Arable News

With blight endemic in this season’s potato crops means growers and agronomists will have to pay greater attention to fast desiccation this season, to minimise infection spread to tubers, warns

Winter barley yields are still low but improving after 14 trials, reports AHDB.

The PGRO is now offering a rapid molecular test for the detection of the brassica clubroot pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae in the soil. “PGRO has launched the first commercial test from its new Molecular

It might sound a bit early to start thinking of autumn disease control strategies but that is what growers are being advised to do after high levels of light leaf

The first oilseed rape harvest results show that this year’s yields are nearly 0.5t/ha down on the four-year average.

ADAS has published its latest Crop Action issue with advice to oilseed rape growers regarding the potential threat of cabbage stem flea beetle (csfb) this autumn: A discussed in a previous issue

A new campaign aimed at supporting farmers to continue their responsible use of oilseed rape herbicides is being launched by the Voluntary Initiative with support from the Crop Protection Association.

Powdery mildew has been found in several crops across Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, and further reports of rust continue to be received, says the BBRO Advisory bulletin in early August. Disease

Harvest results from AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) trials have been updated.

The ‘Get Pelletwise! Agronomic Updates’ system is live for the 2016 season and crop advisers who are not yet signed up are being encouraged to do so to help make

As harvest progresses, results from Frontier’s winter barley trial in Alford in Lincolnshire are in. This trial is to investigate response to fungicide and PGR programmes and although yields and

Great care should be taken when harvesting peas to maintain quality, says the PGRO. Frequently growers are tempted to leave the crop just one or two days too long before