United Kingdom
April 25, 2005
Farming’s most comprehensive guide to seed varieties and their
agronomy has been released by
Masstock. The new Master
Seeds Yearbook 2005 is now available and for the first time
combines information from the HGCA
Recommended List with agronomy notes on recommended varieties
and list contenders.
After twenty years of publishing seeds and variety data in the
well-respected Dalgety Yearbook, the new name reflects the
company’s new ownership as part of the Masstock Group.
The yearbook runs to 96 pages of detailed variety analysis for
arable and forage crops with more Recommended List detail than
ever before.
“We have comprehensively revised this publication to deliver a
seeds technical package second to none,” says Barry Barker,
national seed business manager for Dalgety.
“It takes in a wealth of data from the Recommended Lists, and
builds in variety R&D from across Masstock AgriFocus and COGS
(Co-Ordinated Growing Systems) trials. There’s a more
comprehensive set of Recommended lists, technical descriptions
and agronomy pointers, which incorporate nutrition as well as
seed information.”
In the Yearbook each crop is prefaced with a market overview.
According to the preface in the wheat section, the crop will be
the foundation stone that arable incomes rely on under the
Single Farm Payment. For oilseed rape the new opportunities lie
in biofuels and other industrial uses.
“In its 21st year our Yearbook has truly come of age,” says Mr
Barker. “The wealth of data on the strength and weaknesses of
the leading varieties allows growers to see exactly how each one
contributes to an overall business plan.
“This single document demonstrates the proficiency and depth of
knowledge across the whole Masstock Group – it’s essential
reading for growers who want to maximise value from their arable
enterprise.”
Masstock customers across the country will receive their
Yearbook automatically; agricultural college libraries can get a
copy by phoning
Mark Britton at Throws Farm Arable Development Centre on
01371 856431.
Masstock Arable (UK) Ltd comprises the
following businesses: Acorn Agronomy; Agrownomics; AgSouth; Alan
Whittaker (CPS); BBW Cropcare; Cleanacres; Clive Utting;
Cropchem; Dalgety; Faulkner & Partners; FSC Agronomy; Hall Plank
and Robinson (HPR); JB Agronomy; Jeff Beer Agronomy; Kenneth
Wilson; Masstock Farm Consultancy; Medicrop; PCC Agronomy;
Prince, Doyle & Jenkins; RM Jones; Ryehill Farmservice; Thistle
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