
SKYWAY
• Highest yielding spring barley variety on the UK recommended list (105% treated, 94% untreated) with a high specific weight (68.7kg/hl
• Excellent agronomic characteristics - good lodging and brackling resistance, medium-early maturity and medium height.
• Skyway's high untreated yields reflect its excellent all-round disease resistance, including a very high resistance to mildew.
SY TENNYSON
• Top yielding spring malting barley
• Under test by MBC for brewing and malt distilling
• Consistent performance across years
• Ability to make a range of grain N
• Outstanding quality for both major markets in the UK
SPRING WHEAT
MULIKA
Mulika combines a high yield potential from both autumn and spring sowings, with moderate length straw, robust disease resistance and superb grain quality. It is early to ripen and has always shown good resistance to sprouting.
HEXHAM
Hexham produces high yields when spring sown and outstanding yields when sown in the autumn. It is similar in height to KWS Kilburn and has stiff straw and excellent disease resistance. Hexham is a later maturing variety.
KWS LADUM
Taking top-quality spring breadmaking yields to the next level
UK Spring yield 6% ahead of Mulika
Excellent disease package including a [6] for Septoria
SPRING OATS
WPB ISABEL
• High yielding husked spring oat
• Best specific weight on the recommended spring oat RL 2021/22
• High kernel content with good screenings
LION
• The UK’s highest kernel content
• Excellent specific weight
• Good straw characteristics
• Early maturity
• Screening losses 1.9%< 2mm
SPRING BEANS
LYNX
• Highest seed yield on the PGRO spring bean DL • Very high resistance to Downy mildew
• High standing ability at harvest
SPRING PEAS
KACTUS
Kactus is a very high yielding leading green pea with superb disease resistance.
It combines this superb performance with excellent standing
ability and very good downy mildew resistance and is very popular in the market
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