
Buttress Barley’s Paddock Performance Reflects Outstanding Trial Results
With a new name but a proven track record, Buttress spring sown barley’s on-farm performance is reflecting the cultivar’s outstanding results in four years of Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) trials.
This is the second year Springston grower Chris Morrish has grown Buttress (formerly CRBA148) feed barley and once again he found it an easy crop to grow, with just a standard fungicide...

Buttress Barley Performs as Second Crop
Buttress barley is a perfect fit in Glenn Smith’s crop rotation.
For the past two years the Irwell farmer has pushed the boundaries by planting Buttress barley immediately after the harvest of his process broad bean crop in late November and early December.
This means the barley is being drilled as late as 9 December and is harvested in late March.
Despite this short growing window, Buttress...