# How a variety becomes ‘recommended’ and variety selection tips

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Podcast: [The Crop It Like It's Hot Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crop-it-like-it-s-hot-podcast-6473615)
Published: 2025-09-04T14:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2019

## Resource

In this months podcast join Ash Ellwood, head of arable, as she chats with Paul Gosling, AHDB’s Senior manager for the Recommended Lists (RL), as they discuss the process for varieties to become recommended, what happens during the trials and how best to utilise the list information. We also chat with Clare Leaman, cereal variety specialist at Niab about what resources are available to aid variety choice and some key factors to consider on farm.

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