Arable News

Brassica growers need to be planning their aphid control strategy to prevent virus transmission far earlier in the season, to take advantage of new technologies and mitigate the impact of

Managing for pesticide resistance, a future without neonicotinoids, a possible pregnancy style test for black-grass, predictions of aphid numbers and yellow rust levels for 2017, were just some of the

Syngenta has received UK approval for its new SDHI-based fungicide seed treatment, Vibrance Duo. The approval, which covers use on seed of winter wheat, winter triticale, winter rye and spring

A new spring malting barley variety that could put growing for distilling on a par yield-wise with growing brewing varieties is making strong progress in industry testing, reports its breeder,

Choose a spring barley that offers a range of attributes to increase profitability is the advice from breeders Limagrain UK. The return to favour of spring barley as a tool

Early reports of rust, coupled with increased difficulties curing septoria tritici if it’s allowed to establish, mean winter wheat growers must stay on the front foot against diseases in 2017.

Those with large acreages of OSR to spray who have not yet managed to find a suitable post-em slot in rape are reminded that they have up until the 31st January to do so.

With spring fast approaching, what are the best options for spring sowing – will spring 2017 be comparable with that of 2016? The open autumn has meant that many growers

A new online tool to help farmers and operators check their spraying practices has been launched by The Voluntary Initiative (VI). The new tool was developed by the Crop Protection

Farmers must be bold and take a “zero tolerance” approach to spring-emerging black-grass and populations that survived autumn control, urges Hutchinsons agronomist and Norfolk farmer Alex Wilcox. Although autumn control

Growers can access the scientific theory behind cover crops, thanks to the results of a comprehensive review funded by AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds. The nine-month review, by ADAS and NIAB

A nationwide potato growers’ survey is set to evaluate the wider implications of all key soil pest issues, and assess whether growers are winning the battle against losses, or identify