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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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Winter Barley
Nickerson are leading breeders of winter barley. Although based in the UK the programme is designed to enable selection and development of two row winter barley varieties for the main European markets. These include the UK, France and Germany.
The barely breeding team is lead by Dr. Rodney Habgood. The team has an excellent track record of producing successful winter barley varieties for many different markets, for instance Pearl and Carat for the UK and Duet for Germany.
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Source: NIAB Seed Stats August 2007
