‘Establishment booster’ fertiliser to launch at CropTec
19th October 2018
A successful microgranule starter fertiliser already in use on 600,000 hectares overseas will be launched in the UK at CropTec, by Kent-based JS Tech.
New fertiliser offers both potash and sulphur for UK crops
17th October 2018
PotashpluS, a new fertiliser that delivers both potash and sulphur as well as other essential plant nutrients, is available this autumn for UK farmers. PotashpluS is being produced by ICL
Spring barley yields confirmed to be well down against long-term average
17th October 2018
Harvest Results from the 2018 AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) spring barley trials show 15 out of the 18 sites reported have yielded below the long-term average.
Farm-saved seed must be tested – PGRO
17th October 2018
It is clear that the 2018 bean crop is of generally lower quality in terms of visual appearance; grain size is generally smaller or particularly variable and especially in the south has
A new guide for PCN testing
11th October 2018
AHDB Potatoes has launched a new guide to help potato growers test for Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN), a pest that costs the industry over £25m each year.
Follow residual with contact herbicide for optimum control and protection
11th October 2018
Growers should take a big picture approach to herbicide applications this autumn to get maximum control while protecting the chemical toolbox for the future. Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of
Onset of autumn weather raises threat of slug activity
27th September 2018
The recent onset of wetter, more typically autumnal weather in some parts of the country has led to an increased risk of slug activity within newly established arable crops, with
Peach-potato aphid migration begins
24th September 2018
The AHDB’s Aphid News’ latest bulletin reports that numbers of peach-potato aphids (Myzus persicae) have risen significantly over the last week, with aphids recorded at new sites in Hereford and
Several second wheat sites included in latest harvest results
21st September 2018
Winter wheat treated yield results are now available from 27 AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) trial sites. The results include a relatively high number of second wheat crops. These results have contributed
First spring barley harvest results published
21st September 2018
The first Harvest Results from the 2018 AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) spring barley trials have been published, reports AHDB. The initial results are from five sites that cover a wide geographic area
Drought 2018 still posing questions to potato growers
21st September 2018
A special storage session at the final AHDB Strategic Farm field walk of the season saw discussion on the challenges caused by this summer’s drought.
CSFB with suspected pyrethroid resistance needed
21st September 2018
Farmers are being asked to submit live samples of cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) with suspected resistance to pyrethroid insecticides for free testing. AHDB-funded monitoring work has tracked the rise
