Arable News

  Elsoms Seeds, plant breeder, seed supplier and seed treatment specialist, has developed a new late maturing F1 hybrid parsnip variety, Pearl, that significantly extends the UK parsnip season. Pearl,

The autumn light leaf spot (LLS) forecast shows that the risk of LLS development in GB winter oilseed rape (WOSR) is high for the third year running.

AHDB has published findings of an extensive review of the Fertiliser Manual RB209, which will form the basis of a new edition of the guide to be released next May.

Further evidence of pyrethroid resistance in Diamondback moths (DBM) has been uncovered by a new study. Three DBM samples, from Lincolnshire, Suffolk and Scotland, tested by researchers at Rothamsted Research

Oilseed rape growers, hoping to make the most of the crop to tackle black-grass, are being urged by the Voluntary Initiative (VI) to think carefully before applying autumn herbicides. “The

On-farm field trials, carried out to raise awareness of pesticides in water, have highlighted the efficacy of ferric phosphate as a viable alternative to managing slug populations.

The value of on-farm trials is becoming increasingly important for arable farmers in providing them with confidence in product performance at farm level. For one arable farmer in Cambridgeshire, this

A new paper from scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich explains why plant breeders have found it difficult to produce wheat varieties which combine high yield and good

Numbers of Myzus persicae aphids being caught in Rothamsted monitoring is running seven times higher than this time last year, and currently ahead of the serious risk year of 2014.

Unusually high levels of wheat yellow rust, observed in AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) trials during 2016, have resulted in an early and major revision to disease ratings.

Select the right wheat for the late drilling slot to avoid unnecessary yield penalties. Where drilling has been delayed for either black-grass management, a second wheat situation or for those

A new post-emergence residual herbicide which can enhance black-grass control levels in winter wheat has been introduced this season.