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RAGT Seeds UK appoints a new Managing Director

RAGT Seeds UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Lee Bennett as Managing Director, effective from 1 April 2021. Mr Bennett is a re...

An Insight Into our Long Serving Staff

Here at RAGT Seeds UK, each and every member of our team is incredibly valued with some employees having worked for us for nearly 40 year...

Meet a member of our Growers Club, Alan Luck

We know how our varieties perform in trial but what’s even more important is how they perform on farm, and that’s where our Growers Club ...

RAGT in the News - September 2020

A quick overview of some of the key coverage and adverts RAGT Seeds UK has received this month.

Pressing the Reset Button After a Disappointing Season

RAGT Growers Club member Stephen Buckle has just completed a protracted harvest in Yorkshire, starting in the fine weather during mid Aug...

RGT Lantern - Shining as a Second Wheat

RGT Lantern’s reputation as one of the most reliable second wheats available has been reinforced by RAGT’s latest trials results, buildin...

Blocking the Beetle - New Trials Assess Potential of OSR/Companion Crop Mix

Trials of RGT Beetleblocker, the new oilseed rape/companion crop mix from RAGT, are underway this autumn to assess its potential to reduc...

RGT Saki Set to Top Recommended List Yield Table

RGT Saki is on course to produce the highest treated yield of 41 varieties in this year’s winter wheat Recommended List trials, according...

Favourite RAGT Tweets - August 2020

This month, we have picked some of our favourite tweets and posts, so here is a small compilation! Our top tweet goes to Russel McKenzie ...

An Insight Into our Long Serving Staff

Here at RAGT Seeds UK, each and every member of our team is incredibly valued with some employees having worked for us for nearly 40 year...

New advice helps growers maximise potential of RGT Wolverine

RAGT Seeds has launched a guide to help growers get the best out of RGT Wolverine, Europe’s first BYDV-resistant winter wheat. This very ...

Favourite RAGT Tweets - July 2020

This month, we have picked some of our favourite tweets and posts, so here is a small compilation! Our top tweet goes to Robert Maylam wi...

RAGT in the News - August 2020

A quick overview of some of the key coverage and adverts RAGT Seeds UK has received this month.

Robust and resilient – Skyfall leads Agrii’s wheat sustainability index

Skyfall has taken top place in the first-ever sustainability ratings published by Agrii for today’s 34 leading winter wheats. The ratings...

RGT Saki – all set for an early start

Growers updating their winter wheat portfolio, including early drillers, should take a close look at RGT Saki, one of the most exciting v...

BYDV-resistant wheat RGT Wolverine exceeds expectations in Norfolk

“An absolutely fantastic crop in a very tricky year.” That’s how Kit Papworth describes his crop of RGT Wolverine, the new high yielding ...

RGT Lantern lights up a tough season

Growers Club member Ken Goodger was hoping for a “good average” yield from his crop of RGT Lantern when we caught up with him in last mon...

RGT Saki delivers across a range of sowing dates

After one of the toughest seasons most growers can recall, the UK is set to produce its lowest wheat tonnage for the past 30 years. From w...

RAGT in the News - July 2020

A quick overview of some of the key coverage and adverts RAGT Seeds UK has received this month.

Summer Catch Crop Trial – AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm West

Following a wet autumn and, for some, an even wetter spring many farmers were unable to successfully establish or even drill their main cere

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