Daltons seed is grown to the highest possible standard and inspected by our own and independent crop inspectors.

The current area of seed grown on contract for us is:

Winter Cereals: 1500 Ha

Spring Cereals: 600 Ha

Oilseeds: 100 Ha

Winter Beans: 150 Ha

Spring Beans: 150 Ha

Peas: 400 Ha

Requirements from seed growers

Previous Cropping

Cereals:

To produce C1 seed: No other cereal species may have been grown in the previous year, no other variety of the same species may have been grown in the preceding two years. If a crop of the same variety was grown in the preceding two years the crop must be sown with pre-basic, basic, certified or other authenticated seed. The same position regarding catch crops applies as for Pre-basic and basic seed.

To produce C2 seed: No other variety of the same species may have been grown in the preceding year. If a crop of the same variety was grown in the previous year, it must have been sown with Pre-basic, basic, certified or other authenticated seed.

Peas and Beans:

The minimum previous cropping requirements are that there shall have been no crop of peas or beans or a dredge corn crop containing peas or beans during the preceding two years.

Oilseed Rape:

No oilseed rape crop in the previous 5 years.

Linseed:

No oilseed rape crop in the previous 2 years
No Linseed in previous 5 years.
The field used for oilseed rapeseed and linseed should also be free from crop plants and weeds likely to affect the quality of the seed. A crop which has failed to establish after sowing must be included.

Isolation Requirements:

Cereals, Peas and Linseed

2M gap or physical barrier, ie hedge or dyke, between two crops

Oilseed Rape

400M for basic seed
200M for certified seed

Beans

200M for Pre-basic, basic or C1 seed crops up to 2 hectares
100M for crops over 2 hectares
100M for C2 crops up to 2 hectares
50M for crops over 2 hectares

Low Tannin or White Flowered Beans

400M for C1 seed
200M for C2 seed

There are a number of established seed growers currently growing seed but there are always opportunities for new growers.

If you are interested in growing seed on contract for Daltons please contact Peter Fox.