Our large portfolio of arable crops offers an extensive choice to UK farmers of competitive varieties of cereals, oilseeds and pulses.
Wheat
Elsoms Wheat is a wheat breeding collaboration between European plant breeders, Nordsaat, ASUR and Elsoms Seeds. The breeding programme draws on genetics and skills from all three companies to breed new varieties of wheat specifically for the UK market's individual maritime climate. The responsive, innovative and forward-thinking approach from Elsoms Wheat presents a strong pipeline of promising new varieties, which have performed well in extensive trials and compete with major breeders in the UK wheat market.
Select a variety category:
Winter Wheat (Soft)
Blackstone
Introducing Blackstone, another outstanding AHDB Recommended winter wheat from Elsoms.
2023 trials show Blackstone to be a dependable and highly versatile variety in every corner of the UK, the perfect safeguard for the season’s unpredictability. It’s also the safest economic choice as it can be sold, bought and drilled from late August through to late February.
Blackstone
- Tall, stiff and reliable straw that looks golden at harvest
- Yields: UK treated 103%, untreated 87%
- Yellow Rust 9, Septoria 6.2 and OWBM resistance
- Adaptive to rotational, soil, regional and agronomic situations
Bamford
Introducing Bamford, the highest yielding UK soft wheat on the Recommended List. Bamford is the most competitive wheat on the market in 2024/25. With a top untreated
yield at 92%, Bamford consistently delivers high yields across the UK year to year, making it the benchmark in yield resilience.
Bamford
- Yield Potential Highest yielding UK soft wheat on the 2024/25 RL, yielding 106%
- Multiple Market Opportunities Group 3 variety suitable for domestic biscuit milling, export (uks) and distilling
- Optimised For Lower Inputs Very nitrogen use efficient, maintaining high yields without protein dilution
Elation
A Group 4 soft wheat with a strong agronomic package and suitable for distilling, making it a very competitive variety choice
Elation
- High yielding soft wheat, ideal for distilling and export
- Short strawed with robust standing power
- Excellent resistance to yellow rust
Elicit
A Group 3 soft wheat with widespread industry support, combining group topping yields with excellent all-round disease resistance
Elicit
- The UK's market leading Group 3 in the East and West
- Excellent Septoria tritici and yellow rust resistance
- Widespread industry support, domestic and export