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Limagrain UK Ltd supports the Fairplay farm saved seed initiative
which seeks to establish a level playing field on which all farmers contribute fairly to the cost of breeding new varieties irrespectively, whether they use farm saved or certified seed.
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Spring Oats
For many years now the UK oats crop has been around 100,000 hectares each year – compared to almost 2 million hectares of wheat. This area is split between spring oats, which are more popular in the north, and winter oats, which tend to be grown in southern and western areas.
In addition to the long established markets for oats, such as breakfast cereals, this cereal crop is now becoming more popular because of the trend towards healthier eating.
Owing to the small area occupied by oats, there are few remaining breeding programmes, but Nickerson are pleased to represent the variety Ascot from the Wiersum programme in the Netherlands.
Final Weights of Seed Certified from Harvest 2007 | ||
| Variety Name | Tonnes | % Total Tonnage |
| Ascot | 162.3 | 3.5 |
Source: NIAB Seedstats Final Weights of Seed Certified from Harvest 2007
