LG Variety Demo Day - Woolpit, Suffolk

LG Variety Demo Day - Woolpit, Suffolk

Find out how to get the best from the highest-yielding varieties on the AHDB Recommended List*

By Limagrain UK

Date and time

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:00 - 15:00 GMT+1

Location

IP31 3NW (What3Words: ///downsize.backup.novelist)

Harding's Lane Norton IP31 3NW United Kingdom

Agenda

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Winter Wheat & Winter Barley Variety Talks

Ron Granger, Limagrain UK, Arable Technical Manager

Ron Granger, Limagrain UK Arable Technical Manager will be taking groups around our Winter wheat and winter barley variety demo giving his signature frank and honest insights into RL and Candidate va...

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

BASF

Andrew Smooker

Come and speak to BASF Agronomy Manager Andrew Smooker about crop protection, challenges and developments in 2024, as well as BASF solutions and the importance of chemistry and genetics working hand-...

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Sencrop

Mark Herriman

Experts from Sencrop on precision weather stations. To be useful to farmers, weather must be accurate, reliable and local. Each Sencrop station measures specific meteorological data, from the heart o...

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Bayer

Rachel Banks

Members of the Bayer field technical team will be available to discuss and advise how best to use current and future crop protection chemistry alongside varietal genetics to both protect each other a...

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

YARA

Christian Harrold

Come along and hear from Yara UK’s technical experts on timely crop nutrition advice, including use of foliar nutrition and biostimulants. There will be opportunity to discuss new season crop nutriti...

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Tuckwells

Tuckwells

A family-run agricultural dealer that has been providing quality machinery, for 70 years, to customers across Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, London, Kent and East Sussex.

About this event

  • 4 hours

Limagrain UK is delighted to invite you to our cereals demo day at Woolpit in Suffolk.

There's no better opportunity this summer to speak to the breeders of the highest-yielding varieties on the AHDB Recommended List*.

LG offer growers the highest yielding varieties of winter wheat, 2 row winter barley, OSR and maize*. This is your chance to see how these varieties perform in your area and grill our technical teams on the varieties' agronomics.

Our programme includes:

  • Treated and untreated plots - see and compare with other RL varieties, side by side
  • Winter wheat and winter barley variety demo, including:
  • The highest yielding winter wheat, LG Beowulf - the new hard Group 4 wheat that ticks all the boxes for feed growers
  • LG Caravelle - the highest yielding 2-row winter barley
  • First look at AHDB Candidates and National List varieties in the pipeline
  • By popular demand, the moisture meter clinic is back - make sure you BRING YOUR MOISTURE METER
  • Machinery demonstrations tbc
  • Experts from BASF, Bayer, YARA and Sencrop
  • BASIS & NRoSO points!

We guarantee you will leave with your minds and stomachs satisfied with our catering and refreshments.

* Data: 2024/25 AHDB RL / *2-row winter barley. 2024 BSPB NIAB Forage Maize Descriptive List - First choice varieties for favourable sites by ME yield of fresh plant at harvest (‘000s MJ/ha)

We can't wait to see you there,

The LG team

LG Beowulf - The NEW highest-yielding wheat variety on the Recommended List - this variety is sure to tick all the boxes for feed wheat growers...

LG Caravelle - the highest yielding 2-row winter barley

Frequently asked questions

Is catering provided?

Yes, your lunch is on us!

Is there anywhere to sit?

No, sorry the plot tours are on foot but seating is available for refreshments

What's the Wheat3Words location?

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Can I claim BASIS and/or NRoSO points?

Yes, pop over to the information counter and you can register your attendance

Organised by

Limagrain UK
A future where farmers thrive

Our vision is a future where farmers thrive, with access to high quality seed products, expert knowledge and technical innovation to meet the challenges of a changing world and the needs of a growing global population.

We supply a complete range of high-performing seed varieties, backed by comprehensive knowledge and the global experience of a partner you can trust.

Our events are tailored around sharing expertise from our robust breeding programme, active partnerships with our growers, in-house knowledge built through experience across the globe and a superior understanding of plant genetics.

Join us to see the benefits of our innovative, reliable seed solutions, offering increased yield, stronger agronomic characteristics, and better disease resistance.