Canada: The Canadian Malt Barley Technical Centre releases list of recommended barley varieties

The Canadian Malt Barley Technical Centre has released its annual list of recommended barley seed varieties for the 2017 planting season.

There are several two-row varieties on the CMBTC’s list (CDC Copeland, AC Metcalfe, AAC Synergy, Bentley, Newdale, CDC Polar Star, CDC Kindersley), but only three recommended varieties of six-row barley. FP Genetics distributes pedigreed seed for two of these varieties, Legacy and Tradition. Canterra Seeds distributes pedigreed seed for the third two-row variety, Celebration. The CMBTC notes that there is limited demand for each of these six-row varieties.

Two new two-row varieties will be in the seed propagation stage in 2017. AAC Connect is being propagated for the market by Canterra seeds; SeCan is growing out CDC Bow.

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