Arable News

While many growers are struggling to drill winter wheat crops, those that have managed to get some in the ground have also been contemplating the potential effects of the challenging conditions on weed control and crop safety from pre-emergence herbicides. 

AHDB has issued the Recommended Lists (RL) 2020/21 winter wheat disease ratings for yellow rust and brown rust ahead of the release of the full RL.

The average treated gross output of OSR control varieties is 5.12t/ha, which is below the four-year average value of 5.25t/ha.

ADAMA, BASF, Corteva Agriscience, Nufarm and Syngenta join forces to further improve the way crop protection products are handled in Europe by promoting the use of closed transfer system (CTS) technology.

A rise in aphid numbers, coupled with the start of cereal drilling, has prompted agronomy firm ProCam to compile a three-point checklist of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) risk factors that could take on added significance as growers attempt to manage the problem without a neonicotinoid seed treatment this autumn.

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is offering free one-to-one potato store visits via its new Storage Network.

Today a qualified majority of EU governments voted against renewing the EU license for the neonicotinoid pesticide thiacloprid.

The Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) has announced the final sales date for all desmedipham-containing products following the EU Commission’s decision to withdraw approval for the active substance. This means sugar

With sales of chlorothalonil due to finish on 20th November, this autumn will mark the last opportunity to buy this exceptionally useful active ingredient for use next spring prior to

Farmers with unwanted, unlabelled or out-of-date chemicals lurking in their sheds and stores can get them safely disposed of free of charge, courtesy of United Utilities.

Recent wet weather has caused the first flush of black-grass in many fields, but with wet weather continuing, it is also increasing the pressure on some growers to consider drilling sooner than perhaps planned.

ADAMA Agricultural Solutions UK has announced that it is developing a new range of herbicides specifically aimed at controlling black-grass in cereals crops.