2019 sugar beet contract offer announced
14th September 2018
British Sugar and NFU Sugar have announced their agreement on sugar beet contract terms for 2019/20.
Beet factory start dates
12th September 2018
With the Bury St Edmunds and Wissington sugar beet factories scheduled to open on the 26th September for the 2018/19 harvesting campaign, British sugar has also announced that the Newark
Harvest Results – winter wheat yields close in on five-year average
4th September 2018
The average yield of control varieties in the 15 AHDB winter wheat trials stands at 11.12t/ha, just 0.23t/ha below the five-year average of 11.35t/ha.
KWS Siskin “delivers impressive yields”
4th September 2018
As the highest-yielding quality wheat in AHDB trials this year, KWS Siskin is demonstrating its potential to deliver outstanding gross margin returns, says plant breeding company KWS. With data from
Five-point plan offers guidance for delaying autumn wheat drilling
4th September 2018
Think before rushing in to drill winter wheat after the early harvest and following some recent rainfall, farmers are being urged.
‘Exceptionally warm’ weather tests variety performance
27th August 2018
As scientists report that the unseasonably hot weather that has seen the UK bask in the hottest summer for 40 years could last until 2022, one wheat breeder is urging growers to consult results from this year’s variety trials before switching varieties.
Winter cropping can still deliver on bad black-grass ground
21st August 2018
The right rotation can make all the difference to both weed levels and arable profitability, allowing a good level of winter cropping to be maintained on even the worst black-grass
Elevation impresses in south
21st August 2018
One of the newest conventional oilseed rape varieties recommended by AHDB is performing extremely well in 2018 harvest and trial results, with stem disease tolerance proving very beneficial. Elevation, which
Sugar beet plant counts close to target
21st August 2018
The implications of a late spring and a hot, dry summer are yet to be fully understood by sugar beet growers, but while moisture in in short supply, plant populations are largely on target.
Harvest Results – Winter wheat
21st August 2018
The first yield data for the AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter wheat trials are now in, reports AHDB.
Harvest Results – Winter barley and OSR
20th August 2018
Harvest Results have been analysed from the majority (17/22) of the winter barley sites in the 2018 trial system, reports AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds. The average treated yield of control
Harvest Results – OSR
13th August 2018
Winter oilseed rape yield data from three trials – South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Essex – have been added to AHDB’s Harvest Results pages. The average gross output value of the control varieties is 4.96t/ha, which is below the four-year average value of 5.43t/ha.
