Deer Awareness Day
27th September 2017
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
New chemistry could drive shift to earlier weed control applications
21st September 2017
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.
Elevation rises to the top of the list
20th September 2017
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
Winter Wheat 2017 Harvest Results – 11/9
20th September 2017
Harvest Results for a further seventeen AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter wheat trials were reported earlier in September.
Could high protein be hampered by Hagberg and gluten levels?
20th September 2017
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.
Stay alert for bacterial tuber diseases at harvest
20th September 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.
Spring Barley 2017 Harvest Results – 18/9
20th September 2017
Harvest Results are reported for five AHDB Recommended Lists spring barley trials.
Winter Oilseed Rape 2017 Harvest Results – 22/8
1st September 2017
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%),
Winter Wheat 2017 Harvest Results – 22/8
1st September 2017
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
Winter Barley 2017 Harvest Results – 29/8
1st September 2017
Harvest Results from AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter barley trials show yields in 2017 continuing to perform similarly to the five-year average, reports the AHDB. The Harvest Results for 29
Look behind the headline for variety choice
24th August 2017
With over 41 winter wheat varieties on the AHDB Recommended List 2017- 2018, how will growers choose the right varieties for their farms? It’s important to look behind the headline
New liquid formulation of maleic hydrazide available
21st August 2017
Arriving just in time for the application season, Itcan SL 270 is a new, liquid formulation of maleic hydrazide registered for use in onion and potato crops. The maximum label