Arable News

Get ready for the season ahead by testing for PCN now, says science research and innovation organisation Fera.  Potatoes cyst nematodes (PCN) are considered the most damaging pest of potato

A well planned T0 fungicide should be the foundation to effective disease control in wheat crops this spring, agronomy firm Hutchinsons says.

Better targeting of wild oat herbicide applications this spring could improve control of the increasingly prevalent and yield robbing weed. Timing to hit weeds early and adopting new application techniques

The PGRO Roadshow, in association with Syngenta, has been working its way across the country, offering an insight into the crops’ latest market outlook and agronomy developments to over 250

British growers of malting barley for brewing and distilling will be able to use the new fungicide Elatus Era on crops this season, says its manufacturer Syngenta – after news

Innovations in product developments and technology alongside access to extensive technical trials provides independent crop consultants with more opportunity than ever was the leading message to come out of the

A short growing season and limited ability to compensate for setbacks makes it vital to establish spring cereals as rapidly and with as little weed competition as possible. All the more so given the restricted range of in-crop herbicide options available.

Spring wheat growers have a new weed killer at their disposal this season after Dow AgroSciences secured approval for Broadway Star to be used in the crop.

The findings from on-farm trials could help combat a deadly potato disease that causes around £26 million worth of damage to crops in the UK each year. According to demonstrations

  Long standing spring bean variety Fuego is keeping the competition at bay on one Lincolnshire farm, with reliable performance delivering yield and quality year in, year out. First on

Bio-control of soft fruit pests is becoming increasingly complex and must be backed up with solid on-farm support based on expert knowledge and experience, argues Mark Davies, commercial head of

A four-year project investigating the extent of brome on arable farms in the UK is also focusing on the weed’s potential for herbicide resistance