Winter Barley Recommended Varieties.
Winter barley is an essential part of the winter crop rotation on Irish tillage farms. Winter barley has been the most reliable crop to perform on Irish farms, especially taking extreme weather events such as the wet summer of 2012 and the dry summer of 2018.
Winter barley is really important to spread workload during harvest time, into autumn drilling, and again in early spring. Growers also value the straw from winter barley and its ability to produce a profitable yield in take-all situations. Seedtech continues to bring new varieties to market with advances in genetics, such as KWS Joyau - a new conventional 6 row with BYDV tolerance and LG Casting 2-row barley is the most consistent 2 row on DAFM Winter Barley recommended list 2022.
2 Row Winter Barley.
6 Row Hybrid Winter Barley.
6 Row Winter Barley.
2 Row Specialist Malting Winter Barley.
Winter malting barley is a relatively new crop in Ireland, and Seedtech has been developing suitable varieties and agronomy advice in conjunction with Boortmalt and Teagasc. As a result, malting barley is increasing in area and value.
Having some of your malting contract area drilled in autumn and harvested in July is a huge bonus to spreading work and risk for growers and maltsters, making it more sustainable for the whole industry.
