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Soft wheat demand growing with new variety improvement

Could new varieties in both Group 3 and soft Group 4 sectors see soft wheats make a comeback on farms?

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RAGT arable technical manager Andrew Creasy says growers should consider soft wheats
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RAGT arable technical manager Andrew Creasy says growers should consider soft wheats

Back in the heyday of soft wheat favourites Claire, Riband, Robigus and Consort, nearly 50% of the wheat area in Great Britain was in soft wheats. As those varieties were superseded, the area slowly declined...

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