Blackstone

A group 4 soft variety that offers flexibility on drilling date due to it's low vernilisation requirement

102%

UK Treated Yield

2025 AHDB RL

104%

Late Sown Yield

2025 AHDB RL

Fusarium

2025 AHDB RL

Blackstone has a wide sowing window offering growers flexibility in wet autumns
Excellent Hagberg at 295 - the highest of any recommended soft
Tall, stiff strawed variety with good tillering ability, producing lots of straw
Blackstone performs exceptionally in the north at 104%
Well equiped to handle late season disease pressures.
When maize is in the rotation due to Fusarium resistance

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Rest of world

Blackstone has a wide sowing window offering growers flexibility in wet autumns
Excellent Hagberg at 295 - the highest of any recommended soft
Tall, stiff strawed variety with good tillering ability, producing lots of straw
Blackstone performs exceptionally in the north at 104%
Well equiped to handle late season disease pressures.
When maize is in the rotation due to Fusarium resistance

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