Earlybird is a very early maturing spring oilseed rape and when harvested at the correct time yields on a par with the leading spring varieties.  

Earlybird Offers:-

·        Very Early Harvesting

·        Reliable Yields in all conditions

·        Short, stiff straw easy to harvest.

In Scotland and the North it can be harvested up to a week earlier than other varieties.

In the South Earlybird would also suit patching failed winter crops as it ripens early but unlike the turnip rapes it is less likely to fail in drought stress conditions.

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Seed Characters

Summary.

In Scottish Agronomy trials, 2005, Earlybird proved be nearly a week earlier to ripen than most other varieties with no yield penalty.

Breeder – Cambrian Seeds - Mike Pickford

Marketing Agent – Dalton Seeds, Dalmark House, Eye, Peterborough PE6 7UD