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Hybrid rye catches eye of first time growers


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ore options are available for farmers looking to grow hy- brid rye, with a number of


new varieties coming to market. The crop is increasingly popular for farmers looking to reduce input costs, widen rotations to control blackgrass or combat take-all. It is also an impor- tant component in pig rations and a key biogas energy crop. Hybrid rye offers straw yields of around 4-5t/ha – almost 2t/ha more than wheat or barley. Launched in 2018 by German breeder Saaten Union, SU Bendix is a key hybrid rye variety for agrono- my company Agrii, says Ben Lowe, the fi rm’s forage product manager. Consistent yields, nitrogen effi cien- cy and better return on nitrogen to pro-


Hybrid rye is an increasingly popular cereal


tein conversion has made SU Bendix a popular choice. “It ticks all the agro- nomic boxes and, with excellent grain quality, the highest protein content and high yield consistency.”


Elsoms Seeds energy and forage crop manager Henrietta Wells says greater nitrogen effi ciency and lower requirements for fungicides and water make its carbon footprint lower than many other crops.


Elsoms has 40% of the UK hybrid


rye market, with variety SU Perform- er accounting for 80% of its total UK hybrid rye sales. The pipeline on new varieties also looks strong with seed availability for both SU Arvid and SU Pluralis in 2021.


New on the winter rye descriptive list for 2021/22, SU Arvid achieved ex- cellent methane output in silage from farmer based whole crop trials set up to mirror the anaerobic digestion (AD) process, says Ms Wells.


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