Arable News

Cecilia Pryce explores the future impacts of extreme weather, while Lucy Hassall offers an update on volatile fertiliser markets.

Nick Morris, of British Sugar, and Arthur Marshall, NFU Sugar, spoke on a recent BBRO podcast about changes to the UK seed account.

Following concerns that availability of sugar beet seed from British Sugar is extremely limited and all BCN varieties are sold out, SESVanderHave confirms that its stock is still available.

With reduced pest, weed and disease pressure, there is more going for late-drilled cereals than it first seems. Farmers Guide asks two Agrii experts for advice on how to get them off to the best start.

“It’s really important that growers have a good understanding of the base they’re working with,” said Yara’s arable expert while discussing what growers should be doing to improve yields and get the most from their inputs. 

The sugar beet campaign is in “full swing” as all factories are now open and ready for beet intake, British Sugar confirmed.  

Agritechnica 2025 will be hosted in Germany between 9th and 15th November, bringing together a comprehensive and diverse trade fair programme for international arable and crop farming. 

Arable expert is reminding farmers and contractors intending to apply Avadex Excel (tri-allate) this autumn that Gowan offers free dummy granules for effective applicator calibration.  

Defra figures have confirmed the impact of record-breaking wet weather on the 2024 harvest, prompting renewed calls for increased funding in the Autumn Budget.

M&S has announced the initial results from its first ‘autonomous field’ trial, which will see the retailer selling lower-carbon parsnips later this year.   

Scottish Borders police are appealing for information after 70 hay bales were set alight at a farm in Berwickshire. 

As the global agricultural industry grapples with the need to produce more food while protecting natural resources, maintaining soil health is essential not only for environmental conservation but also for long-term food security, said experts at PES Technologies while introducing device to control soil health.