Top 3 Autumn Cereal Seed Varieties for 2024

Joining the list at the top, Elsoms’ new wheat Bamford looks to reignite the soft wheat sector.

With a fantastic disease package and excellent performance across different soil types, it’s not hard to see why it performs across the UK. Bamford will be hugely popular this autumn with not only its yield but also its ability to be marketed for feed, biscuit, distilling or export, offering numerous potential premiums. Vigorous out of the ground, Bamford is comparable to the likes of Extase, offering grass weed competition in the autumn. Breeder claims of “improved” nitrogen efficiency is an interesting point when input costs are now under more scrutiny than ever.

A new hard wheat from LG, Beowulf, joins as the joint top-yielding variety. As expected, it performs fantastically across soil types, regions and drilling 
slots. The disease ratings speak for itself with good resistances across the board. The slight downside from this comes in the form of a slightly later maturity 
as its disease package keeps it greener for longer. Its growing habit is fairly erect, so expect a fairly even crop, with even maturity. A good specific weight is an improvement on some of the newer varieties of late. LG Beowulf will be a sell-out in its first year, so order early to avoid disappointment.

A sister variety to LG Caravelle both in terms of parents and yield. The disease package is solid with ratings matching well alongside other recommended varieties. 

It’s stiff strawed with very good performance on both light and heavy soils. If you are growing Caravelle this year but are looking for improved straw strength Capitol is one to grow.