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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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Spring Barley
Nickerson are leading breeders of spring barley. Although based in the UK, the programme has a very European flavour and is designed to enable selection and development of varieties for the key European markets. These markets include UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden and Spain.
The barley breeding team is led by Dr. Rodney Habgood. The team has an excellent track record of producing successful spring barley varieties for many different markets, for instance Decanter (UK), Troon (UK and Denmark) and Henley (France).
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Source: NIAB Seed Stats August 2007
