
LEADING WHEAT BREEDER WELCOMES NIAB AWARD FOR CRUSOE
The award of the 2023 NIAB Variety Cup for Crusoe winter wheat adds to previous awards of the NIAB Cereals Cup to Einstein winter wheat

GROWERS SHOULD TAKE UP AHDB CHALLENGE TO SHAPE FUTURE RECOMMENDED LISTS, SAYS LEADING BREEDER
Plant breeder Bill Angus is urging growers to take up the recent invitation by AHDB to contribute to how future Recommended Lists are shaped and

TIME TO REVIEW THE UK AGRICULTURAL AGENDA SAYS UK WHEAT BREEDER
Whilst the eyes of the World, quite rightly, are on the humanitarian aspects of the Ukraine war, there is a bigger picture unfolding which has

SEPTORIA STORM IS UPON US WARNS LEADING WHEAT BREEDER …
The Septoria storm caused by the recent demise of the Cougar resistance used in many varieties for Septoria resistance was highly predictable, claims Bill Angus

BEWARE THE HIDDEN COUGAR WHEN SELECTING FOR DISEASE
Look across be new AHDB Recommended List of winter wheat varieties and you’ll see quite an impressive line-up of disease scores for Septoria tritici, especially

MV FREDERICIA BRINGS GROWERS A TOP QUALITY GROUP 1 MILLING WHEAT WITH A GUARANTEED MARKET
MV Fredericia is an opportunity for UK growers to grow a top quality Group1 milling wheat with a guaranteed market. The variety’s very good grain

ANGUS WHEAT CONSULTANTS FOCUS ON YELLOW RUST RESISTANCE IN WORLDWIDE WEBINAR ON DELIVERING GENETIC GAIN IN WHEAT
Angus Wheat Consultants (AWC) took part in a worldwide webinar on 25 June titled ‘Critical Reflections on Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat and Improving Future Impact’ organised by the
HGCA MUST INCREASE DISEASE RESISTANCE STANDARDS, URGES LEADING WHEAT BREEDING CONSULTANT
HGCA should raise the current minimum disease standards for wheat varieties being considered for the UK Recommended List, urges wheat breeding consultant Bill Angus, who