KWS Valencis: The Winter Warrior High-Yielding Feed Barley

KWS Valencis: The Winter Warrior

A 2-row winter feed barley (KWS Tardis x KWS Caribou), KWS Valencis upholds the exceptional performance standards synonymous with KWS feed winter barley. High-yielding and consistent across trialling years, it delivers bold, bright grain with very good specific weight while retaining a very good all round disease resistance profile.

£495 per tonne, supplied in 500kg bags, dressed in SPD.

Strengths

• High-yielding conventional winter barley
• Excellent yield consistency over different trialling years
• Very good all round disease resistance profile

KWS Valencis delivers its best performance in the East (106% controls). Stiff straw and good resistance to lodging (8 with PGR) keep the variety standing through to harvest, even in challenging conditions. With no disease weaknesses, it also offers a very strong untreated yield (89% controls), consistent across Harvest 2022 and 2023, plus early maturity (0 +/- LG Caravelle) and a good specific weight of 70.3 kg/hl.

Yield Performance

• UK: 106% treated controls
• East: 106%
• West: 105%
• North: 105%
• Untreated: 89%
• Heavy soil: 107%
• Light soil: 105%

Disease Resistance and Agronomy (1-9 scale)

• Lodging (-PGR): 7
• Lodging (+PGR): 8
• Brown rust: 7
• Mildew: 6
• Rhynchosporium: 6
• BaYMV1 resistant: 6
• Height without PGR: 95 cm
• Height with PGR: 89 cm
• Brackling: 8%
• Ripening days (+/- LG Caravelle): 0
• Growth habit overwinter: prostrate
• Tillering capacity: very high
• Suitable for early drilling (1-12 September): No

Grain Quality

• Specific weight: 70.3 kg/hl
• Screenings (% through 2.25mm): 1.9%
• Screenings (% through 2.5mm): 5.6%

Performs well on both light and heavy soils. All data taken from the AHDB Recommended List, Winter Barley 2026/27, unless otherwise stated.

Packaging: 500kg bags, dressed in SPD.