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Nickerson Direct have an unrivalled team of seed specialists in all parts of the UK who are trained in all aspects of agriculture and seed production.
Part of Group Limagrain, the largest seed company in the Europeon Union, Nickerson Direct are uniquely positioned to offer farmers the full advantages of its huge resources and investments in research and development. Nickerson Direct is the UK's only agricultural distributor supplying seed directly from breeder to farmer.
To download a copy of the Maize Selection Guide, click hereSelecting the Right Maize Varieties
For 2012, the NIAB classification of earliness using maturity classes has been dropped and growers will only have the trials data for dry matter percentage as their guide to compare the earliness of different varieties on the new List.
To help you in your selection criteria, Nickerson Direct have produced a Maize Selection Guide,
which includes more detail on a varieties quality characteristics within each maturity band.
Latest News
New Ultra Low Grain Store Insecticide & Application System
“Mild, damp autumn weather has meant some growers struggling to achieve the optimum grain store conditions to avoid storage insect problems this year. We are getting anecdotal reports of infestations emerging, particularly from the eastern counties,” says the company’s director of sales Alastair Moore, who will be launching the Grain-Tect UVL system at Lamma 2012.
“The HGCA’s latest grain storage guide, launched in October, reminds growers the principal causes of spoilage in stored grain are fungi, insects and mites. Recent research has shown that some stored product insects and mites, as well as causing damage themselves, are able to carry fungal spores, including P. verrucosum which can produce the mycotoxin ochratoxin A.
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