Assisting growers with varietal selection
27th June 2017
Identifying the varieties best-suited to your local market and farm situation can be a major challenge. There is much to consider and market demand varies from region to region. With
High yielding, early to harvest wheat variety bucks the trend
27th June 2017
Winter wheat variety LG Motown is set to interest those growers who are looking for a new early maturing wheat with high yields, says breeder Limagrain UK. LG Motown is
Tailored nutrition key for backward beet
26th June 2017
Sugar beet may benefit more than usual from additional micronutrients this season following an excessively dry establishment period that has left many crops in the region stressed. This is the
New soft wheat is strong contender for Northern England and Scotland
26th June 2017
High yields coupled with distilling potential and early maturity are set to make new soft Group 4 winter feed wheat variety, Savello, being launched for this autumn, a strong contender
Grower studies indicate stabilising winter OSR area
26th June 2017
After five years of decline, the national winter oilseed rape area is set to stabilise this autumn at just over 550,000ha, according to the latest annual winter OSR Planting Intentions
Don’t become complacent with take-all control
26th June 2017
Take-all is endemic to British soils, posing a major risk to farmers growing second and subsequent wheats, equating to yield losses of up to 4t/ha.
Solutions for black-grass in the west
26th June 2017
Modern arable farming means black-grass is posing an increasing threat to growers in the west of the country where historically it was less of a problem. Therefore, it has never
Enhanced metaldehyde stewardship launched for 2017
6th June 2017
The Metaldehyde Stewardship Group has launched an enhanced campaign for 2017 to ensure maximum protection of the environment, and in particular birds, small mammals, and water.
Targeted T3 ear sprays could help protect azole efficacy
2nd June 2017
T3 sprays targeted at fusarium species on wheat, where azoles are the key active ingredient, are associated with the selection of fungicide insensitive septoria strains.
App assesses potato size pre-harvest
30th May 2017
Test digs to assess tuber size are taken for granted as a tried-and-tested part of the crop season. However, technology is about to give growers an option to streamline the
Chocolate spot and rust warning for bean growers
23rd May 2017
With an abrupt end to a long period of dry, almost drought-like conditions, growers need to take every possible precaution to protect beans from chocolate spot and rust infections. That
Improvement in potato blight control
23rd May 2017
Independent trials have found on average, a 19% improvement in potato blight control, simply by adding a low-cost drift retardant to the fungicide tank mix.
