Arable News

Back in the spring, Limagrain UK’s arable technical manager Ron Granger challenged the perception that hard feed wheats have higher yields and quality over soft wheats.

The average treated yield of spring barley control varieties (8.2 t/ha) is above the five-year average (7.6 t/ha), reports AHDB.

Shropshire-based arable farmer, Matthew Williams, grows 30 hectares of Securo winter Triticale on his lighter land, where wheat, barley and OSR have struggled in the past.

NFU Sugar and British Sugar have today announced both a one-year and three-year sugar beet contract terms for the 2020/21 crop and beyond.

The average yield of control varieties in the latest AHDB Harvest Results trials for winter wheat stands at 11.55t/ha, ahead of the five-year average of 11.21t/ha.

This summer’s Whaley Bridge dam emergency in Derbyshire highlights the importance of regular checks on any on-farm reservoirs and dams, according to land and property specialists Strutt & Parker. Tom

Farmers are being urged to follow a three-point rodent control plan this autumn to avoid significant infestations later in the year. Thorough farm checks, consistent baiting schedules and the use

RAGT Seeds is to launch a winter wheat variety with a high level of resistance to barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) to the UK market next autumn, offering farmers an

As well as giving the best possible opportunity for stubble weed control ahead of winter cereal drilling, sufficient moisture in the ground will make including a permitted glyphosate in the

Make the most of the time between harvest and drilling the next crop of wheat to plan to maximise black-grass control, and especially cultivation and establishment strategies. “It’s a key

Average treated gross output value of OSR control varieties is 5.22t/ha, which is just below the four-year average value of 5.27t/ha.

A new-build development forming part of an existing fruit farm in Cornwall will soon see more than fruit coming out of the ground, it will also be extracting heat.