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WINTER CEREALS & OILSEED RAPE BROCHURE 2015

Planting of winter cereals and oilseed rape is approaching fast and the urge to plan early seems to be quite popular with growers due to the possibility of poorer sowing conditions in late autumn. Planting autumn crops and winter oilseed rape early comes with the benefit of spreading the work load, however the sowing date heavily influences disease, pest and weed management. Matching variety choice and the sowing date with the appropriate agronomy are the essential building blocks to harvest 2016.

Our winter cereals are performing exceptionally well across the department of agriculture trials. Our hybrid barley varieties Volume and Quadra are yielding at an average of 15% higher than conventional varieties when grown to recommended protocol on farm. Husky winter oat is still the farmers firm favourite out performing Barra in both yield and grain quality. Vodka is our only true winter oat variety is showing excellent potential. Garrus, our new winter wheat variety is making an impact in the market with yields of 109% recorded in

department of agriculture trials recommended list trials 2014.

Farmers are choosing winter oilseed rape as it’s an excellent break crop, extends the harvest window, and improves soil structure for subsequent crops along with helping to control difficult grass weeds such as sterile brome. Exciting new varieties for 2015 coming through Seedtech’s portfolio include Incentive and Anastasia.

In this brochure we have outlined these varieties and more which are commercially available for autumn sowing in 2015.

Yours sincerely,

Aidan MooreSeedtech Commercial Manager

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WINTER CEREALS & OILSEED RAPE BROCHURE 2015

Page Variety

3-5 Hybrid Barley

6-8 Winter OSR

9 Oats

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VARIETIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE AUTUMN 2015

OTHER VARIETIES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST - PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK

WINTER BARLEY Hyvido Volume

Hyvido Quadra

KWS Cassia

KWS Tower

WINTER OATS Vodka Husky

WINTER WHEAT Dunmore JB Diego KWS Lili Monterey KWS Lumos

WINTER OIL SEED RAPE Flash - Hybrid Incentive - Hybrid Charger Anastasia

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WINTER BARLEY

HYBRID BARLEY REVOLUTIONISING WINTER CEREALS

HYBRID BARLEY. LETS DRILL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM LINE…

Volume, on average 11% higher

yielding than KWS Cassia

Volume, on average 8% higher

yielding than KWS Tower

Volume, higher KpH than KWS Tower

FACT Hybrid growers make more money!

James planted on 13th and 14th September 2014 at 95kg per ha using a mini till crop establishment system. All land is in continuous tillage in excess of 25 years. James explains “this was our second year sowing hybrid barley after spring oil seed rape. The land where our hybrid barley was this year would not be typical winter barley land with over 60% of the land being cold slow draining stiff soil, which is more suitable for winter wheat and oats than barley but the hybrid varieties seems to have great ability to thrive and survive in this typically winter wheat type land. We had no issues with crows as the crop neared ripening which was a relief and if planted with a conventional variety, the crop would have been under attack from crows due to the lack of alternative

barley (feed) in the area available or suitable for crows in late June/July.”

James applied a small amount of nitrogen mid-February which he feels helped the hybrid crop as it never struggled or looked under pressure all spring. James says his hybrid yields exceeded all expectations “we had yields as high at 5.5 tonne per acre with an average of 4.5 tonne per acre, an average moisture of 18.3% and bushel weight in the early 60s. Straw yields were 12 to 14 (4x4) bales of straw per acre.”

James O’Reilly, Tillage Farmer, Co. Kilkenny

Source: Winter Barley Recommended List Trial 2012 - 2014

TILLAGE FARMER JAMES O’REILLY FROM BALLYRAGGETT, CO. KILKENNY DISCUSSES HIS SUCCESS WITH HIS HYBRID BARLEY CROP THIS HARVEST 2015

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WINTER BARLEY

INTRODUCING OUR VARIETIES:

9% higher yielding against control varieties on the Winter Barley Rec. List 2015

Combines good straw characteristics with excellent grain quality

Tried and tested - firm favourite with Irish growers

Increased grower net margins in Winter Barley

Volume is STILL the No.1 Winter Barley

Source: Dept of Ag. Rec List 2015

Relative Yield as % of controls: 109

Agronomy

Resistance to Lodging

Shortness of Straw

Straw Breakdown

Earliness of Ripening

6 4 4 6

Disease Resistance

MildewRhyn-

chosporiumBrown Rust

Net Blotch

6 7 6 7

New Hybrid from the HYVIDO range

An early maturing variety

Superior agronomy package as expected from Hybrids

Good disease resistance against Yellow Rust, Rhynchosporium and Net Blotch

NEW Early variety with consistent high yields

Both Hyvido Volume and Hyvido Quadra are

available for Autumn Sowing

“An exciting new Hybrid barley not only producing high yields but with very desirable agronomic characteristics”

Aidan Moore, Commercial Manager, Seedtech

Disease resistance: Volume has excellent disease resistance against Rynchosporium and Net Blotch

Hybrid Barleys are out performing

2 row Winter Barleys across both Seedtech & Dept.

of Ag. Trials.

FACT Hybrid growers make more money!

BENEFITS OF HYBRIDS

Growers margins increase with HYBRIDS

Consistent yields year after year

Proven rotational benefits

Thrives under challenging growing conditions

“Volume is aptly named as it yields were in large volumes this harvest.”

James O’Reilly, Tillage Farmer, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny


WINTER BARLEY

What actually is Hybrid Barley? A Hybrid Barley is a mixture of two distinct parental lines,

produced through cross-fertilization by a male fertile line,

mixed with female lines to maximize pollen flow bringing

the best characteristics into the seed for a farmer, an F1

Hybrid.

How to maximise Hybrid yield potential?To maximise Hybrid yield potential is fairly simple. With our

experience of HYVIDO hybrid barley agronomy, we’ve

developed a simple, flexible agronomy approach to help

you achieve the best results.

Our 3 easy steps include:

1. Reduced Seed Rate

2. Early Application of Nitrogen

3. Adapt PGR (Plant Growth Regulator) programme

Does Hybrid seed cost more? Yes, Hybrid seed costs more but for an investment of €50

more per/ha you can receive a yield return of €135 per

hectare or 1 tonne more per hectare.

YOUR QUESTIONS, ANSWERED:

CHOOSE HYBRIDS & REAP THE REWARDS

Hybrid Barley is now under the HYVIDO Brand Name

OILSEED RAPE

HIGHEST YIELDING OSR VARIETIES ACROSS ALL TRIALS Including Irish Recommended List 2015

AHDB East/West Region 2015/16

AHDB North Region 2015/16

Irish Rec list 2015

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Seedtech Variety 2015

Trinity

Charger

Incentive

SY Harnas

Compass

Catana

Anastasia

Incentive

Compass

Flash

Sensation

103

107

108

105

100

100

98

99

105

109

107

WHAT’S NEW FOR PLANTING

OILSEED RAPE IN 2015?

The hybrid v’s conventional debate Conventional open-pollinated varieties are also known as ‘pure

lines’ or ‘inbred lines’. Self-pollinating plants will contain the same

characteristics as the original parent. Inbred production relies on

crossing parent lines and then purifying the lines to ensure each

plant has the same characteristics.

Hybrid varieties are bred using a traditional, non-GM, technique.

Hybrid varieties are also known as ‘restored hybrids’. They are

produced by crossing a male-sterile ‘female’ plant with a pollen-

producing ‘male’ plant. This restores the pollen-producing ability in

the resultant seed.

Hybrid yields can sometimes be comparable to conventional

varieties and are often sown at a lower seed rate than conventional

varieties. However, Hybrid production enables a wide range of

characteristics to be incorporated into a new variety, potentially

increasing the adaptability of the variety to a range of growing

conditions resulting in the potential to produce higher yields.

The importance of early vigour for winter oilseed rapeAccording to Brian O’Connor of the Department of Agriculture,

early vigour will become increasingly important in future winter

oilseed rape crops. Mr. O’Connor states that “farmers must focus

on crops that establish quickly to reduce the risk posed by the

flea beetle”. Farmers must place more emphasis on both early

emergence and early vigour in oilseed rape due to the ban on

neonicotinoids.

Markets and trendsThe market price for oilseed rape is moving upwards for 2016. The

subsidy for protein crops which excludes oilseed rape is expected

to reduce next year due to being oversubscribed. This could result in

bean production becoming less attractive as a break crop option

and oilseed rape taking its place.

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Choose Hybrids for their excellent vigour, high yields and late sowing options

HYBRID OILSEED RAPE

Seedtech Hybrid Oilseed

Rape varieties are tried and tested bythe Dept. of Ag. at 3 trial sites unlike some competitor

varieties.

Consistently high gross output

Outstanding vigour in the first 45 days of growth

Excellent resistance to lodging and stem stiffness

High yield across various soil types

Our exciting NEW variety producing superior yields

Source: AHDB Recommended List Winter Oilseed Rape 2015/2016 - North Region

Seed Yield as % of controls: 107

% Oil Content: 45

Agronomy

Stem stiffness

Shortness of stem

Earliness of flowering

Earliness of maturity

8 6 7 5


Disease resistance: Very good on light leaf spot and good on stem canker

BENEFITS OF HYBRID OILSEED RAPE

High yielding advantage

Excellent autumn vigour

Reduced plant stress

Reduced seeding rates

Wider sowing window

Superb stem characteristics

“Incentive looks fantastic in the field growing very quickly and is now branching more than the other varieties we are growing.”

C. Middleditch, Tillage Farmer, Suffolk, UK

Tried and tested with explosive growth

Top yielding performer year after year

Flexible sowing date

Tall stiff straw

No.1 Best Seller

Disease resistance: All round good disease resistance variety

“Flash continues to outperform all varieties on the Irish recommended List, at 105 Flash is at the top of the Irish Rec. List 2015.”


OTHER VARIETIES AVAILABLE:

Compass - Hybrid Rape: Consistent high yields with excellent ground cover

Amalie - Conventional Rape: Excellent disease resistance to Turnip Yellows Virus

Pack Size:

3 hectare pack containing 1.5 million live seeds

Pack Size:

3 hectare pack containing 1.8 million live seeds


Second highest yielding on AHDB Rec. List 2015/16 - East/West Region

Superior stem stiffness

Excellent resistant to lodging

CONVENTIONAL OILSEED RAPE

BENEFITS OF CONVENTIONAL OILSEED RAPE

Suitable for early sowing

Variable seed rates can be used

High yield potential

Good early autumn vigour

Lower seed costs

Potential to match Hybrid yields

New varieties emerging

Choose Conventional for high yield potential combined with a lower seed cost

Highest yielding on AHDB Rec. List 2015/16 North Region

Excellent resistance to lodging

Medium - early flowering

Completed 2 years in Irish Rec List trials with EXCELLENT very high and consistent yields

Outstanding yields for conventional variety

Top performing conventional with incredible yields

Source: AHDB Recommended List Winter Oilseed Rape 2015/2016 - East/West Region


% Oil Content: 44

Agronomy

Stem stiffness

Shortness of stem



9 7 8 5

Source: AHDB Recommended List Winter Oilseed Rape 2015/2016 - North Region


% Oil Content: 44.1

Agronomy

Stem stiffness

Shortness of stem



8 7 6 5

CHARGER


Disease resistance: Need to monitor levels of light leaf spot and stem canker

Pack Size: 2 million seed packs

Pack Size: 2 million seed packs

Disease resistance: Very good resistance to light leaf spot and stem canker

“Charger really stands out, with excellent vigour from December right through to spring”


“Anastasia has a real consistency in performance across a range of sites and very different seasons, showing the reliability of the variety- a significant and important characteristic on farm”

Dr. Jo Bowan, Limagrain UK Breeder

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A true winter oat variety

WINTER OAT

Short straw, very good grain quality and has good resistance to lodging

An early maturing, very high yielding variety

Good all round disease package

Suitable for all situations

Winter hardy

High yielding

Good hectolitre weight

HUSKY - has become the farmer’s favourite and has replaced Barra as Ireland’s no. 1 oat variety

The ideal variety that combines high yield and quality, suitable for winter and spring sowings.

Note: Spring varieties of oats sown in the autumn can suffer crop winter kill damage

Avoid winter kill by planting winter oat varieties

VODKA

AVAILABLEautumn 2015

& spring 2016

AVAILABLE autumn 2015

as it is a winter variety only

“As all trials favour medium to late maturing varieties, I believe that Husky, being an early maturing type, will actually perform better on farm than trial results suggest”

Patsy Kehoe, Seedtech Trials Manager

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HUSKY OUTPERFORMING BARRA IN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TRIAL RESULTS

GRAIN QUALITY RESULTS 2015

Source: Dept. of Ag. Winter Oat Recommend/National list trial 2012-2014 Source: Dept. of Ag. Rec. List 2015

96 95 95

104 105102 102

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WINTER WHEAT

Highest yielding variety in Rec. List Trials, 2014

Up for recommendation post harvest 2015

Highest yielding in early sown official trials in 2014, further testing required to deem its suitability for early sowing

Excellent disease resistance

High yielding feed wheat - provisionally recommended in 2015

Very good straw agronomy package

Progressing successfully in UK trials

Late developer, suitable for early sowing

Moderate resistance to Fusarium

Follow the LEEDER!

All you want in one variety

GARRUS

LEEDS

“Garrus combines a complete package of high yield, strong septoria tritici resistance and good grain quality to deem it a very suitable variety for Irish growers”

Patsy Kehoe, Seedtech Trials Manager

WINTER WHEAT YIELD RESULTS 2014

Source: Dept. of Ag. Winter Wheat Rec. List Trial 2014

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Unique as it’s the only Irish

variety specifically selected from the Seedtech Nursery

Programme

OTHER COMMERCIAL VARIETIES AVAILABLE:

Dunmore, JB Diego, Lumus, KWS Lili


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Sales contacts Mobile EmailAidan Moore: 087 2547171 [email protected] Jordan: 086 0224090 [email protected]

t : 051 832814e : [email protected] : www.seedtech.ie

Ballymountain, Ferrybank, Waterford, X91 V6YR, Ireland.

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