Arable News

Black-grass thrives in wet, waterlogged and poor draining soils, which makes field drainage, compaction and soil conditions top of the list of “watch-outs” this autumn.

In a bid to reduce the amount of nitrates being lost from agricultural land into surface and ground waters, potato growers should visit BP2017 to find out about the environmental

Harvest Results are reported (26 September) for a further four AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) spring barley trials.

The Deer Initiative is offering a ‘Deer Awareness Best Practice’ event for deer managers and landowners, taking place on Thursday, 30th November in Suffolk. Some of the key items on

Dow AgroSciences says more cereals growers could get ahead in the battle to control broad-leaved weeds during the autumn now they have a new tool in the box.

A new UK-bred oilseed rape variety looks set to top the AHDB’s candidate list again this year – boasting top-class yields and a strong all-round profile. Heading up trial results

Harvest Results for a further seventeen AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter wheat trials were reported earlier in September.

GB wheat protein could be on track to be the highest on record, according to the first provisional results of AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds’ Cereal Quality Survey 2017.

With potato harvest underway and yield predictions looking positive, growers should be on alert for bacterial diseases, as higher than average incidences are seen across the UK.

Harvest Results are reported for five AHDB Recommended Lists spring barley trials.

The 2017 gross output value of the control varieties is 5.51 t/ha, which is very close to the four-year average (5.50 t/ha), reports ADHB. The varieties Campus (106%), Wembley (105%),

Results include sites from Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Average yields stand at 10.87t/ha, which are just behind the five-year average of 11.01t/ha, reports AHDB. In 2017, Group 4 hard feed