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Crop it Like it's Hot: How a variety becomes 'recommended' and variety selection tips

Join us this month, as we discuss how varieties are selected for AHDB's Recommended Lists and top tips for growers variety selection

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Crop it Like it's Hot: How a variety becomes 'recommended' and variety selection tips

In this month's Crop it Like it's hot podcast, join Ash Ellwood, head of arable, as she chats with Paul Gosling, AHDB's Senior manager for the Recommended Lists (RL), as they discuss the process for varieties to become recommended, what happens during the trials and how best to utilise the list information to aid variety selection this autumn.

We also chat with Clare Leaman, cereal variety specialist at Niab, about what resources are available to aid variety choice and some key factors to consider on farm.

Speakers

  • Paul Gosling - AHDB senior manager for the Cereals and Oilseeds Recommended ListsÌý
  • Clare Leaman - Niab cereal variety specialist

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