The Maltsters Association of Great Britain (MAGB)’s Malting Barley Committee (MBC) has held its spring 2026 meeting to review the commercial position of existing approved varieties on its Approved List and evaluate new ones. The...
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....
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...
The NIAB Variety Cup for 2025 has been awarded to the winter oat Mascani, recognising the variety’s success over 21 years in the UK marketplace. Mascani was bred by IBERS - Aberystwyth and is marketed by Senova in the UK. It first...
Tom Yewbrey has been appointed managing director of plant breeder NPZ UK from 1st July. He succeeds Chris Guest who is returning to ADM Agriculture after five years at the Cambridgeshire business. Mr Yewbrey...