Winter Barley:

CLEOPATRA Winter Barley:

• Is the most balanced all-round 2-row variety
• Combines high yield potential with excellent straw
• Is the best overall for disease resistance
• Has good grain quality.

SIBERIA Winter Barley:

• Is a 6-row variety
• Has huge yield advantage over all other varieties
• Has good stiff straw, and good ability to withstand bad weather at harvest
• Is the earliest ripening variety giving an opportunity to get harvesting started early.

Winter Wheat:

RICHMOND Winter Wheat:

• Is an excellent all-round feed wheat variety
• Combines high yields with very good disease resistance and excellent straw stiffness
• Produces well-filled grain with excellent hectolitre weight.

SAVANNAH Winter Wheat:

• Is a very popular variety with winter wheat growers
• Has excellent yield potential
• Produces a big bold sample of grain
• Has very good mildew resistance.

TANKER Winter Wheat:

• Has top yield potential and very stiff straw
• Has good resistance to sprouting and good grain size.

SOISSONS Winter Wheat:

• Is a well-known French bearded variety
• Is the earliest ripening variety and can be sown from mid-October to early March
• Has bread-making potential with good hectolitre weigh
• Is a favourite among growers for November and early spring sowings.

MARSHAL Winter Wheat:

• Has high yield potential
• Has very stiff straw
• Can be sown at conventional dates or early-sown also if desired.

Please see the Department of Agriculture Publication - Winter Cereal Varieties Irish Recommended lists 2006:

• Winter Wheat and Oat Varieties - Irish Recommended List 2006 WinterWheatOatRecList2006.doc | 75kb | DOC
• Winter Barley Varieties - Irish Recommended List 2006 WinterBarleyRecList2006.doc | 74kb | DOC