Hutchinsons expert shares views on spring options for 2025
6th January 2025
Hutchinsons national seeds manager, David Bouch, has shared his views on spring cropping variety choices for 2025.
Report flags deficiencies that are limiting grass yields
1st January 2025
A Farming Connect report of agricultural soils has shown Welsh farms are falling short on pH and key macronutrients.
JAN 2025
Top tips for establishing spring cereals
27th December 2024
Spring cereals are an important part of the rotation on many farms, and are often a go-to option within grassweed control strategies or when wet conditions disrupt winter cropping plans.
Biostimulants boost blight threatened potatoes
24th December 2024
Trials carried out by Orion Future Technologies, working with Hutchinsons and Richard Austin Agriculture, have revealed how the application of silicon biostimulants can have a positive effect on potato yields and improve the plant’s natural defence to late blight.
Trio of new Syngenta barley varieties added to latest Recommended Lists
19th December 2024
Three new barley varieties from Syngenta have been added to the latest AHDB Recommended Lists. They are two new Hyvido hybrid winter feed barleys and a new spring malting barley with potential for brewing and malt distilling.
Brussels sprouts are set to be bigger and tastier this Christmas
18th December 2024
Brussels sprouts are set to be up to 25% bigger and noticeably tastier this season, Tesco has confirmed.
LAMMA 2025
Save up to 35% on operational grain drying costs
17th December 2024
Perry of Oakley says its Savannah continuous flow grain dryer offers substantial savings in grain drying costs when paired with add-ons.
JAN 2025
Bio-nutrients “more cost-effective than conventional fertiliser”
17th December 2024
Farm manager Piers Cowling found using bio-nutritional products maintained yields but saved money and protected soil health.
JAN 2025
Latest varieties to join PGRO Descriptive List announced
16th December 2024
Launched at CropTec 2024, the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has added 14 new peas and beans to its 2025 Descriptive List for pulses.
Record-breaking spring oat delivers yield of over 11t/ha
11th December 2024
A Lincolnshire farm has marked a groundbreaking harvest this year with Merlin spring oats delivering yields of over 11 tonnes per hectare, which is more than double the national average.
‘Be careful when building clamps’ – BBRO issues advice for sugar beet growers
9th December 2024
While temperatures remain relatively warm, it is important to try and keep the time beet is clamped prior to delivery to a minimum to preserve sugar levels and reduce rot roots, the British Beet Research Organisation advises sugar beet growers.
Potato growers invited to attend SACAPP conference in February
8th December 2024
“Successful potato production requires continual innovation and improvement as the market and threats to production are ever-changing,” said the organisers of the annual SAC Association of Potato Producers conference that will take place in February.