Written by Charlotte Cunningham
Based on the full Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL), AHDB’s new app provides a powerful and pint-sized way to deliver variety data to farmers’ fingertips. Charlotte Cunningham reports. The app, which replaces the physical pocketbooks, delivers at-a-glance information for recommended, described and candidate varieties. Developed in response to conclusions from a review of the RL in 2018, the app aims to help satisfy the hunger for variety data in digital forms. “One of the strongest features of the RL app is that we can get updates to people rapidly,” says Paul Gosling, who manages the RL at AHDB. “For example, once a variety gets on the National List, we can release the associated candidate data straight away. The days when people needed to check the RL web pages regularly for changes have gone.” With independent information on yield and quality performance, agronomic features and market options, the RL powers the UK’s variety decisions. Adding value to the online tables and physical booklet, the RL app: Covers recommended, described and candidate varieties Is free to download (iOS and Android devices) Works offline Has clearly designed menus and tables Features a powerful inbuilt search function Includes ‘favourites’ and ‘notes’ functions…
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