High yielding feed barley
Nolan is a new high quality variety added to the AHDB Recommended List with potential for both the brewing and malt distilling markets.
Nolan produces high yields, combined with excellent disease resistance, particularly to mildew and net blotch, two of
the most damaging spring barley diseases. It has stiff straw, good resistance to brackling and early ripening.
Nolan is provisionally approved by the MBC.
| Grain Quality | |
|---|---|
| Specific weight (kg/hl) | 67.9 |
| Screenings % (< 2.25mm) | 1.1 |
| Screenings % (<2.5mm) | 2.8 |
| Annual Treated Yields | |
|---|---|
| 2023 (7.6 t/ha) | 101 |
| 2024 (8.0 t/ha) | 104 |
| 2025 (7.5 t/ha) | 102 |
| Regional Yields | |
|---|---|
| East T Yield (7.9 t/ha) | 101 |
| West T Yield (7.4 t/ha) | [104] |
| North T Yield (8.0 t/ha) | 102 |
| Agronomics | |
|---|---|
| Resistance to lodging (no PGR) | [6] |
| Straw height (cm) | 69 |
| Ripening (days +/- RGT Planet) | +1 |
| Resistance to brackling | 7 |
| Disease Resistance | |
|---|---|
| Mildew | 9 |
| Brown rust | 4 |
| Rhynchosporium | 5 |
| Net blotch | [8] |
Source: AHDB SB RL 2026
