Variety selection tools for cereals and oilseeds

Use this tool to navigate Recommended Lists (RL) trial data, make comparisons and identify the most promising varieties for your unique situation.

Updated following the release of the AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) each year*, the variety selection tools are available for winter wheat, spring barley, winter barley, spring oats, winter oats and winter oilseed rape.

Variety selection tools

*All tools are based on RL 2026/27 data, which was released online on 1 December 2025.

RL 2027/28 data will be published online on 30 November 2026.

The variety selection tool will be updated in 2027, starting with the spring crop dashboards in January.

How to use the variety selection tools

In this video walkthrough, Kathryn Hales, RL senior field trials data analyst, provides a step-by-step introduction to the variety selection tools.

Watch our introduction to the variety selection tools

Further information

Visit the RL home page

Topics:

Wheat Barley Varieties

Sectors:

Cereals & Oilseeds

Tags:

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