Arable News

Grain cooling and storage specialist Evans & Pearce explains the importance of looking after fans in and out of season, to avoid damage and downtime through dust and moisture build-up.

A Lincolnshire farmer believes many in the industry are ignoring valuable research into how best to protect crops from extreme weather conditions and are losing millions of pounds as a result.

Varieties that are resistant to late blight can be agronomically very good, and Blackthorn Arable agronomist Martyn Cox says he has been pleasantly surprised at how good they taste.

Cooler weather and slower growth set to reap rewards for this year’s crop, says British Summer Fruits.

A prolonged period of dry weather followed by early May’s rainfall is likely to require a change of herbicide strategy for potato growers this season.

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is launching a consumer marketing campaign based around a striking piece of art made entirely from wholegrains.

Syngenta has launched a new, online support tool to help growers with fungicide decisions in winter wheat and in winter and spring barley.

BASF launches ambitious new initiative on the company’s Real Results Virtual Farm. Its vision is to help UK growers unlock the potential – and the profits – in their potato crop.

AHDB has announced today it is winding down significant activities on behalf of the horticulture and potatoes sectors.

Extreme weather is harming UK agriculture – but many farmers have not yet made adapting to the effects of the climate emergency a priority, a new study shows.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued an emergency authorisation (EA) for the use of InSyst (acetamiprid) on sugar beet.

Septoria pressure in UK wheat crops is expected to build in the coming weeks as warmer temperatures are set to follow early May rainfall.