RGT Bairstow

The above video was recorded on July 4, 2023 and the information below was updated on June 12, 2024.

BREEDER: RAGT Seeds
PEDIGREE: (Revelation x KWS Santiago) x Cougar
STATUS: AHDB Recommended List variety for UK (since 2022)

MARKET OPTIONS: Soft Group 4, Distilling (Good)

CERTIFIED SEED SALES 2023 %: England & Wales: 0.5. Scotland: 5.2.
PROVISIONAL SEED AREA 2024 %: England & Wales: 0.7. Scotland: 6.4.

AHDB RL 2024 TREATED YIELD (UK): 102
AHDB RL 2024 TREATED YIELD (NORTH REGION): 102
AHDB RL 2024 UNTREATED YIELD (UK): 84

POSITIVES

• Consistent performer, very good as a first and second wheat & on light and heavy soils
• Decent all-round disease resistance
• High tillering variety with good autumn vigour, quick to get away in spring with early ear emergence 
• Rated ‘Good’ for distilling

NEGATIVES

• Not suited to very early drilling
• Tall, relatively weak strawed, the same as LG Skyscraper – will need a PGR programme
• Poor eyespot resistance