Arable News

Choosing to grow a variety with built-in pod shatter resistance is one of the most important things farmers can do to protect OSR yields through to harvest and make the margins to keep oilseed rape profitable, said Limagrain’s expert. 

Dairy farmers making wholecrop silage from winter or spring cereals should choose the crop’s harvest date and percentage dry matter (%DM) content according to the farm’s needs, said silage specialist Peter Smith. 

With yellow health alerts in place for parts of the UK, and harvest getting underway on many farms, don’t forget to protect yourself in the hot weather.

As barley, OSR and vining pea and bean harvesting gets underway in many areas, weather forecasts are indicating a spell of warmer weather – but there’s more rain to come.

Farmers from around the UK and Ireland have been making a start on harvest 2024. Here are some insights from Farmers Guide readers. 

An agricultural expert has warned farmers that they could face costly claims, fines and prosecutions if temporary workers employed during the busy harvesting season are inadequately trained and insured. 

James Peck of P.X. Farms, Cambridgeshire, is one of the first UK farmers to start harvesting oilseed rape.

Despite the ups and downs of the recent weather, the summer harvest season is finally upon us, with British farmers and agricultural contractors set to reap the rewards of their hard work. But are machines harvest-ready?

Defra has just revealed data that shows the disastrous impact of the wettest 18 months on record on UK vegetable and fruit production. 

Experienced wheat breeder Bill Angus, spoke at the Cereals seminar: ‘Regenerative agriculture and the future of crop breeding’.

Landowners Phil and Chelsea had been looking for the perfect woodland to buy – but the MOREwoods scheme by the Woodland Trust enabled them to plant their own instead.

Growers must be aware of all mycotoxins that have a legislative limit, particularly in years with a wet, slow harvest.