Crop varieties [AR.GC.CV]

Autumn-Sown Cereal Variety Changes

The winter barley list includes six new two-row feed varieties: NOS Olena, KWS Heraclis, Kitty, KWS Valencis, Rosemary and Organa. The are also three new sixrow hybrids: SY Quantock, Inys…

Spring cereal varieties (Summer 2024 update)

In this episode Tiffany Stephenson is joined by Dr Steve Hoad, team leader in agronomy, physiology & genetics at SRUC, to provide an update on how spring cereal varieties have been performing during the 2024 variety trials, along with his top variety picks.

Choosing a Catch Crop for your System

This article is produced as a part of the FAS Crops & Soils Bulletin. Subscribe now to receive the full report in your inbox monthly. Catch crops are grown post-harvest…

CropCast – Gross Margins and Crop Trials

Welcome to CropCast, your go to podcast for all the latest information on arable crops. Each month, Tiffany Mactaggart will be joined by a range of industry experts, bringing you…

Cropcast: Sustainable Variety Choices

Join SRUC’s Prof Fiona Burnett as she talks to Donald Dunbar from SAC Consulting and Dr Steve Hoad from SRUC. In this episode of the podcast they talk about up-and-coming…

Winter Agronomy Digital Roadshows 2021: Crop selection and variety performance

To coincide with the launch of the new SRUC Scottish Cereals list, this presentation will update the top choices for 2021/22. The spring barley list has been consolidated with the…

Arable Scotland: Plant Health Live Stream

This live stream on plant health addressed the challenges and opportunities of implementing best practice, with contrasting New Zealand and UK experiences on new products, pesticides and sustainable…

Webinar: Winter Wheat Trials

During this series of webinars, we will bring you leading industry experts and give you a virtual tour of SRUC’s Cereal Trial Plots at both Drumalbin, Lanarkshire &…

Man walking in a trial crop of winter wheat

Cashing in on Varietal Resistance

The improvements in varietal resistance to Septoria resistance in newer varieties are encouraging and a welcomed addition to the defence armoury given the pressures on fungicides. But although the ratings in wheat varieties being selected and drilled…

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