The #ProcessorsandGrowersResearchOrganisation(PGRO) has added 11 new pea and bean varieties to its 2026 Descriptive List (DL), launched this month. There are seven new combining peas, two winter beans and two spring beans. #ElsomsSeeds #KWSUK #LimagrainUK #NPZUK
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Plant breeder KWS UK has appointed Matthew Bull to the new position of agroservice manager, a role designed to bolster technical support across its full crop portfolio. #KWSUK #Syngenta
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The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has released its Forage Maize Descriptive Lists (DL) for 2026, with twelve new varieties featured. #Bayer #BrightSeeds #BritishSocietyofPlantBreeders #KWSUK #LimagrainUK
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With the main autumn cereals drilling season about to get underway, the #WynnstayGroup reports that new varieties are proving popular with growers. Wynnstay is a member of the #AllianceGroup of five independent seed producing businesses. #Bayer #KWSUK #LimagrainUK
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UK Flour Millers (UKFM) has confirmed KWS Vibe, the winter wheat variety from plant breeder KWS-UK, as a full UKFM Group 1 variety. It only is the second new Group 1 wheat since 2017. #KWSUK #UKFlourMillers
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Cereals specialist Kirsty Richards has joined Frontier Agriculture as national technical manager for #seed. Ms Richards has spent the last 20 years with plant breeder KWS-UK, most recently as cereals product manager. #FrontierAgriculture #KWSUK
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