Arable News

Following a surge in demand for urea fertiliser products, the agronomy firm Hutchinsons issued a reminder to farmers about the safe handling and storage of urea.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a significant rise in input costs for both the livestock and arable sectors in the UK, hitting livestock gross margins particularly hard due to the high cost of feed, the new Farm Management Handbook shows.

The National Drought Group’s projections suggest the current dry conditions may be here to stay beyond spring next year, and preparations must begin now to prevent water shortages impacting agriculture and livelihoods across the country.

At an online event hosted by Trinity Global Farm Pioneers, expert speakers discussed how agroforestry and biodiversity can help drive agricultural production and explored the barriers to uptake among farmers. Henrietta Szathmary writes.

Huddlestone Produce was able to reduce harvest time by around 30 hours after upgrading their grain drying and storage plant.

With OSR drilled in early August already reaching phoma thresholds, farmers should be vigilant and monitor their crops for the first signs of the disease, said ADAS plant pathologist Philip Walker.

Farmers and growers are facing challenging times with high input and fuel costs.  There are ways to dramatically cut these costs by switching from a conventional crop establishment system to a direct strip-till approach. And with Claydon direct strip-till, you can still maintain – or even increase – your yields, the company says.

Despite growing grassweed problems across the country, many growers are keen to minimise their wheat establishment risks by drilling earlier than advisable for the best cultural control, reveals the latest in a series of national studies. This will put particular pressure on pre-em herbicides, making the most robust and resilient programmes more essential than ever.

Farmers intending to cover their maize fields with grass this winter can now claim £200 per hectare from South East Water.

Record temperatures and a severe lack of rainfall across the summer months led to cereals being harvested up to three weeks’ earlier than usual for some areas of the UK, with field fires in Eastern regions adding extra pressure to bring the grain in.

The 2022 Hutchinsons maize trials in Cumbria offered growers and contractors insight into new ways of maximising maize output in the less than favourable growing conditions of the north west.

With winter just around the corner, now is the time to ensure your premises are prepared for the pest problems that lie ahead. 1env Solutions offers some tips.