Arable News

A tough few months weather-wise has resulted in some huge variations in crops across the country, posing numerous management headaches, not least for early weed control in winter cereals.

Effective early season weed control in sugar beet is essential, explains Adama UK herbicides technical specialist, Dr Bill Lankford – especially as an effective herbicide programme can deliver a 10–20% improvement in yield.

UK pea and bean growers are being invited to become ‘pulse pioneers’ by contributing to a ground-breaking farmer-led research programme.

Growers are being urged to test and/or treat farm-saved spring crop seed for diseases such as loose smut and seed-borne net blotch.

With just five new varieties recommended for the 2024/25 season, 10 removed and a much-improved layout, the latest Recommended List (RL) for winter wheats has a cleaner, fresher look that should enable growers and agronomists to navigate their way more effectively through a maze of data towards an informed decision.

McConnel launched its all-new Agribuggy V300 with variable transmission and new Comfort Cab at LAMMA ‘24.

MJP Supplies has been installing and supplying Enduramaxx rainwater harvesting and storage systems for many years. Farmers are increasingly seeing the benefits of using rainwater for crop spraying as it contains less salts and minerals, which increases efficacy of chemicals without the need for additional water conditioners.

Knight is well-known for innovations such as its MAXImizer technology, which minimises boom pipework for faster response and minimal retained fluid. The firm’s latest MAXImizer PRO development reduces boom pipework by 21% over its previous MAXImizer system.

J & S Industries accommodates the needs of crop farmers this spraying season with its SmartStriker X solution – a new generation ‘plug and spray’ system allowing farmers to modulate chemicals according to the needs of their crops and spray only the weeds. 

Limagrain UK’s benchmark milling wheat variety, Crusoe, has claimed the top three positions in the Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) Milling Wheat Quality awards.

Global tyre specialist Ascenso offers an insight into its diverse tyre range specifically designed to suit both self-propelled and mounted sprayers during a broad spectrum of weather.

Amidst growing concerns over the threat posed by fusarium basal rot (FBR), experts from the University of Warwick are embarking on a groundbreaking project, run by the British Onions Producer Agency (BOPA), aimed at saving the crop and revolutionising FBR detection.