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Nickerson-Advanta 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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Oilseed Rape
The area of Oilseed rape in the UK is now at record levels. The promise of an expanding bio-diesel market has boosted rapeseed prices to a level where the species once again becomes an attractive cash crop as well as providing growers with the ideal entry to profitable first wheats.
Already at almost 600,000 hectares, the growth of the crop shows no signs of slowing, however almost all UK oilseed rape is now winter-sown, with spring rape falling to a small proportion of the area.
Nickerson varieties in the market are either from our own international breeding, programme, or carefully selected from strong programmes in Europe. Our leading variety for this year – Expert - is from the French breeder, Momont.
Variety Name Tonnes % Total Tonnage Atlantic 24 1.5% Expert 117 7.2% Ontario 1.5 0.1%
Source: NIAB Seed Stats August 2007
