Don’t get caught out by the unexpected
Strengths
Protection & resilience through hybrid vigour
Don't get caught out by the unexpected!
Agronomy Characteristics
Protection & Resilience through hybrid vigour
Vigour
Strong straw, providing brackling and lodging resistance
Proven to suppress sterile brome numbers by 70%, reducing dependency on sprays as a management tool
Suitable for all rotations
Superior Disease Resistance
It offers a wide drilling window taking the risk out of weather variations
Helps with rotation planning, managing workload and disease management
Consistency in Yield
Belfry is the only winter barley to beat control yields in 30 out of 36 DAFM winter barley trials (2016-2022).
Excellent specific weight
DAFM Recommended List Winter Barley Trials 2016 - 2020. Belfry Winter Barley - Yield benefits v control varieties
Getting the most from Belfry
Drill 200 seeds/m2 (100 kg/ha)
Apply fertiliser early in spring (gs 25)
Apply plant growth regulator early in spring (gs 30)
Drill in continuous barley slot to overcome stubble borne disease like rhyncho etc.
Hybrid Barley Videos.
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