Variety Overview
End-use group: Hard Group 4
Market options: Livestock feed
Soil preference: Suitable for all soil types
Regional positioning: Performs well in all regions, particularly the West
Parentage: Premio x Expert
Key features: GRAHAM is a reliable hard feed variety that has maintained excellent Yellow rust and Septoria resistance. GRAHAM is also an early maturing variety; its agronomic and disease profile makes it a perfect variety to help you manage your risk.
Latest harvest results 2025
Click the link below to access the latest AHDB harvest results for 2025.
Key Performance Statistics
We've compared a few varieties on the AHDB Recommended List 2026/27 and shared some key statistics we think you'll be interested in. Download the variety sheet for some more in depth information you can carry with you everywhere.
Agronomic features
Resistance to lodging without PGR (1-9) | Resistance to lodging with PGR (1-9) | Straw height without PGR (cm) | Ripening (days +/- Skyfall) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM | 7 | 8 | 90 | -1 |
| KWS Extase | 7 | 7 | 93 | -1 |
Yield
| Untreated Yield* | Treated Yield* | Eastern Yield* | Western Yield* | Northern Yield* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM | 86 | 102 | 101 | 103 | 104 |
| KWS Extase | 90 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 |
* % treated control
Grain quality
| Endosperm texture | Protein content (%) | Hagberg Falling Number | Specific Weight (kg/hl) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM | Hard | 11.0 | 284 | 77.6 |
| KWS Extase | Hard | 11.3 | 293 | 79.1 |
Disease profile
Mildew (1-9) | Yellow rust (1-9) | Brown rust (1-9) | Septoria tritici 3 year (1-9) | Eyespot (1-9) | Fusarium | OWBM Resistance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM | [6] | 8 | 5 | 6.4 | 4 | 7 | - |
| KWS Extase | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6.5 | 4 | 6 | - |
Source: AHDB Recommended List 2026/27
Breeders Insight
GRAHAM is a firm favourite and would be one of the first varieties on my list. With proven on-farm performance and an excellent disease profile which gives that extra flexibility when application timings are compromised, GRAHAM is a difficult variety to beat.
Kathryn Hamlen
