Latest AHDB Recommended List sees yield leap across new oilseed rape varieties

Despite the challenges that growers faced in 2024 also being seen in AHDB variety trials, the 2025 Oilseeds Recommended List showcases large yield increases in several categories

clock • 4 min read
New varieties Magelan and LG Adapt
Image:

New varieties Magelan and LG Adapt

Oilseed rape varieties under test showed significant differences in regional performance, leading to just one new non-specialist variety being recommended for all regions of the UK this year. With high...

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

Login

New to Farmers Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

article-img-580x358

 

More on Arable

Growers are advised to manage disease risk to protect good yield potential

Growers are advised to manage disease risk to protect good yield potential

With a complex set of factors influencing disease management this spring, the Bayer Crop Doctors’ second round of visits took them to Oxfordshire ahead of key T2 fungicide decisions

clock 16 May 2026 • 7 min read
New crop wheat prices break above £200t

New crop wheat prices break above £200t

Keeping an eye on the latest trends in the grain markets

Alex Black
clock 14 May 2026 • 4 min read
A focus on nutrition helps drive fodder beet yields on a mixed farm in Mid Wales

A focus on nutrition helps drive fodder beet yields on a mixed farm in Mid Wales

Fodder beet has become a key crop for mixed farmer Dylan Davies in recent years, underpinning his strategy to outwinter dairy youngstock to help keep costs in check

clock 10 May 2026 • 3 min read