There are six new winter wheat varieties whilst seven varieties have been removed including Consort after 17 years on the list, and Malacca which was once the most widely grown Group 1 milling wheat. There are no changes to the spring wheat recommended list.
Three new winter barley varieties have been added, whilst Amarena, Bronx and Camion have been removed. The newcomers are Winsome and Purdy, both potential malting varieties, whilst KWS Cassia is a two row feed type.
There are two new spring barley varieties, Propino a potential malting type and Garner a feed type. Cellar, Rebecca and Riviera have been removed.
The two new winter oilseed rape varieties are both conventional, open pollinated types – DK Cabernet and Fashion.
There have been several trial failures in recent years for oilseed rape in the North region so it has not been possible to make any new recommendations.
Four varieties, Compass, Fashion, Krypton and PR45D05, have been re-sown into Recommended List trials and will be considered for recommendation in 2010. Two winter oilseed rape varieties have been removed from the list – NK Victory (North) and Toccata (UK).
Newcomers on the winter oat list are Balado, a conventional husked type and Fusion, a naked type. Expression has been removed from the list.
The only change to the spring oat list is the removal of Winston, but two varieties, Canyon and Rozmar have progressed into second year trials and will be considered for recommendation in 2010.
Demand for cattle strong at market
Both store cattle and OTM met a strong demand at Castle Douglas yesterday. Bullocks averaged 151p/kg and sold to 173.9p for Limousins and 173.4p for spring born Charolais, whilst the heifers averaged 152p and topped at 160.4p
90 OTM were a plainer quality show selling to 138p/kg for an over age Limousin, whilst cast beef cows sold to 129p and cast bulls to 87p. Overall average was 81p (-3p on the last sale).
John Swan Ltd. Held their Christmas show and sale of prime cattle at St Boswells yesterday when the championship went to an Aberdeen Angus cross bullock that sold for 405p/kg (£2227.50). The reserve was a Limousin cross heifer that made 290p/kg (£1566).
The 75 bullocks averaged 182.1p (+13p on the week), whilst the 68 heifers 180.4p (+9.4p on the week).
85 beef type OTM cattle averaged 97.9p/kg and sold to 150p.
3805 prime lambs averaged 171.4p/kg (+7.2p on the week) and sold to £108/head and a top of 220p/kg. The 789 ewes averaged £68.25 (+£11.71 on the week).
Ayr’s Christmas show and sale yesterday was won by a pen of 44kg Beltex lambs that sold for £118/head or 268.2p/kg. The 25 pens of show lambs averaged £83.70 or 268.2p/kg. 2254 lambs not in the show averaged 168.9p/kg or £69.74p.
Cast ewes were short of buyers’ requirements with 2nd quality very dear. Texel cross ewes sold to £90, Crosses £76 and Blackfaces to £63.50.
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