
The very early, high starch variety that delivers year in year out
Status: UK National listed since 1996. NIAB Descriptive List second choice variety for favourable and less favourable sites.
Avenir has achieved a favoured position among growers who know and appreciate its reliability from year to year.
Among the earliest of varieties to mature, Avenir challenges many varieties for % starch content; making it an ideal choice for farmers in marginal maize-growing areas who are looking for good yields of high starch forage as well as anyone wanting very early maturity.
Two of the key agronomic characteristics valued in any variety are early vigour during the vital establishment phase and standing power at harvest; Avenir delivers on both counts...