Agronomy Update
27th November 2017
The jobs list on arable farms is growing with fungicide applications foremost in growers’ minds
2018 budgets show relative spring cropping value and risk
15th November 2017
Spring crops are set to be as profitable as most winter plantings other than wheat and oilseed rape in 2018 according to the latest Agrii crop budgeting figures unveiled at a special briefing at Bishop Burton College this month.
New head of British Beet Research Organisation appointed
15th November 2017
NFU Sugar and British Sugar have announced that Dr Vicky Foster has been appointed as the new head of the British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO). Vicky joins BBRO on 19
Spring oat opportunities
15th November 2017
With the right modern agronomy, oats offer one of the most attractive spring cropping options for difficult black-grass ground, in particular, believes Agrii northern R&D manager, Jim Carswell. Not least
Building spring cropping security
15th November 2017
Planned increases in the areas of many spring crops this season make it more important than ever to produce for secure markets offering price or premium guarantee, growers were advised
Minister points to IPM and innovation as post-Brexit priorities for agriculture
14th November 2017
Delegates at this year’s BCPC Congress heard first-hand what the key pillars of post-Brexit policy would be, when George Eustice MP, Minister for Agriculture, opened proceedings.
Black-grass on the move
14th November 2017
New field trials using rice grains to mimic black-grass seeds have clearly demonstrated the implications of different cultivation techniques for integrated management of weed populations.
Recognition of water’s importance needed
8th November 2017
Government must recognise that water is a vital ingredient of our food and is essential to the economic performance of the agri-food sector.
Broad-leaved weed pattern spotted in winter cereal crops
8th November 2017
Winter cereals growers should not ignore broad-leaved weeds after reports of populations breaking through early applications of residual chemistry. Two common scenarios have been identified by Dow AgroSciences’ field
Think twice before you spray for BYDV
17th October 2017
For many growers across the UK, the threat of BYDV is a familiar one, particularly after a very mild 2015 autumn led to some of the worst disease pressure seen
‘Significant’ new yellow rust race confirmed in the UK
17th October 2017
The presence of a further ‘significant’ wheat yellow rust race in the UK has been confirmed by the UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS).
Latest Spring Barley 2017 Harvest Results
17th October 2017
Three AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) spring barley trials are included in the latest Harvest Results released by AHDB.
