Crop Evaluation Ltd is a separate company wholly owned by HGCA.
Its mission is to identify and recommend the appropriate cereal and oilseed-rape varieties for the different market sectors of the industry in a timely and cost-effective manner, and to ensure that these recommendations are publicised.
It seeks the involvement of all significant sectors of the industry in achieving this mission but will make its recommendations in the interests of the industry as a whole.
It is run by a Board of Directors and the work for each crop group is managed by a series of Crop Committees who are responsible for selecting which varieties to sow in HGCA Recommended List trials and make recommendations to the Board about which varieties should be Listed. The Crop Committees and their Chairmen are as follows. A full list of members can be viewed by following the link from the Committee name.
| Wheat Crop Committee | Chairman: Mrs Heather Peck |
| Barley Crop Committee | Chairman: Mr David Houghton |
| Oilseeds Crop Committee | Chairman: Mr William Hemus |
| Oats and Other Cereals Crop Committee | Chairman: Mr Rob Forrest |
A small RL-Team organises the work and is responsible for the day to day running of the system.
Minutes of the Board are published after they have been approved. To see the minutes please click here
2010 is a medium dormancy year
Results from HGCA-funded research (Project 3336) have shown that dormancy in black-grass seed samples this autumn is medium
7 Dec 2010
Staverton Park, Daventry Road, Staverton, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 6JT
20 Jan 2011
Thainstone House Hotel, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire, AB51 5NT