Farmers

Better for farmers

Now is the time to grow VISTIVE oilseed rape. A result of market leading breeding and research, VISTIVE oilseed rape offers the farmer proven agronomics and increased revenue potential per acre.

Premiums

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VISTIVE High Oleic, Low Linolenic oilseed rape offers farmers the opportunity to help build a premium market and be part of a traceable, sustainable food supply chain. The added premium is offered to reward and safeguard the Quality Assurance programme which delivers VISTIVE oilseed rape to the food supply chain with the oil profile, quality and traceability standards demanded by the most responsible companies in today's markets.

Crop marketing

Grown to order, all of the VISTIVE crop is planted under contract to meet Consumer and Food industry demand, with variety planting guided by market requirement to deliver a specified oil profile to the end user.

Farmers and Advisors work closely together under the Quality Assurance and Stewardship quidelines to deliver the specified profile to the Processor, together with yield and economic returns on farm.

For more specific details please contact the Distributors or Processors listed on the Contacts page.


Agronomy and Varieties

VISTIVE Oilseed rape has no specific in crop agronomic needs which would differ from widely grown ‘00’ or hybrid varieties.

The main differences come in the pre-planting planning to make sure quality and identity is preserved.

Maintaining Oil Quality

It is important to choose fields carefully with volunteers in mind and, while it is not possible to be prescriptive, the following factors should be considered.

Rotational break

  • No need for virgin land
  • A traditional break of 4 or more years may be preferred but can be less if volunteer control is good
  • The risk from volunteers is reduced once Vistive is established in the rotation

Cultivation and establishment systems

  • Spray off stubbles or stale seedbeds with Roundup
  • Minimal tillage and plough-based establishment systems are equally appropriate
  • Remember ploughing can bring up volunteers
  • Direct-drilling or autocast systems should be avoided

Assess each field individually

  • Inspect for volunteers in autumn and spring
  • Separate out any part of the crop with significant contamination from volunteers and harvest separately.

Weed Contamination

Some weed species either contain naturally high levels of Linolenic fatty acids or high levels of Erucic acid. These represent little problem in most situations but if fields or part fields are heavily contaminated by these weed species it is advisable to keep these crop samples separate and obtain oil quality analysis before movement.

Varieties


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