Wheat varieties for the West - what to consider this season

With variety decisions for the coming season at the forefront of minds, Alice Dyer attended an AHDB and ADAS Recommended List variety demo in Herefordshire, to find out which varieties are best suited to the West.

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As one of the highest pressure septoria years seen in recent times, but one of the lowest for yellow rust, there was plenty for visitors to the Hereford AHDB trials to take away.
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As one of the highest pressure septoria years seen in recent times, but one of the lowest for yellow rust, there was plenty for visitors to the Hereford AHDB trials to take away.

With variety decisions for next season looming, visitors to the ADAS and AHDB Open Day at Burley Gate in Herefordshire on June 20 were able to see how varieties on the winter wheat Recommended List fared...

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