LG Detroit is a high yielding, hard group 2 wheat, that has a high relative protein content like Skyfall and meets the specification for ukp bread wheat for export. The variety provides a unique combination of OWBM resistance and exceptional fusarium resistance. LG Detroit also has a good disease resistance package combined with stiff straw and
With the top seven oilseed rape varieties on the 2021/22 AHDB Recommended List, and some of the highest yielding wheat and barley varieties, there is much interest in Limagrain UK’s breeding programme. In response to this, last autumn Limagrain invested in a wide range of demonstration variety trials, at both of its sites at Woolpit
For the last two seasons, there has been so little opportunity to have any shared experiences or learnings, so the chance to come together this year has been welcomed. Adhering to Covid regulations, small groups visited several stations across the site; each one focusing on different wheat types. With the increasing loss of crop protection
Ever since the release of the AHDB 2020/21 Recommended List for Winter Wheat was released in December, interest in the portfolio of LG’s varieties has increased. To try and make variety selection simpler, we have devised this table to explain the benefits of each of our varieties. With valuable information, including yield, market options, grain quality,
“Delayed or late drilling of winter wheat, considered to occur from mid-October onwards, is common practice on farms today. However, as autumn progresses and soils inevitably become cooler and wetter, it is important to make a distinction by choosing varieties that will cope well rather than be challenged by the situation,” he says. “Get it
LG Skyscraper takes leading position as the highest yielding wheat, LG Spotlight gains recommendation as a soft milling feed with exceptional grain quality and LG Detroit joins the Group 2’s, based on its yield potential and Crusoe-like quality. Winter barley LG Mountain sits at the top of the barley list as the highest yielding two
This has never been more evident than in this year’s winter wheat candidate list, where Limagrain has 7 out of the total 11 varieties up for recommendation to join the 2019-20 AHDB Recommended List, spread across almost every quality sector. We are particularly excited about our soft feed variety LG Skyscraper, which is the highest
