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Tel: 01529 421081 | Fax 01529 421083 | www.copeseeds.co.uk NELSON: High Quality Bread Making Winter Wheat NELSON is a new introduction to the Organic Winter Wheat seed market. Spotted in German trials in 2011 we were impressed by the cleanliness of the variety and the width and colour of the flag leaf. Bred by SZ Schweiger GbR one of the leading German Plant Breeders we duly found out that NELSON produced grain with outstanding bread-making quality and was classed as “E” quality, the highest quality rating attainable. The parentage was Solitar x Cubus x Turkis. We knew that both Cubus and Turkis were very good varieties in Germany but noticing Solitar immediately drew our attention to the organic possibilities. We had trialled Solitar several years ago where it was a variety that due to its outstanding disease resistance profile produced a negative response to inputs in the sense the increased yield attained was negligible at best and would not cover the cost of the inputs. We grew our first UK organic seed production crop NELSON in 2012 in what turned out to be one of the worst years for disease pressure, low yields and poor quality in memory. We are pleased to say that NELSON showed the Solitar disease resistance characters throughout and in view of the terrible harvest results from still managed to produce ..... Yield: 2.100 tonnes per acre... Hagberg Falling Number: 362... Spec Weight: 76.0 kg / hl... Germination 96% with a Vigour Score of 1.3 ( Very High ) Bread-making tests were undertaken by John Lister of SHIPTON MILLS and they found the NELSON produced very good loaves. They were sufficiently impressed to conduct a full commercial test on the variety and subsequently arranged for us to supply all our seed production to Barrington Park Estates near Banbury and The Duchy Home Farm near Tetbury, Gloucestershire. In turn SHIPTON MILLS have contracted the whole harvest produce into their mill. This will hopefully produce in the region 250 – 300 tonnes of commercial NELSON grain for their evaluation. We have a limited quantity of Organic C2 NELSON available for Autumn 2013. If you are interested in trying this new exciting variety please contact us as soon as possible. If you would like us to market your NELSON from harvest 2014 please contact Gemma Clarke We are confident NELSON will offer the organic grower... A combination of high yield and quality Excellent disease resistance particularly to mildew and septoria nodorum Superb standing power and stiff straw Early emergence Extremely winter hardy Broad flag lead with excellent green retention Organic NELSON Loaf produced by SHIPTON MILLS Nelson displaying its large flag leaf at The Duchy Home Farm May 2013

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NELSON: High Quality BreadMaking Winter Wheat

NELSON is a new introduction tothe Organic Winter Wheat seedmarket. Spotted in German trialsin 2011 we were impressed by thecleanliness of the variety and thewidth and colour of the flag leaf.

Bred by SZ Schweiger GbR one of theleading German Plant Breeders weduly found out that NELSONproduced grain with outstandingbread-making quality and was classedas “E” quality, the highest qualityrating attainable. The parentagewas Solitar x Cubus x Turkis.

We knew that both Cubus and Turkiswere very good varieties in Germanybut noticing Solitar immediatelydrew our attention to the organicpossibilities.

We had trialled Solitar several yearsago where it was a variety that dueto its outstanding disease resistanceprofile produced a negativeresponse to inputs in the sense theincreased yield attained wasnegligible at best and would notcover the cost of the inputs.

We grew our first UK organic seedproduction crop NELSON in 2012 inwhat turned out to be one of theworst years for disease pressure,low yields and poor quality inmemory. We are pleased to say thatNELSON showed the Solitar diseaseresistance characters throughoutand in view of the terrible harvestresults from still managed toproduce .....

Yield: 2.100 tonnes per acre...Hagberg Falling Number: 362...

Spec Weight: 76.0 kg / hl...Germination 96% with a VigourScore of 1.3 ( Very High )

Bread-making tests wereundertaken by John Lister ofSHIPTON MILLS and they found theNELSON produced very good loaves.

They were sufficiently impressed toconduct a full commercial test on thevariety and subsequently arrangedfor us to supply all our seedproduction to Barrington ParkEstates near Banbury and The DuchyHome Farm near Tetbury,Gloucestershire.

In turn SHIPTON MILLS havecontracted the whole harvestproduce into their mill. This willhopefully produce in the region 250– 300 tonnes of commercial NELSONgrain for their evaluation.

We have a limited quantity ofOrganic C2 NELSON available forAutumn 2013. If you are interestedin trying this new exciting varietyplease contact us as soon aspossible. If you would like us tomarket your NELSON from harvest2014 please contact Gemma Clarke

We are confidentNELSON will offerthe organic grower...• A combination of high

yield and quality

• Excellent disease resistance particularly to mildew and septoria nodorum

• Superb standing power and stiff straw

• Early emergence

• Extremely winter hardy

• Broad flag lead with excellent green retention

Organic NELSON Loaf produced bySHIPTON MILLS

Nelson displaying its large flag leaf at The Duchy Home FarmMay 2013

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COUGAR is the NEW Group 4 softfeed winter wheat variety with thethe HIGHGEST untreated yield of anyvariety on the 2013 RecommendedList. With a step- forward in yieldover the UK No.1 variety JB Diego,Cougar has all the attributes to makeit a farmer- friendly barnfiller.

Cougar’s performance in untreatedtrials gives an indication of how itcan perform when under pressurefrom high levels of disease. At siteswith high disease pressure in 2012,Cougar performed well in bothtreated and untreated trials, losingon average only 6.7% of its treatedyield in untreated trials (compared toSantiago losing 22% and JB Diegolosing 12.5%).

Cougar has an outstandingagronomy package. It has the bestfoliar disease resistance packageavailable in a winter wheat variety,enhanced by an exceptional level ofresistance to Septoria tritici(7) andresistance to OWBM.

Cougar is short strawed so dueconsideration must be taken whenconsidering field choices whereknown weed competition could be aproblem. In terms of itsdevelopment, Cougar develops earlymaking it a good option in eitherearly or late sown situations. It isalso late maturing which extends itsgrain filling period delivering itsheadline yields.

Due to the difficult Autumn sowing,we have very little INVICTA availablethis year and suggest booking early ifthis is your preferred variety.

INVICTA is a soft endospermedwinter wheat with a very high yieldpotential.

It has excellent agronomiccharacters with sound all-rounddisease resistance as well as goodstanding ability.

From the same breeding stable asClaire and Alchemy we considerINVICTA to be TODAY`s ImprovedClaire / Alchemy type of wheat.

1% higher Untreated yields thanAlchemy and 7% above Claire.

COUGAR: The HIGHEST UntreatedYields available in any wheat

INVICTA inShort Supply

TUXEDO Winter WheatTUXEDO is an extremely safe andreliable variety with excellent resistanceto the two key diseases yellow rust andSeptoria tritici. Tuxedo shows no othermajor disease weaknesses.

Tuxedo has inherited its good diseaseresistance from 3 parents; Goodwill is arelative of Claire and as such has a goodresistance to yellow rust and SeptoriaTritici. Yellow rust resistance also comefrom the Gladiator parentage and theSeptoria tritici resistance comes fromboth Goodwill and Robigus.

From the same breeding stable asCougar it is on the short side in terms ofstraw length and therefore we wouldsuggest it would be best suited to themost weed free fields on the farm.

HORATIO was new to last yearsRecommended List and has sinceproven a popular variety withfarmers.

Horatio has a good diseaseresistance profile with no majorweaknesses, including resistance toorange wheat blossom midge.Horatio has shown an excellent yieldpotential in trials, both with andwithout fungicide.

Like Alchemy it has very goodresistance to Septoria tritici.

Horatio performs consistently wellacross all areas of the UK, proving tobe a consistent and reliable varietyfor the organic farmer.

HORATIO Winter Wheat

Pssst.....Organic Claire still availableFirst added to the HGCA Recommended List in 1999. Its prostrate habit of emergence and reliable performance of yield anddisease resistance has made it a favourite of organic growers for many years. Suitable as a first, second or continuous wheat.

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Mildew Rust Yelow Rust Brown RustSeporiaTriciti

Eyespot OWBM

COUGAR 6 8 9 7 4 6

Alchemy 7 6 4 6 6 7 XHoratio 7 6 6 6 6 6

Viscount 7 4 7 5 6 6

JB Diego 5 8 4 5 5 6 XSantiago 5 5 6 5 3 6

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For ConsistencyChoose SEQUENZ

SEQUENZ from BayWa inGermany is an extremelyreliable and adaptable wintertriticale.

Sequenz has developed over thepast 5 years to become one of theorganic growers favourite tried andtested triticale varieties. Itsextremely deep rooting habit gives itthe ability to produce consistentlyhigh yields over a wide range of soiltypes and climatic conditions as wellas producing grain with high specificweight and proteins. Very goodstanding ability and early maturity.

Sequenz - A very consistent

variety

RELAY is a high yielding hard- milling feed wheat with excellent grain quality,including a high HFN – useful in catchy harvests.

It has a very high tillering capacity, which makes it suitable for tough seed bedconditions and also contributes to its high 2nd wheat yields. Good overalldisease resistance, especially to yellow rust where it scores a 9, Septoria andFusarium.

A relatively quick developing variety. One of the earlier maturing feed wheat’s.Definitely a variety for consideration.A safe reliable option.

NEW variety CRUSOE is a Group 1bread-making quality variety thatalso produces untreated yieldssimilar to those of several feedwheat varieties including Invicta,JB Diego, Relay.

Crusoe is the only variety other thanCougar that has a rating of 7 forresistance to septoria tritici. It hassuperb resistance to mildew andyellow rust both rated 9. It has shortstraw so due consideration must betaken when considering fieldchoices where known weedcompetition could be a problem.

An interesting variety that iscertainly worth a look in the rightsituations.

Crusoe Ticks All the Boxes

The HIGHESTUntreated Yields in anyBarley available......

RELAY: Overcoming Every Hurdle

The best choice for any organicgrower wishing to grow winterbarley for feed.

It has good disease resistanceespecially to mildew andrhynchosporium. Matros producesthe highest untreated 2 row barleyon the 2013/14 HGCARecommended List. Matros is +9%higher yielding than both Saffronand Suzuka +7% above Florentineand +5% above KWS Cassia.

It has good standing power and also

the LONGEST straw. Where strawheight is a benefit in keeping thecrop ahead and above weedcompetition in the field the strawitself adds serious value to the crop.Matros produces large bold grainwith high specific weight and lowscreenings

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Organic Grain Market Update‘Phewwww’ I hear you allsay. I also would like tobreath a large sigh ofrelief that this graintrading season isdrawing to a close.

At the time of writing,trading of UK crops is allbut done. There may stillbe the odd heap lyingabout, but on the wholethe season finishedextremely early this year.That’s no surprise whenharvest 2012 brought bothpitiful yields and poorquality.

Organic Feed Wheatvalues started out at £250ex and reached a high ofcirca £305 ex farm. At thetime of writing, valueshave slipped back towardsthe £295/£300 ex farmdue to a good supply ofimports.

Deductions became aregular occurrence anddid nothing to ease thepain. Wheat tended to seethe largest deductions dueto poor bushel weights,with barley and oats doing

better with fewer claims.

However we now need tolook onwards andupwards. Autumn sawdifficult drilling conditionsand poor establishment.However with the organicmarket weighing heavily inthe favour of springsowing (30/70%respectively), we hope tosee less impact on supplyin comparison to theconventional market.

At time of writing, newcrop prices for feed wheatare circa £250 ex farmwith milling oats fetchingsimilar money.

As seed suppliers we arewell positioned to knowpotential supply from theforthcoming harvest. Thebiggest changes wereseen in triticale andbarley. Triticale sales haveseen a massive 32%decrease. This is nosurprise with a decrease inthe organic dairy fraternityand its performance fromlast years difficult growingseason. However barley

Remember...• We NEVER import

organic grain.

• NEITHER do we charge a membership fee or set % commission fee formarketing your grain

• We can offer BUY BACK contracts on allour seed

sales saw the largestincrease of 26% whichsuggests end users wontfind it as difficult thisseason to source theirbarley requirements.

Milling oats were in goodsupply this year, hencewhy the price didn't followthe upward trend ofwheat. Sales are up againthis year by 6% so weexpect oat prices toremain fairly static. We arecurrently working with UKTrade and Investment andour European contacts inthe hope we can achieveexport opportunities inorder to ensure firm oatprices remain for millingquality.

Bean sales are also up12%. The majority of theincrease seen from thespring varieties. Wheatsales were down 6% withthe reduction seen mainlyin the milling varieties.We’re interested to hearhow your growing seasonis going. We will theninclude these updates inour monthly e-letter.

Varieties to Keep an Eye out for...At Cope Seeds we areconstantly looking at newlines of cereals comingthrough from both UKbased Plant Breeders aswell as Europe that willbring benefits to the UKorganic grower. Varietieswe have identified that weare looking to placeorganic seed multiplicationareas of to offer youOrganic C2 seed in Autumn2014 are....

EVOLUTION WinterWheat.Evolution is the leadingcandidate beingconsidered for the new2014/15 HGCARecommended List. Notonly does it have the

HIGHEST Treated yield ofall the candidate varietieswhich will make it a seriouscontendor in theconventional sector it alsohas the HIGHESTUntreated yields. It was amassive +12% higheryielding than ControlVarieties Invicta and Scout,varieties well known andpopular with the organicgrower.

It has good agronomicsand excellent all rounddisease resistance withscores of 8 for both yellowand brown rust, 7 formildew and 6 septoriatritici.

We have C1 Stock Seed ofEVOLUTION for sowing on

seed contract this autumn2013

SECURO Winter Triticale.(Streng – Engelen, Germany)

SECURO is a new wintertriticale variety withoutstanding all roundcredentials. It possessesvery good standing power,superb resistance to all themajor diseases, isextremely winter hardy,has early maturity and dueto the combination of allthese traits produces veryhigh yields, consistently.

As the name SECUROsuggests, it reflects thesecurity of the all roundcapabilities of the variety

which looks set to offer thegrower a more reliable andconsistent performancewhen compared to othervarieties.

We have limited C1 StockSeed of SECURO for sowingon seed contract thisautumn 2013.

We have further varietiesyou will hear much moreabout in the very nearfuture but as these arespring sown crops we willcover these in our Spring2014 Newsletter. Keep aneye out for exciting newsabout DAFNE Spring Wheatand GREGOR Spring Oat.

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AGOSTINO Winter TriticaleTriticale is a muchunderutilised cereal crop,whose potential has notbeen realised in the UK.Elsewhere, particularlyPoland, Germany andSweden, it finds its placeon the farm and market.

Triticale produces grainwith high lycine values andso is ideal for on-farmfeeding. As a versatile lowinput crop other uses oftriticale include wholecrop production, gamecover and thatching.

In recent seasons, withincreasing diseasepressure, yellow rust has

occasionally been found inmost varieties currently onthe HGCA Descriptive List.

Agostino is a high yieldingvariety coming onlysecond to Tribecca inuntreated HGCA trials.Agostino is an early

“Triticaleproduces grain

with highlycine values

and so is idealfor on-farm

feeding

maturing variety withshort straw and excellentlodging resistance.

Agostino has the bestspecific weight of anyHGCA recommendedvariety along with highprotein content.

MASCANI Winter OatsThere is no winter oatbreeding conducted in theUK and very little nowbeing done by Europeanbreeders. We thereforesee little change to thevarieties being offered tothe farmer over the nextcouple of years.With that in mind, Mascaniis a trusted variety, withstiff straw, and excellentgrain quality. It is early tomature and has excellentdisease resistance,

particularly to thecommon crown rust races.A rare race of crown rustdoes exist that can infectMascani, although levelshave been low.Just like Dalguise theexcellent grain quality ofMascani should continueto ensure its popularitywith the millers.Its grain quality isexcellent, with lowscreenings, the highestkernel content and

weight and is now morepopular with growers thanGerald.Organic and conventionalwinter oat seed is shortthis year and we adviseearly booking to ensureyou receive Autumn oatseed, as its unlikelyuntreated conventionaloats will be available as analternative should organicseed run out.

Beans offer a reliablesource of home grownprotein and are anexcellent break croppreceding winter wheatwhich respondsfavourably to the highersoil nitrogen status left bythe bean crop.

The advantages for UKgrowers is that WIZARDoffers adaptability to awide range of soil types

and can be sown anytimebetween October andDecember.

Wizard is still the mostwidely grown winter beanvariety despite being firstlisted in 2003. Wizard took86% of the market in 2011and this is expected tohave grown to 95% for lastAutumn. This is due to thevarieties consistency,limited breeding and

competition from newvarieties. With this inmind, there seems littlereason to move away fromWizard until the breederscan find a variety to supercede it.

Seed supply is extremelyscarce both organicallyand conventionally and weadvise booking early.

WIZARD Winter Beans: Still the Market Leader

Wizard in Flower

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AGOSTINO GRENADO BENETTO

T yield (% ctrl, 8.1 t/ha) 104 99 101

Lodging % [0] [0] [2]

Straw length (cm) 105 102 118

Ripening (days +/- Benetto) [0] [2] [0]

Specific wieght (kg/hl) 72.9 70.0 69.8

Protein content % 11.2 10.5 11.2

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CLOVER

DIGESTIBILITY & D VALUES

In low input and organic situations, clover isthe ideal companion to grass in any leymixture, due not only to it’s ability to fixNitrogen but also it’s good protein & traceelement levels.

RED CLOVER has made a bit of a comeback over the lastfew years with the breeding of modern more persistentvarieties making them more flexible than older cultivars.Traditionally, Red Clover would only last 1-2 years butmany of today’s varieties will last 3 or even 4 years,especially if used in cutting leys. WHITE CLOVER can be categorised by leaf size with largerleafed varieties being ideal for cutting and smaller leafedvarieties more suited to hard grazing.

White Clover is a stoloniferous plant and the stolon is thepower house and food store of the white clover plant. Asa rule of thumb, the larger the leaf, the thinner the stolonand whilst large leafed varieties have yields far exceededthose of smaller leafed cultivars, these thin stolons arefar less able to withstand hard grazing and are likely toget damaged which will affect the regrowth of the cloverplants. Small leafed types with their thicker stolons areable to withstand hard grazing without damage but canhave annual yields, up to 50% less than the largest leafedvarieties. If choosing a dual purpose mixture, ideally, likethe grass components of a mixture, a blend of cultivarswith different leaf sizes would be advisable includingsome of the medium leafed varieties which althoughlower yielding than larger leafed types are morepersistent with yields higher than small leafed varieties

Grass quality is probably as important as yield when it comes to deciding when to cut a field of grass for silage,especially with the first cut when 50% of a ley’s annual yield is normally harvested in that first cut. When you cut cansometimes govern the varieties and species of grass that you use as each variety has a published “67D” date which isthe date that the variety reaches a level that 67% of the plant is Digestible Solid Organic Matter (i.e. after the water istaken into account).

WHY 67D?

As a grass plant starts to grow from a tender youngshoot, either from a newly established grass plant orfrom new shoots being developed from an old plant, thedigestibility falls. On average, a grass plant will lose 1% ofD-value in every 3 days of growth. The 67D figure that hasbeen arrived at is an optimum balance between yield anddigestibility. If a variety is cut 3 days before the published67D figure, you will have slightly less yield but 1% highdigestibility and conversely, if it is cut 3 days later, you willhave a higher yield but with lower digestibility.

WHAT IS DIGESTIBLE ORGANIC MATTER?

Digestible Organic Matter is the part of a grass plant thatcan be utilised by the animal. The other percentage ismade of things such as cellulose and other material thatwill normally just pass through the animal without beingabsorbed or utilised.

For more advice and information, don’thesitate to contact us to discuss your

requirements.

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DECIDING ON A GRASS SEED MIXTUREDue to grass seed normally beingsown as a mixture rather than asingle variety there is sometimes abit of a mystique regarding grassseed but when deciding what sort ofmixture you need there are a few,relatively simple questions that needanswering before deciding on theright mixture.

How long am I going to leave the leydown for?

What am I going to do with it? (Cut,Graze or Both?)

Do I want clover in it?

LENGTH OF TIME

Ley mixtures are normally groupedin to Short (1-2 years), Medium (3-4years) or Long Term Leys (5 years +)

Short Term Leys, normallycontaining Westerwolds & ItalianRyegrass, tend to be high yieldingbut lacking in quality compared toHybrid/Perennial Ryegrass basedMedium – Long Term Leys. 3- 4 year leys utilising Hybrid &Perennial Ryegrass varieties arebecoming more popular with thelatest Hybrid Ryegrass varietiesproducing yields approaching that of

Italian Ryegrass and quality similar tothat of Perennial Ryegrass.

Long Term leys, will provide goodgrazing pastures but it must beremembered that any ley that hasbeen down for more than 5-6 yearswill contain fewer than 50% of plantsof cultivated species, the rest beingindigenous species such as MeadowGrass, Bentgrass & Yorkshire Fog.

CUTTING, GRAZINGOR DUAL PURPOSE?

Once it has been decided on theterm of the ley, what it is to beutilised for should really be the nextconsideration.

If it is to be purely for cutting then itis best going for a mixture thatcontains varieties with a close spreadof 67D dates so that, when you takethe cut, all the varieties are as closeto their optimum to ensure evenquality. The later you normally takeyour first cut, the later the headingdate of the varieties you use shouldbe considered to maintain the Dvalues of the grass that is cut.

If a field is purely for grazing, amixture with a good spread of

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heading dates should be used asearlier heading varieties tend to haveearlier spring growth whereas latervarieties tend to have a largerproportion of their annual growthlater in the season. This will help toeven out the quantity of the grassavailable throughout the season.Timothy can be a good species toadd to a grazing ley as it is known tobe highly palatable and thrives in thecooler, damper conditions oftenfound in the North of England andScotland.

If a ley is to be for both cutting andgrazing, a compromise will have tobe made to produce a field suitablefor both needs although if you aretaking a first cut then aftermathgrazing for the rest of the year agood percentage of varieties with theclose 67D dates is probablyadvisable to maintain the quality ofthat all important first cut.

Cope Seeds Company Update

Since our last newsletter we have moved into new premises in a village calledScredington. We now have more room to grow and it gives us the opportunityto take on new staff. Good staff seem hard to come by, so if you know anyonewho maybe interested in the seed and grain industry, tell them to get in touch.Job vacancies can be seen on our website www.copeseeds.co.uk/jobs.

Our move has also allowed us to have our own dedicated grass seed storeonsite, supplying agricultural and amenity grass seed.

Cope Seeds moves into New Premises

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