United KIngdom
March 6, 2026
Limagrain Field Seeds UK is proud to be the market leader in the oilseed rape market, over the last 5 years. This is largely due to its continued commitment to innovation in oilseed rape, and investment in its UK based breeding programme, whilst also collaborating with the wider LG European breeding network.
“During our time as the UK’s leading oilseed rape breeder, market conditions have changed massively, with the loss of neonicotinoids and the decline in the oilseed rape area, due to establishment issues,” comments Liam Wilkinson, Head of Technical for Limagrain Field Seeds UK.
“However, our constant innovation has meant that we have done as much to genetically derisk growing oilseed rape as we can, through our fully loaded hybrids approach – with Pod Shatter and TuYV resistance being staple inclusions in all of our varieties,” Liam continues.
“As a result, we have seen our varieties perform with consistency, both on-farm and in trials, despite changing seasons and other challenges.”
Our breeders are advancing the genetics behind Limagrain’s fully loaded hybrids
The LG European breeding network offers Limagrain Field Seeds UK the chance to screen oilseed rape varieties under the highest pest and environmental pressures, whether that be testing winter hardiness in Northern Europe, Sclerotinia in Hungary or Light Leaf Spot and Verticillium in the UK. This means that, whilst varieties must perform under UK conditions, Limagrain Field Seeds UK can be secure in knowing that its varieties will stand up to the challenges faced.
“These latest innovations have seen us bring varieties such as LG Avenger into the UK market, which has shown resilience to Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle (CSFB), in both independent and internal trials. Whilst only part of the solution to CSFB, we are committed to helping growers overcome the challenge, whether this be through variety choice or helping with agronomic advice around our varieties.
“LG Adapt has shown its performance across AHDB Recommended List (RL) trial sites in 2025, where it had the highest gross output of all varieties – but key, is that it had one of the lowest variabilities across sites, meaning that growers can be confident in its ability to perform. LG Adapt also has the highest oil content on the RL, allowing its consistency to be capitalised on, with market bonus.”
The LG breeding programme is dedicated to increasing genetic performance of oilseed rape on UK farms, and whilst yield is a key driver, LG’s commitment to securing yield on farm, means that they will only bring varieties to market which contain Pod Shatter and TuYV resistance, to turn the investment in your oilseed rape crop, into harvestable yield.
Find out more about our oilseed rape varieties here.
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