Arable News

The surge in fertiliser prices has created a ‘financial nightmare’ for farmers and growers.

Maize plant breeder KWS has launched a new hybrid variety for 2022 that combines high yields with excellent standing power and harvest flexibility.

Severn Trent is inviting farmers in priority catchments to boost their knowledge and improve spray efficiencies in a virtual workshop, where they will receive a free set of low drift spray nozzles through the water company’s Swap Your Nozzles scheme.

For those still to decide which crops and/or varieties to sow next spring.

A new practical guide to assessing soil carbon promises to answer farmers’ key questions at a time when many are looking to understand their soil health.

New two-row winter barley Lightning looks to be another winner from the Elsoms-Ackermann stable.

Martin Lishman Ltd will once again be exhibiting the latest in crop storage technology at Lamma ‘22.

Graintek was established in 2009 by Kenneth Addison and Phillip Crow.

With current fertiliser challenges and pressure to increase carbon capture and efficiency on farm, AerWorx offers some fresh advice on aeration of compacted soil.

Spring husbandry can provide both value and diversity within a rotation, often demonstrate lower yield variability and can show a better return than their autumn counterparts per £1 spent – although they often struggle to match the best gross margins. But which spring cropping option to choose? Rachel Hicks writes.

New to the Recommended List (RL) and delivering an unrivalled combination of yield, quality and disease resistance, Merlin spring oat is a new ‘all-rounder’ for both miller and farmer. 

Favourable drilling conditions and strong prices have supported an increase in winter cropping, according to AHDB’s Early Bird Survey. However, high input costs may have limited further rises.