Harvest
Reports

May 2025 - NVT HARVEST REPORT

Southern New South Wales

Kalyx Australia harvesting at the GRDC National Variety Trials (NVT) site on John and Brendan Pattison’s farm near Marrar, New South Wales.

Authors

Neale Sutton

Astute Ag and Dr Sue Knights

SE Knights Consulting

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank all those who provided information and assistance with the development of this Harvest Report.

Contact

PO Box 5367 KINGSTON ACT 2604

02 6166 4500

comms@grdc.com.au

nvt.grdc.com.au

Introduction

The NVT Harvest Report – Southern New South Wales provides information to support growers and advisers with decisions on variety selection for Southern New South Wales. The information has been generated from the Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) National Variety Trials (NVT) database. This publication provides a summary of the 2024 and long-term yield performance of varieties of crop species suitable for production in Southern New South Wales together with their quality and disease responses.

The NVT program provides growers and advisers with comparative results on yield performance, quality and disease resistance ratings of commercially available grain varieties that is independent, consistent, timely and robust.

Conducted to a set of predetermined protocols, trials are sown and managed to reflect local best practice such as sowing time, fertiliser application, weed management, pest/disease control and fungicide application. The NVT is not designed to grow varieties to their maximum yield potential.

GRDC recognises that sustaining a project of this nature hinges on the collaboration of growers who willingly provide sites and often lend a hand in trial management on their properties. Equally significant is the partnership with seed companies who supply seed of commercial varieties and experimental lines to the program.

Interpreting long-term yield results

A factor analytic (FA) mixed model approach is used in the multi-environment trial (MET) analysis conducted by GRDC, supported by the Analytics for the Australian Grains Industry (AAGI).

This approach generates long-term MET values for varieties at an individual trial level.

This format provides more detailed results to better understand a variety’s performance over several years at the individual trial/environment level, rather than just a single averaged value.

In the NVT Harvest Report – Southern New South Wales, results are presented in year groupings for yield for the past five years and quality for the past two years. Further detailed interrogation of the NVT Online results using the Long Term Yield Reporter will provide more specific performance results on all varieties of each crop species in each NVT location throughout Southern New South Wales.

The results presented in this Harvest Report are based on the default filters in the Long Term Yield Reporter. In some cases, trial results are excluded because they do not meet the default standards for statistical validity. These are listed in the tables as ‘Trial results below standard’. Trials below standard can be viewed by reducing the default VAF settings within the Long Term Yield Reporter.

Trials listed as compromised are not suitable for making variety decisions. Results can be found in the Quarantined trial reports.

NVT 20th anniversary

In 2025, the National Variety Trials (NVT) proudly celebrates 20 years of empowering Australian grain growers and their advisers with trusted, independent results to support varietal decision-making.

Established in 2005 by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), the NVT program has evolved into the largest coordinated variety trial network in the world. Each year, more than 640 trials are conducted across over 300 locations nationwide, encompassing 10 different crop species. Over the past two decades, NVT has been a transformative force, providing growers with credible insights into newly released varieties that drives the rapid adoption of superior genetics.

The success of NVT is a testament to the collaborative efforts of many. GRDC extends heartfelt thanks to the growers, GRDC staff and panellists, service providers, trial hosts, breeding companies and members of the NVT Advisory Committee who have been instrumental in this journey. Your dedication has delivered exceptional outcomes, advancing the productivity and profitability of Australian grain growers and strengthening the grains industry as a whole.

As we mark this significant milestone, GRDC celebrates the achievements of NVT and looks forward to continuing to deliver game-changing innovations for Australia’s grains sector in the years to come.

NVT Site Locations - Southern New South Wales

Locality of NVT trial sites in Southern New South Wales from 2020 to 2024.

SOURCE: National Variety Trials

See all NVT trial locations and view trial results at nvt.grdc.com.au/trial-results.

Wheat

New wheat varieties

The following information is for wheat varieties released in the 12 months to the date when the MET analysis was published on NVT online. Please go to nvt.grdc.com.au to find trial results for any new varieties released since the publication of this harvest report.

^*EPR amount is ex-GST, ^(PBR)denotes Plant Breeder's Rights apply. ¹All data in the table was provided by breeders. Readers should raise any issues with the displayed data directly with the breeder. Consult the Grains Australia Variety Master List for final classification in your region.
Variety	Breeding Company	Grain classification	End point royalty^* ($)	Comments supplied by breeding company¹
Kestrel	Intergrain Pty Ltd		4	Kestrel is a very quick maturing AH wheat, providing an excellent late sowing opportunity for Western Australia growers. Kestrel is 5-7 days quicker than Vixen and has a short plant height. Kestrel offers a strong grain quality package, with good screenings and test weight Maturity description: Very Quick Spring
RGT Marsh^(PBR)	RAGT			RGT Marsh is a high-performing, spring wheat bred for medium to low rainfall zones in Western Australia. With robust performance across tough seasons and standout disease resistance, this variety has proven itself where others stumble. FEATURES • Consistent top-end yields Achieved 108% of WA’s trial mean in 2024 NVTs • Bred for WA, by RAGT Australia Developed at RAGT’s Longerenong Breeding Centre and tested rigorously across WA from Geraldton to Esperance • Robust disease resistance RMR to Stripe Rust, MSS to Leaf Rust, MRMS to Stem Rust, and improved Glume and Leaf Blotch tolerance • Quick-mid maturity, wide sowing window Similar phenology to Calibre and Scepter. Sow from late April into June • Quality classification pending (final grade expected to be AH or APW) • Seed available 2026 Maturity description: Quick-Mid Spring
Murray	Intergrain Pty Ltd	AH/APW/FEED	3.8	Murray (IGW6895), is a high yielding APW wheat suited to medium-high rainfall areas of Victoria and eastern South Australia, showing excellent yield potential in these environments. Murray is a mid-maturing wheat suited to May sowings, offering excellent yield potential, test weight and low screenings. Disease profile includes good stem rust (MRp) and CCN (MRMSp) resistance. Maturity description: Mid Spring
Dale	Intergrain Pty Ltd	AH/FEED	3.8	Dale (IGW6993) is a high yielding, adaptable mid-maturing AH wheat with excellent yield potential and stability across a range of environments. Dale performs especially well throughout WA and in the SA mallee. Dale has strong physical grain characteristics including good grain size, test weight and low screenings. Disease resistance includes yellow spot (MRMSp), stem rust (MRMSp), powdery mildew (MSp) and useful resistance to P. neglectus (MRMSp). Maturity description: Mid Spring
LRPB Sonic^(PBR)	LongReach Plant Breeders Pty Ltd	AH/FEED	4	Quick maturing AH variety, well suited to all Agzones in WA. Good disease package with improved powdery mildew resistance over most widely grown WA varieties, combined with an elite soil abiotic tolerance package. Marketed by Pacific Seeds. Maturity description: Quick-Mid Spring
AGT-Montana^(PBR)	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd	AH/FEED	3.9	- Elite yield - Very quick-quick maturity, best suited to main season or late sowing - Alternative to Vixen and Calibre - Improved stripe and leaf rust resistance compared to Vixen and Calibre - Much improved sprouting tolerance relative to Vixen - Moderately short plant type - AH quality classification in southern NSW & Victoria Maturity description: Very Quick-Quick Spring
AGT-Rio^(PBR)	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd	FEED/APW/AH	3.9	- Good disease resistance package for higher yielding environments - Excellent stripe rust and powdery mildew resistance - Very high yields in medium-high rainfall or disease-pressured environments - An improved alternative to RockStar and Catapult - Moderately short plant height with good lodging tolerance - AH quality classification in southern NSW with an excellent physical grain quality package Maturity description: Mid Spring
AGT-Carnac^(PBR)	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd	ANW/FEED	3.9	- Elite yield, particularly in low-medium yielding environments - Udon noodle (ANW) quality - An ideal replacement for popular variety Zen - Best suited to tougher environments and seasons - Excellent physical grain quality with low screenings and high test weights - Mid season maturity, similar to Rottnest, Zen and Ninja - Good yellow spot resistance Maturity description: Mid Spring
AGT-Hamelin^(PBR)	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd	FEED/AH	3.9	- Mid-slow maturity, suited to both early and main season sowings - Alternative to RockStar, Denison and Catapult - Very good physical grain quality package, with an AH quality classification, very high test weight, low screenings and good sprouting tolerance - High yields across a range of germination dates - Good disease resistance package, with improved rust, yellow spot and powdery mildew resistance - Moderately short plant type, contributing to good standability Maturity description: Mid-Slow Spring
AGT-Colt^(PBR)	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd	AH/FEED	3.9	- Mid-slow maturity, similar to Yitpi and Cutlass - Exceptional disease resistance package, including CCN and yellow leaf spot resistance - AH quality classification, with low screenings risk - Maturity driven by photoperiod, similar to Yitpi and Cutlass, offering earlier sowing and frost risk mitigation opportunities - Best suited to Mallee type environments of SA/Vic where Yitpi has been grown Maturity description: Mid-Slow Spring
AGT-Banker^(PBR)	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd	FEED/ADR	4.3	SA/Vic: - High yielding, particularly suited to low-medium rainfall environments - Suitable replacement for Bitalli and DBA-Aurora - Excellent rust and yellow leaf spot resistance - ADR quality classification with very high test weights nNSW/QLD: - The new yield benchmark for durum varieties in northern durum growing regions - Elite yielding alternative to Westcourt, DBA Mataroi, DBA Lillaroi and other varieties - Excellent rust and yellow leaf spot resistance - Good performance in crown rot affected yield trials relative to other varieties - Improved black point resistance compared with Westcourt - ADR quality classification with very high test weights Maturity description: Mid Spring
AGT-Rimfire^(PBR)	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd	FEED/ADR	4.3	- DBA Vittaroi replacement with much higher grain yield - DBA Vittaroi plant type: shorter stature with good lodging tolerance - Exceptional performance under high input/high yielding situations - The best durum option on the market for irrigation production - Good stripe rust resistance - ADR quality classification in NSW Maturity description: Mid Spring
AGT-Kudos^(PBR)	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd	FEED/APH	4.1	- Excellent alternative to LRPB Lancer - Significant increase in profitability relative to LRPB Lancer - Very high yield, particularly in early sown trials - Very good yield performance in the presence of crown rot - Moderately short plant type, with very good lodging tolerance - APH quality classification with high test weights and low screenings Maturity description: Mid-Slow Spring
PACKER^(PBR)	LongReach Plant Breeders Pty Ltd	4	4	Mid Slow Spring Maturing variety demonstrating high and stable yields in early season trials in Sth NSW. Strong disease package with good Septoria and Stripe Rust resistances in a Scepter background. Maturity description: Mid-Slow Spring
Lancelin^(PBR)	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd	ASFT/FEED	3.7	- Australian Soft (ASFT) quality classification - High and stable yields in WA, similar to Scepter - Mid season maturity, similar to Scepter - Disease resistance package similar to Scepter - Excellent physical grain quality package, with high test weights and low screenings - Under market development - future opportunities may exist Maturity description: Mid Spring
Triple 2	Australian Grain and Forage Seeds Pty Ltd	FEED/Mid/Long	4	Triple 2 is an awned, high yield potential, mid-maturity red-grained feed winter wheat. Triple 2 has a strong disease package with strong Septoria Tritici Blotch and Stripe Rust resistance. Triple 2 has a wider sowing window and will be complimentary to existing longer season winter wheats in sowing programs. Suits medium & high rainfall zones. Maturity description: Mid Winter

wheat variety quality - Southern New South Wales

Grain quality for individual varieties varies from site to site and from year to year. However, long-term and across-site trends highlight varieties that can consistently achieve high protein percentage, high test weight or low grain screenings under a wider range of environments.

The following figures show the grain quality trends as histograms from 2023 and 2024 NVT averaged for trials in the Southern New South Wales region. Only the varieties evaluated at every site are included. These are plotted in order of performance, up to a maximum of 20.

Protein and yield comparisons

Test weight comparisons

Screenings (<2.0mm) comparisons

wheat variety disease ratings - Southern New South Wales

The following tables contain varietal ratings for the predominant diseases of wheat in New South Wales. These ratings are updated annually by crop pathologists and were released in March 2025.

Selected varieties of most relevance to New South Wales growers are listed in alphabetical order and disease ratings are colour-coded to match resistance and tolerance ratings.

Table 0: Wheat disease guide for New South Wales.
Variety	Leaf Rust resistance	Septoria Tritici Blotch Resistance	Stripe Rust (2025 East Coast) Resistance	Yellow Leaf Spot resistance	Powdery Mildew resistance	Stem Rust resistance	Crown Rot resistance	Pratylenchus Thornei resistance	Black Point resistance	CCN resistance	Pratylenchus Neglectus resistance	Septoria Nodorum Blotch (Leaf) Resistance	Septoria Nodorum Blotch (Glume) Resistance	Pratylenchus Neglectus tolerance	Pratylenchus Thornei tolerance	Eyespot Resistance	Pratylenchus Quasitereoides resistance	Root Rot resistance
AGT-Banker	RMR (P)	MR/S (P)	MR (P)	MRMS (P)	SVS (P)	RMR (P)
AGT-Colt	MR (P)	MSS (P)	MR (P)	MRMS (P)	MSS (P)	MR (P)
AGT-Hamelin	MR (P)	MSS (P)	S (P)	MRMS (P)	S (P)	MRMS (P)
AGT-Kudos	MRMS (P)	S (P)	MRMS (P)	MSS (P)	S (P)	RMR (P)
AGT-Montana	MSS (P)	SVS (P)	MRMS (P)	S (P)	MSS (P)	MS (P)
AGT-Rimfire	RMR (P)	MRMS/S (P)	MR (P)	MS (P)	S (P)	MR (P)
AGT-Rio	S (P)	MSS (P)	MR (P)	MRMS (P)	MRMS (P)	MS (P)
Anapurna	MS	MRMS	RMR	MRMS	RMR	MSS	SVS	S (P)	MSS	MRMS	MS	MR	MR
Ascot	RMR	S	MSS	MRMS	S	MRMS	S	S	S	MR	S	MRMS	MRMS	MI	MI	S
Avoca	MSS	MSS	MRMS	MSS	MS	MRMS	MSS (P)	MSS	MRMS (P)	S (P)	R (P)			I (P)	MTMI (P)	S (P)
Ballista	S	SVS	MSS	MS	SVS	MR	S	MRMS	MS	MRMS	S	MS	MRMS	MTMI	MI	S
Beckom	MSS	S	MRMS	MSS	S	MRMS	S	MSS	MRMS	R	S	S		MTMI	TMT
BigRed	MRMS	MR	RMR	MR	RMR	S	MSS	MS	MR	S	MRMS	MR	MR (P)
Bitalli	MR	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	S	RMR	SVS	RMR	MS	MSS	MSS	MSS	MR	MI	MI
Boa	MR	S	MRMS	MRMS	S	MS	MSS (P)	VS	S (P)	R (P)	S			MT (P)	MI (P)	S (P)
Boree	S	SVS	SVS	MRMS	VS	MR	S	MSS	S	MSS	S	MS	MRMS	I	MII
Borlaug 100	MR	MSS	SVS	MRMS		MR	MSS	MS	MSS	MS	S	MRMS	MRMS	T	TMT	MSS (P)
Brighton	S	S	MRMS	MRMS	SVS	MRMS	S	MS	MS	R	S	MR	MR	VI (P)	MTMI	MSS
Brumby	SVS	S	MS	MRMS	MSS	MR	S	MS	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	MRMS	MS	TMT	MI	S	MS (P)
Calibre	S	S	S	MRMS	MSS	MR	S	MSS	MSS	MRMS	S	MS	MSS	MT	MII	S	MS
Caparoi	RMR	MRMS/S	MRMS	MRMS	S	MR	VS	MR	MSS	MRMS (P)	MS	MSS		MI	MT
Catapult	S	MSS	S	MRMS	S	MR	MSS	MS	S	R	S	MRMS	MS	MII	MT	S	MRMS
Chief CL Plus	MR	S	SVS	MRMS	SVS	MR	MSS	MSS	MS	MS	MRMS	MS	MRMS	MT	IVI	MSS	MRMS
Condo	S	S	MRMS/MS	MS	S	MR	S	MS	MS	MR	S	MSS		MT	TMT
Coolah	RMR	MSS	MSS	MSS	MSS	MR	MSS	MS	S	S	S	MSS		MT	MT
Coota	MR	S	S	MSS	S	RMR	MSS	MS	MS	MR	MR	MRMS	MS	MI	MTMI	S
Cutlass	RMR	MSS	MSS	MSS	MSS	R	S	MSS	MS	MR	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	MT	MI		MS
DBA Bindaroi	RMR	MS	MRMS	MS	S	MR	SVS	MR	MRMS	MS	MRMS	SVS		MI	MTMI
DBA Lillaroi	RMR	S	MRMS	MRMS	S	RMR	SVS	RMR	MS	S	MRMS	SVS		MI	MT
DBA Mataroi	MR	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	S	MRMS	SVS	RMR	MS	MRMS	MS	VS	MSS	MTMI	MI
DBA Vittaroi	RMR	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	MSS	MR	SVS	MR	MSS	S	MS	SVS		I	MI
DBA-Aurora	RMR	MRMS/S	MR	MRMS	MSS	RMR	SVS	RMR	MS	MSS	MRMS	S		MI	MT
Denison	S	MSS	S	MRMS	S	MS	MSS	S	MS	MS	S	MR	MRMS	MII	MI	S	MRMS (P)
DS Bennett	SVS	MSS	S	MRMS	R	MS	VS	S	MSS	S	S	MRMS	MR
DS Pascal	MRMS	MSS	MRMS	MS	RMR	MSS	S	S	MS	S	S	MRMS	MRMS	MTMI	IVI
EG Jet	MSS	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	MSS	S	S	S	MS	MRMS	S	MSS		MI	I
EG Titanium	MS	MSS	MR	MSS	S	MS	MSS	MSS	MSS	R	MSS	MRMS	MS	MTMI	MTMI	S
EGA Gregory	MR	MSS	MS	S	MSS	MR	S	MSS	MSS	S	S	MS		MTMI	MT		MSS (P)	MRMS
EGA Wedgetail	MSS	MSS	MS	MSS	MSS (P)	MRMS	S	VS	MS	S	S	MRMS	MRMS	MII	MII
Genie	S	S	MSS	MRMS (P)	SVS	MRMS	MS (P)	MRMS	MS	MSS (P)	MS (P)	MR (P)	S (P)	IVI (P)	IVI (P)	S (P)	R (P)
Hammer CL Plus	S	MSS	MS	MRMS	S	MR	MSS	S	MRMS	MRMS	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	MTMI	I	S	MS
Hyperno	RMR	MS	MRMS	MRMS	MSS	RMR	SVS	RMR	MS	MS	MS	MSS		MTMI	TMT
Illabo	S	MSS	MRMS	MS	RMR	MR	S	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	MSS	MR	MR	MI	MII	S	RMR
Intrigue	MR	MSS	MR	MS	S	MR	MSS	MRMS	S	MS	S	MRMS (P)	MS (P)	MT (P)	TMT	S (P)
Ironbark	MRMS	S	MR	MSS	S	MS	MSS (P)	MR (P)		MS (P)	S			IVI (P)	MTMI (P)	S (P)
Jandaroi	RMR	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	S (P)	MRMS (R)	VS	MRMS	MS	MS	MS	VS		MII	MTMI
Jillaroo	S	S	S	MS	S	MS	S	MS (P)	MS	MS	S	MS	MS	I	MII	S
Jumbuck	RMR	MSS	MRMS	MS	MSS	MRMS	MSS (P)	MSS	MS (P)	R (P)				T (P)	TMT (P)	S (P)
Kingston	S	S	MSS	MSS	S	S	S	MR	MSS	R	S	MRMS	MRMS	MTMI	MTMI	S
Lancelin	MSS	SVS	MSS	MRMS	S	MRMS	S	MS	MSS (P)	MRMS	SVS	MRMS	S	MI (P)	TMT	S
Leverage	RMR	S	MRMS	MRMS	SVS	MR	S	MS	S	MS	S	MS (P)	MS (P)	TMT (P)	TMT	S
Longford	RMR	MRMS/S	RMR	MRMS	RMR	RMR	MSS	S	MRMS	MS	S	MRMS	MR			MSS (P)
Longsword	MSS	MS	MRMS/MS	MRMS	S	MR	MSS	MRMS	MS	MRMS	MRMS	MRMS	MRMS	VI	MI	S
LRPB Anvil CL Plus	SVS	VS	S	MSS	SVS	MR	MSS	S	S	MS	MSS	MSS	MSS	MII	VI	S	MSS (P)
LRPB Avenger	SVS	S	S	MS	SVS	MS	S	MRMS	MRMS	MRMS	MSS	MSS	MS	MI	MI	S	MS (P)
LRPB Beaufort	MSS	S	RMR	MRMS	R (P)	SVS	S	MSS	MRMS	MS	MS	MS		MI	MT
LRPB Flanker	RMR	S	MS	MSS	S	MR	MSS	MSS	MS	S	S	MS		MT	MT
LRPB Havoc	S	S	MSS	MRMS	S	S	MSS	MSS	MS	S	S	MS	MS	MT	I		MRMS
LRPB Hellfire	MSS	S	MRMS	MSS	SVS	MR	MSS	MSS	S	MS	MSS	MSS	MRMS	MTMI	MI
LRPB Impala	SVS	SVS	MRMS	MSS	MR	MR	MSS	S	MS	MSS	SVS	MS		MTMI	MII
LRPB Kittyhawk	MR	MRMS	MR	MRMS	MS	MRMS	SVS	S	MRMS	S	S	MR (P)		MI	I	S
LRPB Lancer	RMR	MSS	RMR	MS	MR	R	MSS	MS	MRMS	S	S	MSS		MTMI	TMT
LRPB Major	MR	MSS	MRMS	MS	MSS	MRMS	MSS	MSS	MSS	MRMS	S	MRMS (P)	MRMS (P)	MI (P)	MTMI	S
LRPB Matador	MSS	S	MS	MRMS	MSS	MS	S	MS	MRMS (P)	MS (P)	S	MRMS	MSS		MT	S (P)
LRPB Mustang	MSS	S	MRMS	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	MSS	MSS	MS	MR	S	SVS		MI	MTMI
LRPB Nighthawk	MS	MS	MR	MS	SVS	RMR	MSS	MS	MS	MS	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	IVI	MI		MRMS (P)
LRPB Nyala	S	SVS	MR	MS	MR	SVS	MSS	MSS	MS	MSS	S	MSS	MR	MI	I
LRPB Optimus	RMR	S	MRMS	MSS	MSS	MR	MSS	MS	MS	MS	MSS	MSS (P)	MS (P)	I (P)	MTMI	S
LRPB Oryx	RMR#	SVS	MRMS	MSS	MR	MR	MSS	MSS	MS	S	MSS	S	MSS	MII	IVI	S	MSS (P)
LRPB Parakeet	RMR	SVS	MR	MSS	SVS	MR	MSS	S	MS	MS	MRMS	S	MRMS	MT	MII	S
LRPB Raider	RMR	S	MR	MSS	MSS	RMR	S	MS	MSS	S	MSS	MSS	MRMS	MT	TMT
LRPB Reliant	RMR	S	MR	S	MS	R	MS	MSS	MS	MSS	SVS	MRMS	MS	MTMI	TMT
LRPB Scotch	MR#	S	MRMS	MRMS	MR	MSS	S	S	MS	MS	MS	MSS	S	MTMI	MI	S
LRPB Scout	MS	S	MS	SVS	S	MRMS	S	MSS	S	R	S	SVS		MI	MTMI
LRPB Spitfire	MS	S	MRMS	S	SVS	MR	MS	MS	MSS	MS	MSS	SVS		MI	MTMI		MRMS (P)
LRPB Stealth	RMR	MSS	RMR	MS	MRMS	R	MSS	S	MRMS	S	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	MTMI	MTMI
LRPB Tracer	MRMS	S	MRMS	MSS	MSS	MS	S (P)	MSS	SVS (P)	R (P)	S			MT (P)	MT (P)	S (P)
LRPB Trojan	MR	S	S	MSS	S	MRMS	MS	MSS	MS	MS	MSS	MS	MS	MT	MI	MS	MS (P)
Mace	S	SVS	SVS	MRMS	MSS	MRMS	S	MS	MRMS	MRMS	MS	MS	MS	MII	MT	S	MRMS
Magenta	RMR	S	S	MRMS	MS	MR	MSS	S	MSS	S	MSS	MRMS	MSS	MT	MII
Mammoth	MRMS	MSS	MSS	MRMS	SVS	MR	S	MRMS	MS	MSS	MSS	MRMS	MR	I	MI	MSS
Manning	MSS	MRMS/S	MR	MRMS	MRMS	MR	VS	S	S	S	MSS					MS (P)
Mowhawk	MR (P)	MSS (P)		MRMS (P)		RMR (P)										MSS (P)
Murray	MSS (P)	SVS (P)	S (P)	MS (P)	VS (P)	MR (S) (P)
Naparoo	MS	S	MRMS	MRMS	MR (P)	MRMS	S	S			SVS	MR (P)		I	MI
PACKER	MR	MSS	MRMS	MS	MSS	MR	MS (P)	S	S (P)	R (P)	S			MI (P)	MII (P)	S (P)
Patron	RMR	MRMS	MRMS	MRMS	S	RMR	SVS	MR	MSS	S	MRMS	MSS	MSS	T	MT
Razor CL Plus	S	SVS	MRMS	MSS	MSS	MRMS	S	MS	MS	MR	S	MS	MS	MT	MI	S
Rebel 65	MRMS	SVS	MSS	MSS		MSS (RMR)	S	MRMS	MSS	MSS	S	MS	MSS	TMT	MT	S
Rebel Rat	MRMS	MSS	MSS	MRMS	VS	MRMS	MSS	MSS	MSS	MRMS	S	MRMS	MRMS	T	MT	MS (P)
Reilly	MSS	S	MS	S	MSS	MRMS	S	MSS	MSS	R	MS	MSS	MSS	MTMI	MTMI	S
RGT Accroc	S	MS	MRMS	MRMS	MRMS	MRMS	SVS	MSS	MRMS	S	MS					MSS (P)
RGT Calabro	MS	MRMS	MRMS	MR	RMR	MS	SVS	MS	MS	S	S			VI
RGT Cesario	RMR	MRMS	MRMS	MR	RMR	RMR	VS	MSS	R (P)	MSS (P)	MRMS	MR	R (P)
RGT Healy	MR	MSS	MRMS	MSS	S	MRMS	S	MR	MRMS	MR	MSS	MS	MSS	MT	MT	S
RGT Marsh	MSS	SVS	MSS	MSS	MSS	MRMS	MSS (P)	MS	MS (P)	MS (P)	S	MRMS (P)	MRMS (P)	MI (P)	MI (P)	S (P)
RGT Ponsford	MR	MSS	MS	MS	MSS	RMR	MSS	S	S	MRMS	MSS	MRMS	MSS	MT	IVI	S
RGT Waugh	S	MRMS#	MR	MRMS	RMR	MS	S	MSS	MRMS	MS	MSS	MR	MR
RGT Zanzibar	SVS	MSS	RMR	MS	RMR	VS	S	MS (P)	MRMS	MSS	S	MR		MI (P)	MI
RockStar	S	S	S	MRMS	SVS	MRMS	S	MS	MSS	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	MRMS	I	MI	S	MS
Saintly	RMR	MRMS/S	MRMS	MRMS	S (P)	MS	VS (P)	RMR	MS	S	MS	MSS		MII	MT
Scepter	MSS	S	S	MRMS	SVS	MRMS	MSS	MSS	MS	MRMS	S	MRMS	MSS	MTMI	MT	S	MS
SEA Condamine	RMR	VS	MSS	MSS	MSS	MRMS	MSS	MS	MRMS	S	S	MS		MT	MT
Severn	MR	MSS	MR	MRMS	RMR	MRMS	S	MRMS	MR	MSS (P)	S	MR	MR
Sheriff CL Plus	SVS	S	SVS	MRMS	SVS	MS	S	MS	MS	MS	MRMS	MRMS	MRMS	MTMI	I	S	MRMS
Shotgun	MSS	S (P)	MSS	MRMS	S	MRMS	MS (P)	MRMS	S (P)	R (P)	MS (P)	MRMS (P)	MSS (P)	MI (P)	TMT (P)	S (P)
Sting	SVS	SVS	S	MRMS	SVS	MRMS	MSS	MS	S	MS	MS	MS	MS	MTMI	MTMI		MSS
Stockade	MR	MS	MR	MRMS	SVS	MS	S	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	S	MR	MR	MT	MTMI	MSS (P)
Stockman	MR	S (P)	MRMS (P)	MSS (P)	SVS	MS	S	S	S (P)	S	MRMS	MRMS	MSS		MI	S (P)
Sunblade CL Plus	MSS	S	MRMS	MSS	S	MS	S	MRMS	MRMS	MSS	MSS	MRMS	MS	MI	MT
Suncentral	RMR	S	MS	MSS	SVS	MRMS	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	S	MRMS	MS	MRMS	MI	MT
Sunchaser	R	S	RMR	MS	SVS	MR	MSS	MSS	MRMS	MSS	MSS	MSS	MRMS	MTMI	MT
Sundancer	RMR	MSS	MR	MS	S	MR	MSS	MS	S	MS	MSS	MS (P)	MRMS (P)	MTMI (P)	MTMI	S (P)
Sunflex	RMR	SVS	MRMS	MS	S	MR	MSS	MSS	MSS	MS	S	MS	MRMS	MI	MI
Sunmaster	RMR	S	MRMS	MSS	S	MS	MSS	MS	MR	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	MS	MTMI	TMT
Sunmax	MS	MSS	RMR	MS	S	MRMS	MSS	MS	MRMS	MRMS	S	MR (P)		MT	MI
Sunprime	MR	S	MS	MSS		MS	S	S	MSS	MS	S	S	MRMS	MTMI	MTMI
Suntop	MR	S	MRMS	MSS	S	MRMS	MSS	MRMS	MSS	S	S	MS	MS	MT	TMT
Tomahawk CL Plus	S	S	S	MRMS	SVS	MR	MSS	MS	S	MRMS	S	MRMS	S	MI (P)	TMT	S	MS (P)
Triple 2	MRMS	MR	RMR (P)	MR (P)	MRMS	MR (P)	MRMS (P)	MR	S (P)	MS (P)	R (P)	RMR (P)	MR (P)
Valiant CL Plus	S	MSS	S	MRMS	VS	MRMS	MSS	S (P)	MRMS	MSS (P)	S	MR	MRMS	MII	VI	MSS	MSS
Vixen	SVS	S	SVS	MRMS	SVS	MRMS	S	MS	MSS	MSS	MRMS	MS	MSS	I	I	S	MSS
Wallaroo	RMR	MSS	RMR	MRMS	S	RMR	MSS	MRMS	MS	R	MS	MR	MR		MI	S
Westcourt	RMR	S	MR	MRMS	MSS	RMR	VS	MR	MSS	MSS	MS	SVS	MR	MI	MTMI
Willaura	MRMS	S	S	MS	SVS	MR	S	MRMS	MRMS	MS	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	MII	MTMI	MSS (P)
Yitpi	MSS	S	MS	SVS	MS	S	S	S	MS	MR	MSS	MS	MRMS	MI			MS
Learn more via the NVT Disease Ratings.
R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible, VS = very susceptible,
T = tolerant, MT = moderately tolerant, MI = moderately intolerant, I = intolerant, VI = very intolerant,
(P) = provisional rating, - hyphen indicates a range, / indicates pathotype differences, # warning, may be more susceptible to alternate pathotypes,
^{^}line contains a few susceptible off types, ( ) show outlier.

wheat variety maturity

The wheat-breeding members of Australian Crop Breeders have developed a consistent approach to the description of wheat variety maturity (relative heading date).

Table 0: An industry guide for wheat variety maturity description.
Maturity description	Abbreviation	Quick wheat boundary	Slow wheat boundary
Spring Wheat
Very quick	VQ		Axe^φ
Very quick-quick	VQ-Q	> Axe^φ	Vixen^φ
Quick	Q	> Vixen^φ	Corack^φ/LRPB Mustang^φ
Quick-mid	Q-M	> Corack^φ/LRPB Mustang^φ	Mace^φ/Suntop^φ
Mid	M	> Mace^φ/Suntop^φ	LRPB Reliant^φ/Sheriff CL Plus^φ/LRPB Trojan^φ
Mid-slow	M-S	> LRPB Reliant^φ/Sheriff CL Plus^φ/LRPB Trojan^φ	Yitpi/EGA Gregory^φ
Slow	S	> Yitpi/EGA Gregory^φ	Sunzell
Slow-very slow	S-VS	> Sunzell	Sunmax
Very slow	VS	> Sunmax
Winter Wheat
Quick	Q		Illabo^φ
Mid	M	> Illabo^φ	RGT Accroc^φ
Slow	S	> RGT Accroc^φ
Source: Australian Crop Breeders Ltd

wheat Optimum Time of Sowing - An example for Southern New South Wales

To achieve flowering in the ideal window and maximise yield, the optimum time of sowing is based on a combination of variety maturity and environment.

Growers and advisers are encouraged to use the Crop Flowering Calculator to compare the impact of specific variety selection and sowing date for the ideal flowering window at their own location. The Crop Flowering Calculator is a simple phenology (maturity) model that uses 60 years of local weather data to calculate a range of possible flowering dates for a specific environment for wheat, barley and canola.

The Crop Flowering Calculator helps optimise sowing programs by finding the variety or sowing time that best matches the optimal flowering window for a specific location. Select a location and crop type and then either ‘Find a Variety’ (to match a fixed sowing date), or find ‘When to Sow’ (to match a fixed variety). This time of sowing guide is automatically generated from the database that underpins the Crop Flowering Calculator. The guide presents the optimal sowing windows for generic varieties for a single location.

The Crop Flowering Calculator integrates the scientific outputs from several GRDC projects and Initiatives (CSP00187, CSP1901-002RTX, UOM1806-001RTX and CSP2206-012RTX) and brings together the diverse aspects of crop phenology (genetics, physiology and agronomy). This tool has been supported by CSIRO in partnership with GRDC through CSP2206-012RTX.

Disclaimer: This Crop Flowering Calculator is a work in progress and is still undergoing development. The results provided have not yet been fully validated and should be interpreted with caution and used at your own discretion.

Barley

New barley varieties

The following information is for barley varieties released in the 12 months to the date when the MET analysis was published on NVT online. Please go to nvt.grdc.com.au to find trial results for any new varieties released since the publication of this harvest report.

^*EPR amount is ex-GST, ^(PBR)denotes Plant Breeder's Rights apply. ¹All data in the table was provided by breeders. Readers should raise any issues with the displayed data directly with the breeder. Consult the Grains Australia Variety Master List for final classification in your region.
Variety	Breeding Company	Grain classification	End point royalty^* ($)	Comments supplied by breeding company¹
AGT-Spirit^(PBR)	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd		4.1	- Carries a novel distilling quality trait (non-glycosidic nitrile) desirable in discerning markets - Elite malting quality - Agronomically very similar to RGT Planet, with slightly slower maturity - Opportunity for growers in SA/Vic to produce under contract for maltsters - Official malt quality classification pending - outcome expected 2026
Gretchen	Australian Grain and Forage Seeds Pty Ltd	Long	4	Gretchen (tested as AGFBA021022) is a high yielding, mid-late maturity variety suited for the medium to high rainfall zones (similar head emergence timing as RGT Planet). In national trials, Gretchen has demonstrated strong grain yield and disease resistance improvements (Scald and Net Form Net Blotch) compared to RGT Planet. Gretchen has high quality malting characteristics and is currently being evaluated to enter the Barley Australia malt accreditation program in 2026/27.
Kirwan CL	Intergrain Pty Ltd	Early	4.1	Kirwan CL is an acid tolerant IMI tolerant barley ideally suited to acidic, high aluminum soils in Western Australia. It is broadly adapted and suitable for tough conditions, out-yielding Buff and Litmus. Kirwan CL has an intermediate growth habit and good disease resistance to net form net blotch (MR-MSp), powdery mildew (MRMSp) and scald (MRMSp). However, it is susceptible to spot form of net blotch (Sp).
Rocket CL	Intergrain Pty Ltd		4.35	Rocket CL is a quick maturing IMI tolerant barley with outstanding yield potential, ideal for lower rainfall regions and late sowing windows. It offers strong resistance to net form of net blotch (MRMS-MSp), and improved lodging tolerance and head retention compared to Commodus CL. Rocket CL boasts excellent physical grain quality and is currently undergoing malt accreditation, with the earliest possible approval expected by March 2028.
Soldier CL	Intergrain Pty Ltd		4.35	Soldier CL is a mid-slow maturing IMI tolerant barley with high yield potential, excellent lodging tolerance and strong head retention. It performs best in environments prone to lodging. Soldier CL offers strong disease resistance, particularly for net form net blotch (MR^), and features excellent grain quality. Soldier CL has been entered into malt accreditation with the earliest possible accreditation in March 2028.
Ember	Intergrain Pty Ltd	Long season spring	3.75	Ember is a slow maturing spring feed barley with excellent yield potential, well suited to high rainfall zones. It is 7-10 days slower to mature than Neo CL and suited for early sowing opportunities and to help manage frost risk. Ember has a good disease resistance profile including useful levels of resistance to scald (MRMS), leaf rust (MRMS), powdery mildew (MRMS) and NFNB (MRMS-MSS).
AGT-Bunyip IA^(PBR)	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd	2	5.5	- A world first dual herbicide tolerant barley variety - ImiTol™ + CoAxium® - Tolerant to imidazolinone herbicides and Aggressor® herbicide - Offers flexibility to manage imidazolinone carry-over in soil and also manage problem weeds in-crop - Higher yielding than most widely grown variety Maximus CL, with very wide adaptation - Similar plant type and maturity to Maximus CL - Compact plant type, offering better standability than taller varieties such as Titan AX - Has entered the Grains Australia malt accreditation program but is currently deliverable as Barley/Feed

barley variety yield performance - Southern New South Wales

Yield results are presented from the top-performing varieties within each NVT location in the region for the past five seasons. Results are presented (as a percentage) for each variety relative to the mean trial yield for the location within each year. Varieties are listed in descending order of average yield over the period.

The Long Term Yield Reporter provides additional information on varieties not listed and can be viewed as a table or chart with error bars. Rainfall is provided for January to March (J–M) and April to October (A–O) and, where relevant, irrigation from April to October.

Table 0: Beckom Main Season Barley.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	4.36	6.02	5.06	3.68	5.11
Neo CL^(PBR)				105	119
Combat^(PBR)		118	105	114	109
Minotaur^(PBR)	112	108	106	108	112
Cyclops^(PBR)	111	107	101	115	113
Spinnaker^(PBR)			112	96	106
Rosalind^(PBR)	109	105	102	107	109
Bigfoot CL^(PBR)					107
AGT-Bunyip IA^(PBR)				109	107
RGT Planet^(PBR)	99	112	113	90	104
Zena CL^(PBR)		109	111	90	103
PegasusAX^(PBR)					106
Yeti^(PBR)	113	94	95	113	105
Rocket CL					105
Laperouse^(PBR)	111	95	96	110	106
Maximus CL	114	91	90	114	110
Sowing Date	18 May	13 May	23 May	15 May	14 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	122.00	260.50	186.50	139.50	156.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	366.00	275.50	449.60	191.50	248.00
Special thanks to 2024 trial cooperator.
Learn more via the NVT Long Term Yield Reporter

Table 0: Deniliquin Main Season Barley.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	5.18	4.28	6.72	5.58
Neo CL^(PBR)				106
Combat^(PBR)		118	100	103
Spinnaker^(PBR)			107	104
RGT Planet^(PBR)	104	101	107	105
Minotaur^(PBR)	107	102	105	102
Cyclops^(PBR)	109	105	101	101
Zena CL^(PBR)		99	106	104
Rosalind^(PBR)	104	104	102	101	Compromised trial
AGT-Bunyip IA^(PBR)				100
Leabrook	100	111	98	98
Titan AX^(PBR)			97	98
Bottler^(PBR)	98	92	104	102
Yeti^(PBR)	99	102	101	97
Laperouse^(PBR)	100	97	101	98
Beast^(PBR)	99	110	95	96
Sowing Date	13 May	28 May	10 May	1 Jun	15 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	122.40	89.80	146.80	64.60	191.60
Rainfall A-O (mm)	308.40	248.80	926.30	508.10	398.80
No 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Lockhart Main Season Barley.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	6.33	6.96	6.06	5.75
Neo CL^(PBR)				111
Spinnaker^(PBR)			118	105
Combat^(PBR)		108	111	109
RGT Planet^(PBR)	115	105	118	103
Zena CL^(PBR)		104	116	102
Minotaur^(PBR)	110	107	109	107
Rosalind^(PBR)	110	107	108	106
Cyclops^(PBR)	107	106	103	107	Compromised trial
AGT-Bunyip IA^(PBR)				105
Maximus CL	99	104	93	104
Yeti^(PBR)	99	102	96	103
Bottler^(PBR)	100	97	105	96
Laperouse^(PBR)	96	101	94	102
La Trobe^(PBR)	97	100	92	101
Spartacus CL^(PBR)	96	101	91	101
Sowing Date	14 May	20 May	24 May	18 May	9 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	392.30	503.20	382.80	455.60	151.40
Rainfall A-O (mm)	846.60	582.00	370.80	679.30	374.00
No 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Merriwagga Main Season Barley.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	4.34	4.94	5.30	3.86	4.13
Neo CL^(PBR)				113	107
Combat^(PBR)		109	113	109	115
Minotaur^(PBR)	112	109	104	106	107
Cyclops^(PBR)	108	108	102	106	112
Spinnaker^(PBR)			111	105	100
RGT Planet^(PBR)	100	108	113	103	99
Bigfoot CL^(PBR)					105
AGT-Bunyip IA^(PBR)				105	102
Rosalind^(PBR)	105	104	102	106	100
Zena CL^(PBR)		106	110	102	96
Laperouse^(PBR)	114	101	91	101	103
PegasusAX^(PBR)					97
Yeti^(PBR)	112	99	91	103	100
Bottler^(PBR)	99	102	104	97	96
Titan AX^(PBR)			99	99	110
Sowing Date	12 May	18 May	19 May	17 May	20 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	340.00	144.00	133.00	160.00	85.50
Rainfall A-O (mm)	478.00	286.00	469.00	135.00	272.00
Special thanks to our 2024 trial cooperator, Jeffery Muirhead.
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Table 0: Oaklands Main Season Barley.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	5.21	5.65	5.90	5.04
Neo CL^(PBR)				109
Spinnaker^(PBR)			105	106
Rosalind^(PBR)	107	110	107	104
Minotaur^(PBR)	109	106	107	104
RGT Planet^(PBR)	111	107	100	106
Combat^(PBR)		106	108	107
AGT-Bunyip IA^(PBR)				101
Zena CL^(PBR)		107	100	105	Compromised trial
Yeti^(PBR)	103	105	112	98
Cyclops^(PBR)	103	103	105	103
Maximus CL	102	106	105	99
Laperouse^(PBR)	102	99	105	97
Beast^(PBR)	92	99	108	97
Spartacus CL^(PBR)	97	102	99	98
Leabrook	93	96	109	96
Sowing Date	19 May	21 May	17 May	11 May	6 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	197.00	124.90	195.80	99.00	45.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	365.00	231.40	481.90	257.90	192.70
No 2024 trial cooperator.
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barley variety quality - Southern New South Wales

Protein and yield comparisons

Test weight comparisons

Screenings (<2.2mm) comparisons

Retention comparisons

barley variety disease ratings - Southern New South Wales

The following tables contain varietal ratings for the predominant diseases of barley in New South Wales. These ratings are updated annually by crop pathologists and were released in March 2025.

Selected varieties of most relevance to New South Wales growers are listed in alphabetical order and disease ratings are colour-coded to match resistance and tolerance ratings.

Table 0: Barley disease guide for New South Wales.
Variety	Scald resistance	Black Point resistance	Barley Grass Stripe Rust resistance	Pratylenchus Thornei resistance	Net Blotch (Net Form) resistance	Net Blotch (Spot Form) resistance	Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus resistance	Powdery Mildew resistance	Ramularia Resistance	CCN resistance	Stem Rust resistance	Crown Rot resistance	Leaf Rust resistance	Pratylenchus Thornei tolerance	Pratylenchus Neglectus resistance	Pratylenchus Neglectus tolerance	Pratylenchus Quasitereoides resistance
AGT-Bunyip IA	S	MSS (P)	R	MRMS	MSS (P)	MR	MS	SVS	SVS	R	MSS (P)	MSS (P)	MRMS	MT	MRMS
AGT-Spirit	S	MS	RMR	MRMS	MSS (P)	S	MRMS	R	SVS	R	S	MS	MRMS	MTMI	MRMS
Alestar	SVS	MRMS	R	MR	S	S	MRMS	MRMS	SVS	R^ (P)	MSS	S	MRMS	MTMI	MR	I
Beast	SVS	MSS	R	MRMS	MSS	MS	MS	S	SVS	MR	MSS	S	S	TMT	MRMS	MI	MSS
Bigfoot CL	SVS (P)	S (P)	RMR	RMR (P)	MRMS (P)	MRMS	MS	S	SVS	R	MS (P)	MSS (P)	SVS	TMT	MR		MSS (P)
Bottler	SVS	MRMS	R	RMR	MRMS	MSS	MRMS-MS	RMR	SVS		SVS	SVS	MRMS	MI	MS	MT
Buff	S	MS	R	MS	MS	S	MRMS	S	SVS		S	S	SVS	MI	MRMS	MT	S
Combat	S	MSS	R	MS	MSS	MR	MRMS	MSS	SVS	MR	MS	MSS	MS	TMT	MRMS		S (P)
Commander	SVS	MSS	R	MRMS	S	MSS	MRMS	MSS	SVS	R	S	S	SVS	MT	MRMS	MTMI
Commodus CL	S	MS	R	MRMS	MS	MSS	MRMS	MSS	SVS	R	MSS	S	SVS	MTMI	MRMS	TMT	MS
Compass	SVS	MSS	RMR	MR	MSS	MS	MS	S	SVS	R	MSS	MSS	SVS	TMT	MRMS	TMT	S
Cyclops	S	MSS	R	MRMS	MS	MSS	MSS	SVS	SVS	S	MRMS	MSS	S	MI	MRMS	MI	MSS
Ember	S	MRMS (P)	MRMS	RMR (P)	MS (P)	S	MRMS	MSS	SVS	R	S	SVS (P)	MRMS	MII	MR		S (P)
Fandaga	S	MRMS	MS	MR	MS	S	MS	R	SVS	R	MSS	MS	MRMS	TMT	MR		MS (P)
Fathom	S	MSS	MR	MR	S	MR	MS	MRMS	SVS	R	S	SVS	MS	MT	MRMS	T	MSS
Flinders	S	MRMS	R	MR	MS	S	MRMS	MR	SVS	S	S	MSS	MSS	MTMI	MRMS		MSS (P)
Granite CL	SVS (P)		R		MRMS (P)	MS (P)	MR (P)	SVS (P)	SVS (P)		MRMS (P)	SVS (P)	MSS (P)
Gretchen	MSS	MR (P)	RMR	RMR	MSS (P)	S	MSS	RMR	SVS	R	MSS	MSS (P)	MRMS	MII	RMR
Kirwan CL	SVS (P)	MRMS (P)	R (P)	MR (P)		MSS (P)	MR (P)	MS (P)	SVS (P)	MR			SVS (P)		MR (P)
Kiwi	SVS	MS	R	RMR	MS	MSS	MRMS	MS	SVS	S	S	MSS	MS	MTMI	MRMS	MI
La Trobe	SVS	MSS	R	MRMS	MRMS	S	MS	S	SVS	R	MSS	S	MS	MT	MRMS	MT	S
Laperouse	SVS	MSS	MR	MR	MS	MRMS	MRMS	MSS	SVS	S	MSS	S	SVS	MTMI	MRMS	MI	MS
Leabrook	S	MS	RMR	RMR	MS	MS	MS	S	SVS	RMR	S	S	SVS	TMT	MRMS	MT	MS
Litmus	VS	MS	RMR	MRMS	S	S	MSS	MSS	SVS	MS	MSS	S	SVS	IVI	MS	MTMI	MSS (P)
Maximus CL	S	MSS	RMR	MRMS	MRMS	MS	MRMS	S	SVS	R	MSS	S	MS	MI	MRMS	MT	S
Minotaur	VS	MRMS	R	MRMS	MRMS	S	MS	S	SVS	R	MSS	MSS	SVS	TMT	MRMS	MI	MS
Neo CL	S	MRMS (P)	MRMS	MRMS	MSS	MR	MRMS	RMR	SVS	R	SVS	VS (P)	SVS	MII	MR		S (P)
PegasusAX	MSS (P)	MSS (P)	R	MRMS	MRMS (P)	MSS	MS	S	SVS	R	S (P)	MSS (P)	MR	IVI	MR		MSS (P)
RGT Atlantis	S	MRMS (P)	MR	RMR	SVS (P)	S	MRMS	R	SVS	R	S	SVS (P)	MR	MII	MR		S (P)
RGT Planet	MSS	MRMS	MR	MR	SVS	SVS	MRMS	RMR	SVS	R	SVS	MSS	MR	MI	MRMS	MT	MS
Rocket CL	SVS (P)		R		MR (P)	MSS (P)	MRMS (P)	SVS (P)	SVS (P)		S (P)	SVS (P)	S (P)
Rosalind	MSS	MS	RMR	MRMS	MR	MSS	MRMS	S	SVS	R	S	S	MR	TMT	MRMS	MT	MSS
Scope CL	SVS	MS	RMR	MRMS	MRMS	MSS	MRMS	MRMS	SVS	S	S	S	SVS	MI	MRMS	MI	MRMS
Spartacus CL	SVS	MSS	RMR	MRMS	MSS	S	MSS	S	SVS	R	S	S	MSS	MI	MRMS	MII	MSS
Spinnaker	S	MRMS	MS	MS	S (P)	SVS	MRMS	RMR	SVS	S	MSS	MSS	MS	MT	MR		MS (P)
Titan AX	SVS	MSS	MR	MR	MS	MSS	MS	MSS	SVS	MR (P)	MSS	MSS	SVS	TMT	MR		MS (P)
Urambie	MSS	MRMS	R	MR	MRMS	S	MRMS	MS	SVS		S	MSS	MRMS,MSS	I	MRMS	IVI
Westminster	MSS	MRMS	R	MS	MRMS	S	MRMS	RMR	SVS		SVS	MSS	MR	I	MRMS	IVI
Yeti	VS	MSS	MR	MR	MS	MRMS	MS	S	SVS	RMR	MSS	S	SVS	MT	MR	TMT
Zena CL	MSS	MRMS (P)	MR	MR	S	S	MRMS	RMR	SVS	R	S	S	MRMS	TMT	MRMS		MS (P)
Learn more via the NVT Disease Ratings.
R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible, VS = very susceptible,
T = tolerant, MT = moderately tolerant, MI = moderately intolerant, I = intolerant, VI = very intolerant,
(P) = provisional rating, - hyphen indicates a range, / indicates pathotype differences, # warning, may be more susceptible to alternate pathotypes,
^{^}line contains a few susceptible off types, ( ) show outlier.

Oat

New oat varieties

The following information is for oat varieties released in the 12 months to the date when the MET analysis was published on NVT online. Please go to nvt.grdc.com.au to find trial results for any new varieties released since the publication of this harvest report.

^*EPR amount is ex-GST, ^(PBR)denotes Plant Breeder's Rights apply. ¹All data in the table was provided by breeders. Readers should raise any issues with the displayed data directly with the breeder. Consult the Grains Australia Variety Master List for final classification in your region.
Variety	Breeding Company	End point royalty^* ($)	Comments supplied by breeding company¹
85A30	Pioneer		MT7, Medium-Quick to flower, bright red grain, medium height

oat variety yield performance - Southern New South Wales

Table 0: Gerogery Oat.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	5.48	5.23	4.08	4.21	3.87
Wallaby				94	84
Archer				97	115
Koala^(PBR)	124	116	114	100	95
Bannister	110	112	109	104	102
Goldie^(PBR)			107	111	111
Williams^(PBR)	112	108	111	99	104
Minnie^(PBR)			101	109	103
Bilby^(PBR)	101	103	104	105	113
Kowari^(PBR)	101	98	97	101	101
Mitika^(PBR)	97	93	94	97	97
Sowing Date	19 May	16 May	23 May	19 May	3 Jun
Rainfall J-M (mm)	157.20	203.80	778.20	283.20	172.40
Rainfall A-O (mm)	377.70	227.80	1417.10	383.20	597.20
Special thanks to 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Merriwagga Oat.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.60	4.53	5.62	2.50	3.85
Goldie^(PBR)			104	109	108
Minnie^(PBR)			102	108	105
Archer				96	96
Bannister	106	107	107	97	106
Koala^(PBR)	101	108	112	88	107
Bilby^(PBR)	112	105	101	112	98
Williams^(PBR)	101	105	107	96	100
Wallaby				82	96
Kowari^(PBR)	102	99	98	104	98
Mitika^(PBR)	95	95	96	101	96
Sowing Date	12 May	18 May	19 May	17 May	20 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	340.00	144.00	133.00	160.00	85.50
Rainfall A-O (mm)	478.00	286.00	469.00	135.00	272.00
Special thanks to our 2024 trial cooperator, Jeffery Muirhead.
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Table 0: Wagga Wagga Oat.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	5.94	4.52	5.32	3.77	4.82
Goldie^(PBR)			107	111	111
Minnie^(PBR)			101	112	110
Wallaby				96	94
Koala^(PBR)	114	102	119	99	99
Bannister	109	108	112	103	103
Bilby^(PBR)	105	112	102	105	105
Archer				91	94
Williams^(PBR)	106	99	113	96	97
Kowari^(PBR)	101	103	95	102	102
Mitika^(PBR)	96	94	92	98	98
Sowing Date	18 May	16 May	19 May	11 May	13 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	122.80	266.80	228.60	188.40	351.60
Rainfall A-O (mm)	407.70	267.40	498.00	257.30	827.70
Special thanks to our 2024 trial cooperator, John Pattison.
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oat variety quality - Southern New South Wales

Protein and yield comparisons

Test weight comparisons

oat variety disease ratings - Southern New South Wales

The following tables contain varietal ratings for the predominant diseases of oat in New South Wales. These ratings are updated annually by crop pathologists and were released in March 2025.

Selected varieties of most relevance to New South Wales growers are listed in alphabetical order and disease ratings are colour-coded to match resistance and tolerance ratings.

Table 0: Oat disease guide for New South Wales.
Variety	Stem Nematode tolerance	Septoria Blotch resistance	Crown Rust (North) Resistance	CCN resistance	Crown Rust (South) Resistance	Stem Rust resistance	Red Leather Leaf resistance	Pratylenchus Neglectus resistance	Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus resistance	Pratylenchus Thornei resistance	Bacterial Blight resistance	Stem Nematode resistance
Archer	I (P)	MSS	MR-S	VS	R	MS	SVS	MS (P)	MSS	MRMS	MSS	VS (P)
Bannister	MT	MSS	S	MRMS	MRMS	S	MSS-SVS	MS	MSS	MRMS	S	MRMS
Bilby	MI	S	S	VS	S	S	MS-S	MS (P)	S	MSS	SVS	S
Carrolup	I	S	S	VS	VS	S	SVS	MR	SVS	MRMS	MSS	S
Durack	MT-	S	S	MRMS	S	S	S	MRMS	S	MS (P)	S	S
Echidna	MT	SVS	S	MRMS	S	S	MS	MS (P)	MSS	MS	S	MRMS
Goldie	I	MSS	S	MR	R	S	SVS	MS (P)	MS	MRMS	MSS	S
Kingbale	MT	MS	MSS	R	S	S	SVS	MRMS	MS	MRMS	MSS	MR
Koala	MT-	MSS	MSS	R	R	MS	S	MRMS	MSS	MR	S	MS
Kojonup	MT	S	S	VS	SVS	S	S	MS (P)	MSS	MRMS	SVS	MS
Kowari	I	S	SVS	S	SVS	S	S	MS (P)	S	MRMS	S	S
Kultarr	MI (P)	MS	MSS	MRMS	R	SVS	SVS	MS (P)	MSS	MS	MSS	S (P)
Minnie	MI	S	VS	RMR	R	SVS	VS	MS (P)	S	MR	S	MS
Mitika	MT-	SVS	S	VS	S	MSS	S	MS (P)	SVS	MS	S	S
Mulgara	MT	S/MS	MRMS	R	MR	S	SVS	MS (P)	MSS	MS (P)	MSS	MR
Wallaby	MI (P)	MSS	MR	MR	R	SVS	SVS	MS	MSS	MS	MSS	S (P)
Wandering	MT-	S	SVS	VS	SVS	SVS	S	MS (P)	S	MS	S	S
Williams	MI	MSS	MSS	VS	MRMS	S	MS	MRMS	MSS	MRMS	MSS	S
Yallara	MI	MSS	MR-SVS	R	MRMS	S	SVS	MR	MSS	MRMS	S	MS
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R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible, VS = very susceptible,
T = tolerant, MT = moderately tolerant, MI = moderately intolerant, I = intolerant, VI = very intolerant,
(P) = provisional rating, - hyphen indicates a range, / indicates pathotype differences, # warning, may be more susceptible to alternate pathotypes,
^{^}line contains a few susceptible off types, ( ) show outlier.

Canola

New canola varieties

The following information is for canola varieties released in the 12 months to the date when the MET analysis was published on NVT online. Please go to nvt.grdc.com.au to find trial results for any new varieties released since the publication of this harvest report.

^*EPR amount is ex-GST, ^(PBR)denotes Plant Breeder's Rights apply. ¹All data in the table was provided by breeders. Readers should raise any issues with the displayed data directly with the breeder. Consult the Grains Australia Variety Master List for final classification in your region.
Variety	Breeding Company	End point royalty^* ($)	Comments supplied by breeding company¹
Chronos TFI	Nuseed Pty Ltd		Chronos TFI is Nufarm Seeds’ first hybrid to combine TruFlex® and IMI herbicide traits, Its early-mid maturity (4 series) fits well within common sowing windows and suited low to medium rainfall zones. With strong weed control options, this hybrid supports cleaner paddocks and simplified rotations, helping you protect both this season’s crop and future productivity
VICTORY V55-08TF	Cargill		Cargill specialty mid maturity TruFlex hybrid grown under contract, Non-GM basis grain price and no ISCC requirement
VICTORY V74-06CL	Cargill		Cargill specialty canola hybrid
AGT-Insurgent TT^(PBR)	Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd	11	- The highest yielding triazine tolerant (TT), open pollinated (OP) canola in AGT and NVT trials - The most profitable TT canola variety tested nation-wide in AGT trials - Excellent oil content - Mid season maturity - Low cost of seed resulting in lower up-front risk than hybrids - Ability to retain seed for future plantings ensuring you always have the seed you need - RMR blackleg rating (with fungicide), MRMS blackleg rating (without fungicide) - Height and lodging tolerance similar to HyTTec® Trident
Vesta IMI	Nuseed Pty Ltd		Vesta IMI is Nufarm Seeds' new IMI hybrid release, it has early–mid maturity (4 series) with mid-fast phenology similar to Hyttec Trophy, ideal for mid-April to early May sowing windows. Class-leading oil content combined with strong yield performance in low to medium-rainfall zones. It offers strong blackleg resistance for enhanced paddock protection.
InVigor LT 4030P	BASF Australia Ltd		InVigor LT 4030P is an early mid maturing hybrid tolerant to Triazine and Liberty herbicide. InVigor LT 4030P contains the PodGuard trait and is tolerant to shattering. InVigor LT 4030P is a higher yielding replacement for InVigor LT4 530P, it is suited to early and mid season growing regions.
Pioneer PY432T	Pioneer		Variety description not supplied.
DG Buller G	Nutrien Ag Solutions Ltd		DG Buller G will be available to growers in 2025. It is a 5 series Optimum Gly hybrid. DG Buller G has group H blackleg resistance and is medium height with good standability. It has good oil content and was entered into 2024 NVTs.

canola variety yield performance - Southern New South Wales

Table 0: Beckom Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	2.84	3.25	2.94	2.09
InVigor LR 5040P			103	109
InVigor R 4520P	106	109	100	109
InVigor LR 4540P			93	112
Nuseed Hunter TF			94	111
Nuseed Eagle TF			111	101
Pioneer 44Y30 RR		108	103	104	No trial
Nuseed Raptor TF	101	105	97	103
Hyola Regiment XC^(PBR)		107	88	109
Pioneer 44Y27 (RR)	98	109	92	104
Pioneer PY422G				95
Sowing Date	24 Apr	5 May	24 Apr	26 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	122.00	260.50	186.50	139.50
Rainfall A-O (mm)	366.00	275.50	449.60	191.50
No 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Cootamundra Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.95	3.62	2.15	3.21	3.33
Pioneer PY428R				114	117
Hyola Regiment XC^(PBR)		109	114	108	108
InVigor R 4520P	108	110	98	108	115
Nuseed Hunter TF			110	106	111
InVigor LR 4540P			100	106	114
InVigor LR 5040P			91	108	116
Nuseed Eagle TF		104	118	104	99
Pioneer PY525G				107	102
Nuseed Raptor TF		102	114	101	100
DG Buller G					97
Sowing Date	17 Apr	23 Apr	2 May	27 Apr	23 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	174.20	300.70	188.30	153.00	220.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	484.70	425.20	640.00	292.00	272.80
Special thanks to our 2024 trial cooperator, Charlie Bragg.
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Table 0: Gerogery Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.21	3.37	2.21	3.24	2.34
Pioneer PY428R				112	120
InVigor LR 5040P			108	106	114
InVigor R 4520P	125	105	105	106	117
InVigor LR 4540P			107	101	121
Nuseed Hunter TF			106	102	120
Pioneer PY525G				110	98
Nuseed Eagle TF		106	107	105	102
Hyola Regiment XC^(PBR)		110	91	105	122
Pioneer PY424GC				95	100
Nuseed Raptor TF		104	102	100	107
Sowing Date	27 Apr	30 Apr	23 Apr	30 Apr	31 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	157.20	203.80	778.20	283.20	172.40
Rainfall A-O (mm)	377.70	227.80	1417.10	383.20	597.20
Special thanks to 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Lockhart Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.51	2.79	3.60	2.75	2.33
Pioneer PY428R					119
InVigor LR 5040P			111	110	120
InVigor R 4520P	102	99	108	106	116
Nuseed Eagle TF			106	102	98
Pioneer PY422G				104	98
InVigor LR 4540P			102	103	113
Nuseed Hunter TF		97	100	100	107
DG Buller G					95
Hyola Regiment XC^(PBR)		105	95	92	104
VICTORY V55-04TF^(PBR)		101			97
Sowing Date	23 Apr	12 May	26 Apr	27 Apr	26 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	392.30	503.20	382.80	455.60	151.40
Rainfall A-O (mm)	846.60	582.00	370.80	679.30	374.00
Special thanks to 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Mayrung Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)					3.59
InVigor LR 5040P					109
Pioneer PY428R					109
InVigor R 4520P					106
InVigor LR 4540P					103
Pioneer PY422G					102
Nuseed Eagle TF	No trial	No trial	No trial	No trial	102
Nuseed Hunter TF					101
DG Buller G					101
DG Hotham TF					98
VICTORY V55-04TF					98
Sowing Date					19 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)					48.80
Rainfall A-O (mm)					211.80
Irrigation A-O (mm)					200
Special thanks to 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Temora Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.35	3.08	1.77	2.03
Pioneer PY428R				114
Hyola Regiment XC^(PBR)		108	105	113
Pioneer PY525G				100
Pioneer 45Y28 RR		106	110	106
Nuseed Eagle TF			108	103
InVigor R 4520P	103	105	109	111	Compromised trial
Nuseed Hunter TF			104	113
InVigor LR 5040P			109	109
InVigor LR 4540P			104	113
Nuseed Raptor TF	102	104	100	105
Sowing Date	21 Apr	7 May	3 May	24 Apr	19 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	179.20	303.00	486.30	228.80	354.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	429.20	331.00	1232.00	218.80	450.80
No 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Wagga Wagga Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.12	4.22	3.07	3.13
Pioneer PY428R				110
InVigor LR 5040P			110	109
InVigor R 4520P	105	109	109	107
Pioneer 45Y28 RR	109	107	107	103
Pioneer PY525G				105
Hyola Regiment XC^(PBR)		109	103	101	No trial
InVigor LR 4540P			105	105
Nuseed Hunter TF			104	103
Nuseed Eagle TF		105	105	101
Pioneer 44Y30 RR	98	105	103	101
Sowing Date	17 Apr	21 Apr	22 Apr	20 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	122.80	266.80	228.60	188.40
Rainfall A-O (mm)	407.70	267.40	498.00	257.30
No 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Oaklands Low-Med Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.24	3.67	2.62	2.49	1.92
Nuseed Hunter TF		109	109	108	111
InVigor LR 4540P			114	107	106
InVigor R 4520P	105	107	114	103	100
Pioneer PY428R					113
Hyola Regiment XC^(PBR)		101		106	111
Nuseed Raptor TF	100	101	111	100	96
Pioneer 44Y27 (RR)	102	103	101	101	100
Pioneer PY424GC				100	98
DG Buller G					96
InVigor LR 3540P			98	93	87
Sowing Date	22 Apr	27 Apr	21 Apr	24 Apr	17 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	197.00	124.90	195.80	99.00	45.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	365.00	231.40	481.90	257.90	192.70
Special thanks to our 2024 trial cooperator, Peter Hanrahan.
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Table 0: Oaklands Low-Med Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.24	3.80	2.77	2.32	1.64
Pioneer PY421C				115	120
Pioneer 44Y94 CL		111	120	110	110
Pioneer PY327C				105	106
Pioneer 43Y92 (CL)	101	102	103	102	103
Nuseed Ceres IMI^(PBR)		101	90	104	109
Hyola Solstice CL^(PBR)		96		107	125
Sowing Date	22 Apr	27 Apr	21 Apr	24 Apr	17 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	197.00	124.90	195.80	99.00	45.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	365.00	231.40	481.90	257.90	192.70
Special thanks to our 2024 trial cooperator, Peter Hanrahan.
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Table 0: Oaklands Low-Med Rainfall Triazine Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.19	3.39	2.47	2.35	1.71
Hyola Blazer TT	109		120	112	115
Pioneer PY432T					131
HyTTec Trophy	107	110	113	111	114
HyTTec Trident	107	110	107	108	111
SF Dynatron TT	106		113	107	107
Hyola Defender CT			116	105	105
HyTTec Velocity	107		95	109	117
AGT-Insurgent TT^(PBR)					110
Pioneer PY520TC				104	103
Nuseed Griffon TTI				107	112
Sowing Date	22 Apr	27 Apr	21 Apr	24 Apr	17 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	197.00	124.90	195.80	99.00	45.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	365.00	231.40	481.90	257.90	192.70
Special thanks to our 2024 trial cooperator, Peter Hanrahan.
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Table 0: Beckom Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	2.88	3.13	2.96	1.93	1.90
Pioneer PY421C				115	123
Pioneer 45Y95 (CL)			124	109	108
Pioneer 44Y94 CL	110	113	120	110	109
Pioneer PY327C				110	113
Vesta IMI				111	122
Hyola Solstice CL^(PBR)		111	88	113	127
Hyola Continuum CL			116	99	87
Pioneer 43Y92 (CL)	101	106	101	104	101
Nuseed Ceres IMI^(PBR)		111	70	112	130
VICTORY V75-03CL	92	94		92	79
Sowing Date	24 Apr	5 May	24 Apr	26 Apr	29 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	122.00	260.50	186.50	139.50	156.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	366.00	275.50	449.60	191.50	248.00
Special thanks to 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Cootamundra Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.94	3.25		3.24	2.80
Pioneer PY421C				114	121
Pioneer 45Y95 (CL)		115		111	110
Hyola Solstice CL^(PBR)				110	112
Pioneer 44Y94 CL	109	114	Compromised trial	109	112
Vesta IMI				109	112
Hyola Continuum CL				99	97
VICTORY V75-03CL	91	87		90	84
Sowing Date	17 Apr	23 Apr	2 May	27 Apr	23 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	174.20	300.70	188.30	153.00	220.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	484.70	425.20	640.00	292.00	272.80
Special thanks to our 2024 trial cooperator, Charlie Bragg.
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Table 0: Gerogery Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	2.98	3.27	2.25	3.20	2.10
Pioneer PY421C			124	114	124
Pioneer 44Y94 CL	120	109	123	109	113
Pioneer 45Y95 (CL)		113	122	113	113
Vesta IMI			99	107	124
Hyola Solstice CL^(PBR)			94	106	131
Hyola Continuum CL			117	101	93
VICTORY V75-03CL	77	93		90	85
Sowing Date	27 Apr	30 Apr	23 Apr	30 Apr	31 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	157.20	203.80	778.20	283.20	172.40
Rainfall A-O (mm)	377.70	227.80	1417.10	383.20	597.20
Special thanks to 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Lockhart Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.49	2.85	3.68	2.62	2.46
Pioneer PY421C				114	116
Pioneer 45Y95 (CL)		106	117	111	106
Pioneer 44Y94 CL	108	101	116	112	108
Hyola Continuum CL			108	107	96
Pioneer PY327C				104	106
Vesta IMI				97	106
Pioneer 43Y92 (CL)	101	98	100	100	99
Hyola Solstice CL^(PBR)		104	95	92	105
Nuseed Ceres IMI^(PBR)			86	87	106
VICTORY V75-03CL	96	97		91	85
Sowing Date	23 Apr	12 May	26 Apr	27 Apr	26 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	392.30	503.20	382.80	455.60	151.40
Rainfall A-O (mm)	846.60	582.00	370.80	679.30	374.00
Special thanks to 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Mayrung Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)					3.61
Pioneer PY421C					113
Pioneer 45Y95 (CL)					110
Pioneer 44Y94 CL					110
Hyola Continuum CL					105
Pioneer PY327C					104
Pioneer 43Y92 (CL)	No trial	No trial	No trial	No trial	101
Vesta IMI					99
Hyola Solstice CL					96
VICTORY V75-03CL					92
Nuseed Ceres IMI					91
Sowing Date					19 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)					48.80
Rainfall A-O (mm)					211.80
Irrigation A-O (mm)					200
Special thanks to 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Temora Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.35	3.08	1.86	1.96
VICTORY V74-06CL				116
Pioneer PY421C			120	118
Pioneer 45Y95 (CL)		111	118	112
Hyola Solstice CL^(PBR)			106	117
Vesta IMI			108	114
Pioneer 44Y94 CL	107	109	115	111	Compromised trial
Pioneer 45Y93 CL		104	117	100
Hyola Continuum CL			104	98
Pioneer PY520TC			99	89
VICTORY V75-03CL	90	95		90
Sowing Date	21 Apr	7 May	3 May	24 Apr	19 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	179.20	303.00	486.30	228.80	354.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	429.20	331.00	1232.00	218.80	450.80
No 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Wagga Wagga Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.46	3.63	2.97	2.72	1.53
Pioneer PY421C			119	113	125
Pioneer 45Y95 (CL)		118	115	108	118
Pioneer 44Y94 CL	108	117	114	108	113
Vesta IMI			106	103	121
Hyola Solstice CL^(PBR)			104	101	123
Hyola Continuum CL			103	101	91
VICTORY V75-03CL	90	90		90	78
Sowing Date	17 Apr	21 Apr	22 Apr	20 Apr	16 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	122.80	266.80	228.60	188.40	351.60
Rainfall A-O (mm)	407.70	267.40	498.00	257.30	827.70
Special thanks to our 2024 trial cooperator, Ben Langtry.
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Table 0: Beckom Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	2.63	2.90	2.63	1.99	1.79
HyTTec Trifecta	111	111	115	110	117
Pioneer PY429T				106	101
Hyola Blazer TT	110	108	124	106	104
HyTTec Trophy	107	113	106	109	113
Pioneer PY520TC			122	104	99
RGT Baseline TT^(PBR)		97	127	99	100
SF Dynatron TT	105	108	115	104	100
Hyola Defender CT			129	99	87
InVigor T 4511^(PBR)		109	98	107	114
HyTTec Velocity			81	112	124
Sowing Date	24 Apr	5 May	24 Apr	26 Apr	29 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	122.00	260.50	186.50	139.50	156.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	366.00	275.50	449.60	191.50	248.00
Special thanks to 2024 trial cooperator.
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Table 0: Cootamundra Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.71	3.20	2.14	3.05	2.53
Pioneer PY432T					135
HyTTec Trifecta	114	116	127	113	114
Hyola Blazer TT	109	111	123	109	108
HyTTec Trophy	108	111	119	107	110
Pioneer PY429T				106	108
Pioneer PY520TC		108	121	106	104
RGT Baseline TT^(PBR)		107	111	108	105
InVigor T 4511^(PBR)		108	109	105	109
SF Dynatron TT	103	106	112	103	105
RGT Capacity TT	105	106	100	105	108
Sowing Date	17 Apr	23 Apr	2 May	27 Apr	23 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	174.20	300.70	188.30	153.00	220.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	484.70	425.20	640.00	292.00	272.80
Special thanks to our 2024 trial cooperator, Charlie Bragg.
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Table 0: Gerogery Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	2.76	3.10	2.13	2.74	1.93
Pioneer PY432T					118
HyTTec Trifecta	102	115	113	114	122
Pioneer PY429T				107	106
Hyola Blazer TT	111	109	120	111	108
HyTTec Trophy	105	109	111	106	119
Pioneer PY520TC		107	119	109	104
RGT Baseline TT^(PBR)		107	112	114	96
SF Dynatron TT	114	103	117	104	103
Hyola Defender CT			122	107	90
RGT Capacity TT	113	103	104	106	105
Sowing Date	27 Apr	30 Apr	23 Apr	30 Apr	31 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	157.20	203.80	778.20	283.20	172.40
Rainfall A-O (mm)	377.70	227.80	1417.10	383.20	597.20
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Table 0: Lockhart Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.38	2.61	3.25	2.46	2.37
RGT Baseline TT^(PBR)			119	112	106
Hyola Blazer TT	109	105	117	111	105
HyTTec Trifecta	109	107	113	106	108
Hyola Defender CT			118	114	100
Pioneer PY429T				112	104
Pioneer PY520TC			114	109	101
RGT Capacity TT	103	102	108	106	108
SF Dynatron TT	104	99	110	108	102
HyTTec Trophy	105	101	106	103	105
DG BIDGEE TT^(PBR)		108	107	104	94
Sowing Date	23 Apr	12 May	26 Apr	27 Apr	26 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	392.30	503.20	382.80	455.60	151.40
Rainfall A-O (mm)	846.60	582.00	370.80	679.30	374.00
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Table 0: Mayrung Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)					3.63
Hyola Defender CT					110
Pioneer PY429T					109
Hyola Blazer TT					109
RGT Baseline TT					109
Pioneer PY520TC					107
HyTTec Trifecta	No trial	No trial	No trial	No trial	106
SF Dynatron TT					106
RGT Capacity TT					105
Renegade TT					104
AGT-Insurgent TT					103
Sowing Date					19 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)					48.80
Rainfall A-O (mm)					211.80
Irrigation A-O (mm)					200
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Table 0: Temora Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	3.06	2.74	1.61	1.94
HyTTec Trifecta	120	112	119	114
Hyola Blazer TT	112	109	117	108
RGT Baseline TT^(PBR)			117	101
HyTTec Trophy	106	109	110	112
Pioneer PY520TC			113	105
Pioneer PY429T				107	Compromised trial
InVigor T 4511^(PBR)		106	105	109
InVigor T 6010	112	100	111	98
RGT Capacity TT	106	102	108	104
DG BIDGEE TT^(PBR)		99	106	94
Sowing Date	21 Apr	7 May	3 May	24 Apr	19 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	179.20	303.00	486.30	228.80	354.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	429.20	331.00	1232.00	218.80	450.80
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Table 0: Wagga Wagga Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	2.89	3.80	2.97	2.75	1.51
Pioneer PY432T					143
HyTTec Trifecta	116	116	113	107	124
Hyola Blazer TT	111	112	112	107	112
RGT Baseline TT^(PBR)		105	112	108	115
Pioneer PY429T				106	104
HyTTec Trophy	106	113	107	104	111
Pioneer PY520TC		110	109	105	107
RGT Capacity TT	106	104	106	105	111
InVigor T 4511^(PBR)		108	104	102	110
Hyola Defender CT			109	105	98
Sowing Date	17 Apr	21 Apr	22 Apr	20 Apr	16 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)	122.80	266.80	228.60	188.40	351.60
Rainfall A-O (mm)	407.70	267.40	498.00	257.30	827.70
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Australian canola variety disease ratings

The following table contains varietal ratings for blackleg disease of canola.

These ratings are updated twice a year by crop pathologists and were released in autumn 2025.

Table 0: Canola disease guide – autumn 2025 ratings and resistance groups.
	2025 autumn blackleg rating
Variety	Bare	Fluopyram (e.g. ILeVo®)	Pydiflumetofen (e.g. Saltro®)	2025 upper canopy infection blackleg rating	Type
Conventional
Outlaw	RMR	R	R	MR	Open Pollinated
Triazine-Tolerant Varieties
HyTTec Trophy	R	R	R	MR	Hybrid, Triazine
HyTTec Trifecta	R		R	MR	Hybrid, Triazine
HyTTec Trident	R		R	MR	Hybrid, Triazine
DG BIDGEE TT	R	R	R	R	Open Pollinated, Triazine
Pioneer PY429T	R		R	R	Hybrid, Triazine
ATR Bluefin	RMR			MR	Open Pollinated, Triazine
Hyola Blazer TT	RMR		R	MR	Hybrid, Triazine
Monola H524TT	RMR			MR	Hybrid, Triazine
InVigor T 4511	RMR	R		MR	Hybrid, Triazine
DG Torrens TT	RMR		R	R	Open Pollinated, Triazine
SF Spark TT	MR	R	R	MR	Hybrid, Triazine
DG Avon TT	MR	R	R	MR	Open Pollinated, Triazine
Renegade TT	MR	R	R	MR	Open Pollinated, Triazine
HyTTec Velocity	MR			MR	Hybrid, Triazine
Monola 422TT	MR			MR	Hybrid, Triazine
RGT Baseline TT	MRMS	RMR	R	MRMS	Hybrid, Triazine
RGT Capacity TT	MRMS	RMR	R	MRMS	Hybrid, Triazine
SF Dynatron TT	MRMS	R	R	MRMS	Hybrid, Triazine
Bandit TT	MRMS	RMR	R	MRMS	Open Pollinated, Triazine
ATR Swordfish	MRMS			MRMS	Open Pollinated, Triazine
ATR Bonito	MS	MR	RMR	MS	Open Pollinated, Triazine
Imidazolinone-Tolerant Varieties
Pioneer PN526C	R		R	MR	Hybrid
Pioneer PY327C	R		R	MR	Hybrid
Hyola Solstice CL	R		R	R	Hybrid
Hyola Continuum CL	R		R	MR	Hybrid
Vesta IMI	R				Hybrid
RGT Nizza CL	R	R	R	MR	Hybrid
RGT Clavier CL	R			R	Hybrid
Pioneer PY421C	RMR	R	R	MR	Hybrid
Pioneer 45Y95 (CL)	RMR		R	MR	Hybrid
Pioneer 44Y94 CL	RMR	R	R	MR	Hybrid
Pioneer 43Y92 (CL)	RMR	R	R	MR	Hybrid
VICTORY V75-03CL	RMR	R	R	MR	Hybrid
Nuseed Ceres IMI	RMR			MR	Hybrid
Imidazolinone and Triazine-Tolerant Varieties
Hyola Defender CT	R		R	MR	Hybrid, Triazine
Pioneer PY520TC	RMR	R	R	MR	Hybrid, Triazine
Nuseed Griffon TTI	RMR			MR	Hybrid, Triazine
Glyphosate-Tolerant Varieties
Nuseed Eagle TF	R		R	MR	Hybrid
Nuseed Raptor TF	R		R	MR	Hybrid
VICTORY V55-04TF	R	R	R	MR	Hybrid
DG Hotham TF	R		R	R	Hybrid
Pioneer PY422G	RMR		R	MR	Hybrid
Nuseed Hunter TF	RMR		R	MR	Hybrid
Pioneer 44Y27 (RR)	RMR	R	R	MR	Hybrid
DG Buller G	RMR			R	Hybrid
Pioneer PY525G	MR		R	MR	Hybrid
Pioneer PY428R	MR		R	MR	Hybrid
Pioneer PY323G	MR		R	MR	Hybrid
Nuseed Emu TF	MR		R	MR	Hybrid
InVigor R 4520P	MRMS	R	R	MRMS	Hybrid
Glyphosate and Imidazolinone-Tolerant Varieties
Hyola Regiment XC	R	R	R	R	Hybrid
Pioneer PY424GC	MR		R	MR	Hybrid
Glufosinate and Triazine-Tolerant Varieties
InVigor LT 4530P	RMR	R	R	MR	Hybrid, Triazine
Glufosinate and Glyphosate-Tolerant Varieties
InVigor LR 5040P	RMR	R		MR	Hybrid
InVigor LR 4540P	RMR	R		MR	Hybrid
InVigor LR 3540P	MR	R		MR	Hybrid
R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible.
Please check the updated ratings using the Blackleg Management Guide or the NVT Disease Ratings.

Chickpea

New chickpea varieties

The following information is for chickpea varieties released in the 12 months to the date when the MET analysis was published on NVT online. Please go to nvt.grdc.com.au to find trial results for any new varieties released since the publication of this harvest report.

^*EPR amount is ex-GST, ^(PBR)denotes Plant Breeder's Rights apply. ¹All data in the table was provided by breeders. Readers should raise any issues with the displayed data directly with the breeder. Consult the Grains Australia Variety Master List for final classification in your region.
Variety	Breeding Company	End point royalty^* ($)	Comments supplied by breeding company¹
CBA Spin	Dept of Primary Industries NSW	4.5	A desi variety for northern NSW and southern QLD areas where there is an increased risk of PRR.

chickpea variety yield performance - Southern New South Wales

Table 0: Rankins Springs Desi Chickpea.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	2.17	2.33	2.09	1.31	2.08
CBA Captain^(PBR)	102	99	121	99	100
Neelam	100		102	101	105
PBA Striker^(PBR)	100	110	96	97	106
Genesis 836					98
PBA Maiden^(PBR)	96	100	95	95	103
PBA Slasher^(PBR)	99	106	83	97	103
Genesis 090			109	97	99
PBA Seamer	90	76	91	86	94
Sowing Date	8 May	18 May	9 May	9 May	20 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	150.50	173.00	275.40	125.00	132.60
Rainfall A-O (mm)	280.00	291.30	448.80	220.40	258.20
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chickpea variety disease ratings - Southern New South Wales

The following tables contain varietal ratings for the predominant diseases of chickpea in New South Wales. These ratings are updated annually by crop pathologists and were released in March 2025.

Selected varieties of most relevance to New South Wales growers are listed in alphabetical order and disease ratings are colour-coded to match resistance and tolerance ratings.

Table 0: Chickpea disease guide for New South Wales.
Variety	Pratylenchus Thornei resistance	Pratylenchus Neglectus resistance	Pratylenchus Neglectus tolerance	Ascochyta Blight resistance	Ascochyta Blight (Pathogen Group 1 - South) Resistance	Ascochyta Blight (Pathogen Group 2 - North) Resistance	Pratylenchus Thornei tolerance	Phytophthora Root Rot resistance
Almaz	S	MRMS	MI	MS (P)	S	MS	I
CBA Captain	MS	MR	MT		S	MS (P)	MT	S
CBA Spin	MRMS	MRMS (P)	MI		S	MS (P)	MT (P)	MSS (P)
Genesis 090	MS	MRMS	IVI	MR	MS	MS	MII
Genesis 836	MS	MR	MII		S	S	MT
Genesis Kalkee	MS	MRMS	VI	MS (P)	S	S	MI
Kyabra	S	MRMS	MT	VS	VS	VS	MT	VS
Neelam	MS	MRMS	MI	MS (P)	S	S	MTMI
PBA Boundary	MRMS	RMR	MTMI	S (P)	S	S	MT	VS
PBA Drummond	MRMS	MR	TMT		VS	VS	TMT	VS
PBA HatTrick	MRMS	MRMS	MT	MS	S	S	MTMI	S
PBA Magnus	MSS	MRMS	MI		S	MS	IVI
PBA Maiden	MRMS	MRMS	MI	MS (P)	S	S	MII
PBA Monarch	MS	MRMS	IVI	MS	S	MS (P)	I
PBA Royal	MS	MR (P)	MII		MS	MS	MI
PBA Seamer	MRMS	MRMS	MTMI	MR	S	MS	MTMI	S
PBA Slasher	MRMS	MRMS	MI	MS (P)	S	S	MT
PBA Striker	MRMS	MRMS	MI	MS (P)	S	S	TMT
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R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible, VS = very susceptible,
T = tolerant, MT = moderately tolerant, MI = moderately intolerant, I = intolerant, VI = very intolerant,
(P) = provisional rating, - hyphen indicates a range, / indicates pathotype differences, # warning, may be more susceptible to alternate pathotypes,
^{^}line contains a few susceptible off types, ( ) show outlier.

Faba Bean

faba bean variety yield performance - Southern New South Wales

Table 0: Lockhart Faba Bean.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	4.33	4.80	3.34	1.91	2.46
PBA Nasma				127	102
FBA Ayla				112	98
PBA Marne^(PBR)	96	103	95	106	91
PBA Samira^(PBR)	98	92	110	89	100
PBA Amberley^(PBR)	95	91		89	105
PBA Zahra^(PBR)	93	90		88	101
Fiesta VF^(PBR)	97	93	93	93	88
Farah^(PBR)	94	89	95	88	89
PBA Bendoc^(PBR)	87	91	75	93	101
PBA Rana^(PBR)		81	80	78	75
Sowing Date		26 Apr		28 Apr	18 Apr
Rainfall J-M (mm)		503.20		455.60	151.40
Rainfall A-O (mm)		582.00		679.30	374.00
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faba bean variety disease ratings - Southern New South Wales

The following tables contain varietal ratings for the predominant diseases of faba bean in New South Wales. These ratings are updated annually by crop pathologists and were released in March 2025.

Selected varieties of most relevance to New South Wales growers are listed in alphabetical order and disease ratings are colour-coded to match resistance and tolerance ratings.

Table 0: Faba Bean disease guide for New South Wales.
Variety	Pratylenchus Thornei resistance	Chocolate Spot resistance	Rust (Faba Bean) Resistance	Ascochyta Blight resistance	Cercospora Leaf Spot Resistance
Cairo	MSS	S	S	S (P)	S
Doza	MSS	S	MR	S (P)	S
Farah	MRMS	S	VS	MS (P)	S
FBA Ayla	MRMS	S	MR	MS (P)	S
Fiesta VF	MS	S	VS	S	S
Nura	MS	MS	VS	MR (P)	S
PBA Amberley	MRMS	MRMS	VS	MR	S
PBA Bendoc	MRMS	S	VS	MR (MS) (P)	S
PBA Marne	MS	MS	MRMS	MS	S
PBA Nanu	MRMS	S	MR	MS (P)	S
PBA Nasma	MSS	S	MRMS	S (P)	S
PBA Rana	MS	MS	VS	MRMS (P)	S
PBA Samira	MRMS	MS	S	MR (P)	S
PBA Warda	MRMS	S	MRMS	S	S
PBA Zahra	MRMS	MS	S	MRMS	S
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R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible, VS = very susceptible,
T = tolerant, MT = moderately tolerant, MI = moderately intolerant, I = intolerant, VI = very intolerant,
(P) = provisional rating, - hyphen indicates a range, / indicates pathotype differences, # warning, may be more susceptible to alternate pathotypes,
^{^}line contains a few susceptible off types, ( ) show outlier.

Field Pea

field pea variety yield performance - Southern New South Wales

Table 0: Brocklesby Field Pea.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	2.33	2.35	1.49	2.66
APB Bondi^(PBR)	116	109	108	120
PBA Butler^(PBR)	111	112	114	116
PBA Taylor^(PBR)	114	106	97	113
PBA Pearl^(PBR)	96	106	133	102
PBA Noosa^(PBR)	105	104	105	106
Kaspa^(PBR)	109	104	93	108	No trial
PBA Wharton	103	97	89	101
Sturt^(PBR)	94	95	106	92
PBA Percy^(PBR)	87	100	115	86
PBA Oura^(PBR)	91	96	105	91
Sowing Date	28 May	29 May	1 Jun	2 Jun
Rainfall J-M (mm)	142.00	151.20	245.00	247.20
Rainfall A-O (mm)	401.00	364.80	514.00	417.10
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Table 0: Deniliquin Field Pea.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	1.32	1.90	1.01	1.57	1.83
APB Bondi^(PBR)	110	97	116	114	113
PBA Taylor^(PBR)	112	98	100	114	116
PBA Pearl^(PBR)	94	108	153	96	94
PBA Noosa^(PBR)	105	101	110	106	107
PBA Butler^(PBR)	102	104	115	104	99
Kaspa^(PBR)	106	99	87	106	105
PBA Wharton	105	95	88	106	109
PBA Oura^(PBR)	95	103	109	94	96
PBA Percy^(PBR)	90	111	119	87	88
GIA Ourstar^(PBR)	81	98	83	78	75
Sowing Date	27 May	28 May	25 May	30 May	17 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	122.40	89.80	146.80	64.60	191.60
Rainfall A-O (mm)	308.40	248.80	926.30	508.10	398.80
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Table 0: Rankins Springs Field Pea.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	2.46		2.53	0.97	1.47
PBA Pearl^(PBR)	109		133	109	85
PBA Butler^(PBR)	112		113	111	108
APB Bondi^(PBR)	108		100	120	116
PBA Noosa^(PBR)	103		104	107	109
PBA Percy^(PBR)	101		125	89	88
PBA Taylor^(PBR)	102	Compromised trial	93	112	123
Kaspa^(PBR)	102		94	103	115
PBA Oura^(PBR)	97		108	94	90
PBA Wharton	95		86	101	107
GIA Ourstar^(PBR)	88		95	75	59
Sowing Date	8 May	18 May	19 May	18 May	20 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	150.50	173.00	275.40	125.00	132.60
Rainfall A-O (mm)	280.00	291.30	448.80	220.40	258.20
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Table 0: Temora Field Pea.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	2.16	1.98		1.31
PBA Pearl^(PBR)	110	129		108
APB Bondi^(PBR)	121	122		109
PBA Butler^(PBR)	114	122		106
PBA Taylor^(PBR)	112	105		105
PBA Noosa^(PBR)	107	106		104
Kaspa^(PBR)	104	98	Compromised trial	100	Compromised trial
Sturt^(PBR)	100	99		102
PBA Oura^(PBR)	93	96		98
PBA Wharton	101	92		100
PBA Percy^(PBR)	88	97		97
Sowing Date	19 May	25 May	25 May	22 May	14 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	179.20	303.00	486.30	228.80	354.00
Rainfall A-O (mm)	429.20	331.00	1232.00	218.80	450.80
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field pea variety disease ratings - Southern New South Wales

The following tables contain varietal ratings for the predominant diseases of field pea in New South Wales. These ratings are updated annually by crop pathologists and were released in March 2025.

Selected varieties of most relevance to New South Wales growers are listed in alphabetical order and disease ratings are colour-coded to match resistance and tolerance ratings.

Table 0: Field Pea disease guide for New South Wales.
Variety	Downy Mildew Resistance	Pratylenchus Thornei resistance	Ascochyta Blight resistance	Powdery Mildew resistance	Bacterial Blight resistance	Pratylenchus Neglectus resistance
APB Bondi	RMR (S)	MSS	MS	RMR	S	RMR
GIA Kastar	S	MS	MS (P)	RMR	S	MR
GIA Ourstar	S	MS	MS (P)	S	S (P)	MRMS
Kaspa	S	MRMS	MS	S	S	RMR
PBA Butler	S	MRMS	MS	S	MS	RMR
PBA Gunyah	S	MRMS	MS	S	S	RMR
PBA Noosa	MS	MRMS	MS	S	S	RMR
PBA Oura	S	MRMS (P)	MS	S	MS	MR
PBA Pearl	S	MRMS	MS	S	MS	MR
PBA Percy	S	RMR	MS	S	MRMS	RMR
PBA Taylor	S	MRMS	MS	S	S	RMR
PBA Twilight	S	MRMS	MS	S	S	MR
PBA Wharton	S	MRMS	MS	R (S)	S	MR
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R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible, VS = very susceptible,
T = tolerant, MT = moderately tolerant, MI = moderately intolerant, I = intolerant, VI = very intolerant,
(P) = provisional rating, - hyphen indicates a range, / indicates pathotype differences, # warning, may be more susceptible to alternate pathotypes,
^{^}line contains a few susceptible off types, ( ) show outlier.

Lentil

New lentil varieties

The following information is for lentil varieties released in the 12 months to the date when the MET analysis was published on NVT online. Please go to nvt.grdc.com.au to find trial results for any new varieties released since the publication of this harvest report.

^*EPR amount is ex-GST, ^(PBR)denotes Plant Breeder's Rights apply. ¹All data in the table was provided by breeders. Readers should raise any issues with the displayed data directly with the breeder. Consult the Grains Australia Variety Master List for final classification in your region.
Variety	Breeding Company	End point royalty^* ($)	Comments supplied by breeding company¹
GIA Colombo^(PBR)	Grain Innovation Australia Pty Ltd	5.4	Variety description not supplied.
ALB Burdett	Agriculture Victoria		ALB Burdett is a high yielding, early flowering and early maturing, conventional non-IMI-tolerant lentil variety, specifically released to meet the agronomic and environmental conditions of Western Australia. ALB Burdett is a new medium red market-class, moderate plant vigour, resistant to Ascochyta Blight (Nipper virulent), improved resistant to Botrytis Grey Mould, shattering, pod drop and lodging, moderately tolerant to salinity, and potential to replace PBA Bolt in Esperance region
ALB Dane	Agriculture Victoria		ALB Dane is a new large red market class lentil variety released by Agriculture Victoria for wide adaptations (i.e., for diverse production regions of SA, VIC, NSW and WA). ALB Dane is a high yielding and mid to late maturing with tolerance to IMI herbicide and shows improved resistance to Ascochyta blight and enhanced tolerance to salinity and Boron toxicity. The variety is licensed to Seednet with commercial seed expected to be widely available by 2026.

lentil variety yield performance - Southern New South Wales

Table 0: Wagga Wagga Lentil.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	2.36	0.88	3.49	2.17	1.85
GIA Thunder^(PBR)	126	119	115	110	109
ALB Terrier^(PBR)		115	112	108	102
PBA Jumbo2^(PBR)	126	112	104	103	103
GIA Lightning^(PBR)	97	107	110	110	111
GIA Colombo^(PBR)				107	105
PBA Kelpie XT^(PBR)	129	104	91	97	101
ALB Burdett					105
PBA Hurricane XT^(PBR)	105	102	99	100	99
PBA HighlandXT^(PBR)	100	98	101	99	102
GIA Leader^(PBR)	96	102	101	100	94
Sowing Date	25 May	21 May	23 May	18 May	24 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	122.80	266.80	228.60	188.40	351.60
Rainfall A-O (mm)	407.70	267.40	498.00	257.30	827.70
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lentil variety disease ratings - Southern New South Wales

The following tables contain varietal ratings for the predominant diseases of lentil in New South Wales. These ratings are updated annually by crop pathologists and were released in March 2025.

Selected varieties of most relevance to New South Wales growers are listed in alphabetical order and disease ratings are colour-coded to match resistance and tolerance ratings.

Table 0: Lentil disease guide for New South Wales.
Variety	Ascochyta Blight (Hurricane Virulent) Resistance	Ascochyta Blight (Nipper Virulent) Resistance	Botrytis Grey Mould resistance	Pratylenchus Neglectus resistance	Pratylenchus Thornei resistance
ALB Burdett	MRMS (P)	R (P)	MS (P)
ALB Dane	MR (P)	R (P)	MRMS	MRMS	MRMS
ALB Terrier	MR	R	MRMS	MRMS (P)	MRMS
GIA Colombo	RMR (P)	R (P)	MRMS (P)	MR (P)	MRMS (P)
GIA Leader	MR	MR	MRMS	MRMS (P)	MR (P)
GIA Lightning	MRMS (P)	R (P)	MS	MRMS (P)	MR (P)
GIA Metro	RMR	MR	MRMS	MRMS	MRMS (P)
GIA Sire	MRMS (P)	R (P)	MS	MRMS	MRMS (P)
GIA Thunder	MRMS (P)	R (P)	MRMS	MRMS	MR (P)
PBA Bolt	MRMS	MR	S	MR	MR
PBA Hallmark XT	MRMS	RMR	MRMS	MR	MRMS
PBA HighlandXT	MR	MR	MS	MRMS	MRMS
PBA Hurricane XT	MRMS (P)	RMR	MS	MRMS	MRMS
PBA Jumbo2	RMR	R	MR	MR	MRMS
PBA Kelpie XT	MRMS	MRMS	MS	MRMS	MRMS
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R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible, VS = very susceptible,
T = tolerant, MT = moderately tolerant, MI = moderately intolerant, I = intolerant, VI = very intolerant,
(P) = provisional rating, - hyphen indicates a range, / indicates pathotype differences, # warning, may be more susceptible to alternate pathotypes,
^{^}line contains a few susceptible off types, ( ) show outlier.

Lupin

lupin variety yield performance - Southern New South Wales

Table 0: Ariah Park Narrow Leafed Lupin.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	1.38	2.33	3.13	0.75
Coyote^(PBR)	137	109	95	122
PBA Bateman^(PBR)	129	95	107	117
PBA Gunyidi	115	95	108	110
PBA Jurien^(PBR)	97	93	116	104
PBA Barlock^(PBR)	99	89	118	103	No trial
Jenabillup^(PBR)	92		114	99
Mandelup^(PBR)	95	99	103	98
Wonga^(PBR)	111	89	102	100
Sowing Date	22 Apr	6 May	10 May	22 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	123.80	246.20	186.50	256.40
Rainfall A-O (mm)	353.90	281.70	449.40	229.10
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Table 0: Harden Narrow Leafed Lupin.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)	4.14	3.98	3.92	2.04	2.12
Coyote^(PBR)	117	92	105	103	115
PBA Bateman^(PBR)	110	99	100	108	118
PBA Jurien^(PBR)	100	102	106	110	107
PBA Barlock^(PBR)	99	104	102	111	110
PBA Gunyidi	104	101	100	107	112
Rosemont^(PBR)			111		98
Jenabillup^(PBR)	97		102	107	104
Mandelup^(PBR)	99	100	102	101	99
Lawler^(PBR)		96	104		97
Gidgee^(PBR)		95	107		94
Sowing Date	28 Apr	8 May	7 May	10 May	8 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)	107.40	362.80	196.60	155.60	210.40
Rainfall A-O (mm)	568.80	390.00	615.60	218.00	346.60
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Table 0: Wagga Wagga Narrow Leafed Lupin.
Year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Mean yield (t/ha)			2.33	1.96	1.60
PBA Bateman			118	111	121
PBA Barlock			119	107	115
PBA Gunyidi			114	107	115
PBA Jurien			114	109	110
Coyote			104	114	110
Jenabillup	No trial	No trial	112	104	108
Wonga			114	91	115
Mandelup			100	101	99
Rosemont			93		92
Lawler			92		92
Sowing Date			29 May	8 May	6 May
Rainfall J-M (mm)			228.60	188.40	351.60
Rainfall A-O (mm)			498.00	257.30	827.70
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lupin variety disease ratings - Southern New South Wales

The following tables contain varietal ratings for the predominant diseases of lupin in New South Wales. These ratings are updated annually by crop pathologists and were released in March 2025.

Selected varieties of most relevance to New South Wales growers are listed in alphabetical order and disease ratings are colour-coded to match resistance and tolerance ratings.

Table 0: Lupin disease guide for New South Wales.
Variety	Phomopsis (Pod Infection) Resistance	Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus Resistance	Sclerotinia Stem Rot Resistance	Cucumber Mosaic Virus Resistance	Phomopsis (Stem Infection) Resistance	Anthracnose resistance
Coromup	S	S (P)	S (P)	MR	MR	MR
Coyote	MRMS	MR (P)	S (P)	MRMS	S	MRMS
Gidgee	S	S (P)	S (P)	MRMS	MR	MR
Jenabillup	MR	MR	S (P)	MRMS	MS	MS
Lawler	MS	MS (P)	S (P)	MRMS	MR	MR
Mandelup	S	S (P)	S (P)	MRMS	MR	MRMS
PBA Barlock	MR	MS (P)	S (P)	MRMS	MR	RMR
PBA Bateman	S	MR (P)	S (P)	MR	RMR	MRMS
PBA Gunyidi	MRMS	MS (P)	S (P)	MRMS	RMR	MRMS
PBA Jurien	MRMS	MRMS (P)	S (P)	MS	RMR	RMR
PBA Leeman	MRMS	S (P)	S (P)	MRMS	MR	MRMS
Rosemont	MRMS	MRMS (P)	S (P)	MR	MR	MRMS
Wonga	MR	MS (P)	S (P)	MR	MR	MR
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R = resistant, MR = moderately resistant, MS = moderately susceptible, S = susceptible, VS = very susceptible,
T = tolerant, MT = moderately tolerant, MI = moderately intolerant, I = intolerant, VI = very intolerant,
(P) = provisional rating, - hyphen indicates a range, / indicates pathotype differences, # warning, may be more susceptible to alternate pathotypes,
^{^}line contains a few susceptible off types, ( ) show outlier.

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barley variety disease ratings - Southern New South Wales

Table 0: Barley disease guide for New South Wales.

Oat

New oat varieties

oat variety yield performance - Southern New South Wales

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oat variety quality - Southern New South Wales

Protein and yield comparisons

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oat variety disease ratings - Southern New South Wales

Table 0: Oat disease guide for New South Wales.

Canola

New canola varieties

canola variety yield performance - Southern New South Wales

Table 0: Beckom Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.

Table 0: Cootamundra Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.

Table 0: Gerogery Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.

Table 0: Lockhart Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.

Table 0: Mayrung Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.

Table 0: Temora Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.

Table 0: Wagga Wagga Med-High Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.

Table 0: Oaklands Low-Med Rainfall Glyphosate Canola.

Table 0: Oaklands Low-Med Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.

Table 0: Oaklands Low-Med Rainfall Triazine Canola.

Table 0: Beckom Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.

Table 0: Cootamundra Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.

Table 0: Gerogery Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.

Table 0: Lockhart Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.

Table 0: Mayrung Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.

Table 0: Temora Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.

Table 0: Wagga Wagga Med-High Rainfall Imidazolinone Canola.

Table 0: Beckom Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.

Table 0: Cootamundra Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.

Table 0: Gerogery Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.

Table 0: Lockhart Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.

Table 0: Mayrung Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.

Table 0: Temora Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.

Table 0: Wagga Wagga Med-High Rainfall Triazine Canola.

Australian canola variety disease ratings

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chickpea variety yield performance - Southern New South Wales

Table 0: Rankins Springs Desi Chickpea.

chickpea variety disease ratings - Southern New South Wales

Table 0: Chickpea disease guide for New South Wales.

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