🌾 Current Recommended Commercial Malting Barley Varieties

Rainfed Region

Currently recommended malting barley varieties:

• Kadie

• Malgas

Irrigation Region

Currently recommended malting barley varieties:

• Planet

• Errigal

🛒 Certified Seed Availability

Seed will be available at your local co-operative, and only at designated depots (as communicated prior to planting).

All seed is pre-treated for protection:

• Fungicide to prevent:

  • Powdery mildew (during seedling stages)

  • Covered smut

  • Loose smut

• Insecticide for limited pre-planting protection against insect damage

🌱 Seed Retention

• Keeping grain on-farm for replanting is strongly discouraged.
• Maintaining cultivar purity, insect-free status, and high seed viability on-farm is difficult and risky.
• Use only certified seed from your local co-operative for best results.