Defra and Innovate UK are funding a new £2.5 million research project that will use gene-editing technologies, now allowed in the UK, to develop oilseed rape varieties that are resistant to light leaf spot disease. The three-year...
The AHDB has launched the Recommended Lists (RL) for Cereals and Oilseeds 2026/27 this month. With fewer varieties added than removed, it says the new RL is more focused. Winter wheat There are eight new winter wheat varieties....
The Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has added 11 new pea and bean varieties to its 2026 Descriptive List (DL), launched this month. There are seven new combining peas, two winter beans and two spring beans....
AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds has made its largest investment of levy funds to research the control of the Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle (CSFB) pest of oilseed rape, as part of a joint industry study. The work will build previous AHDB and...
The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has released its Forage Maize Descriptive Lists (DL) for 2026, with twelve new varieties featured. The recommended varieties are grouped into three lists - the Favourable List is for...
With the main autumn cereals drilling season about to get underway, the Wynnstay Group reports that new varieties are proving popular with growers. Wynnstay is a member of the Alliance Group of five independent seed producing...