Arable News

Based on the full Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL), AHDB’s new app provides a powerful and pint-sized way to deliver variety data to farmers’ fingertips. The app, which

Resistance strains to the highly popular blight fungicide fluazinam developed in the UK population probably because of over use of a single active. Looking at The Pesticide Usage Survey, going back several years, the usage of fluazinam has been as high as 384,000 hectares in 2010.

Rain showers and warming temperatures have heightened the threat of potato blight with Hutton Criteria disease warnings declared across many of the UK’s key growing regions.

In a bid to change mind sets Suffolk farmer Brian Barker wants to see how far he can lower inputs whilst boosting crop yields and profit margins.

Helping to build the foundations of your future crops success Sowing for Peak Performance (SPP) is KWS’s fundamental breeding objective that underpins all cereal genetic development now and into the future.

The Bayer Pest Solutions Team is highlighting the importance of preparing stores and protecting grain to ensure higher quality and value, as exceptional circumstances continue to affect the market.

Hutton periods are now being recorded in England and the focus needs to shift to blight control in potatoes.

Cereals LIVE – the online version of the arable event – has been a resounding success, attracting over 10,000 visitors from all over the world.

LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), one of the leading organisations promoting more sustainable farming, has today launched a new technical guide to support farmers in more ecosystems-based approaches to crop health and protection. 

The NFU is asking the government and supply chains for greater transparency around the standards associated with imported grain as the UK seeks new trade deals around the world.

The attributes of a new oilseed rape variety could make it the perfect fit for farmers who plan to switch to early drilling to improve autumn establishment.

ADAMA has today announced the launch of a new ferric phosphate-based professional molluscicide aimed specifically at controlling slug populations in UK growing conditions.