Australia's Largest Plant Breeding Company | Australian Grain Technologies

Constantly searching for better field crop varieties

1M New and unique genetic combinations created each year
600K Data points collected and analysed yearly
380K Yield plots tested per season

Striving to improve the prosperity of Australian grain growers

4 Regionally based breeding stations responding to local needs
60 Unique breeding trial sites across Australia
79 New wheat, durum, barley, lupin and triticale varieties developed

Adding value to one of Australia's most important industries

25K Grain producing enterprises in Australia
21M Hectares sown to broad-acre crops per year
$9B Gross value of grain production to the Australian economy

Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) is Australia's largest plant breeding company, and the market leader in wheat genetics.

Our work at AGT is a search for the exemplary.

An intensive process of inter-crossing, field and laboratory experimentation, data collection and analysis, and genetic selection over many years culminates in the creation of each of our new field crop varieties. This exhaustive and innovative process leads to new varieties that greatly impact upon the profitability, sustainability and prosperity of grain growers all over the country.

New barley is a dry climate Beast

21 September, 2020

Exciting new options for southern wheat growers

10 September, 2020

Two new high-yielding AH wheat options for WA growers

20 August, 2020

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Download our latest Variety Guides for all the latest developments across our range.

Western Australia (3.14MB)
Victoria (3.62MB)
Southern New South Wales (3.4MB)
South Australia (3.28MB)
Northern New South Wales and Queensland (3.34MB)

Hammer CL Plus

Featured Variety / Hammer CL Plus

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Hammer CL Plus (tested as OAGT0016) is the highest yielding AH Clearfield wheat variety for WA, SA, Vic and southern NSW growers, and shares similar maturity and adaptation to close relative Mace.

The highest yielding AH Clearfield variety for WA, SA, Vic and southern NSW
AH quality classification with low screenings and high test weight
Tolerant to Clearfield Intervix herbicide
Closeley related to widely adapted variety Mace, with similar adaptation
Quick-mid maturity, similar to Mace
Suitable for wheat on wheat situations

Research and innovation

We are leading the way in the development and application of new technologies in plant breeding, with the aim of delivering greater value to our industry.