Arable News

Peterborough-based Garford Farm Machinery has announced the launch of the next generation, multi-modal vision guidance system.  

Unseasonably warm conditions have continued to allow sugar beet crops to remain green and productive, helping to further improve root yield and sugar content, the British Beet Research Organisation has reported. 

Sugar beet fell from a lorry, damaging a car in a Norfolk village. The incident happened on Tuesday morning, 22nd October, near Lingwood, located approximately eight miles east of Norwich. 

Farmers have been reminded that following the expiry of the active substance approval earlier this year, the sale and supply of any plant protection product containing mancozeb will close at the end of November 2024. 

Cecilia Pryce explores the future impacts of extreme weather, while Lucy Hassall offers an update on volatile fertiliser markets.

Nick Morris, of British Sugar, and Arthur Marshall, NFU Sugar, spoke on a recent BBRO podcast about changes to the UK seed account.

Following concerns that availability of sugar beet seed from British Sugar is extremely limited and all BCN varieties are sold out, SESVanderHave confirms that its stock is still available.

With reduced pest, weed and disease pressure, there is more going for late-drilled cereals than it first seems. Farmers Guide asks two Agrii experts for advice on how to get them off to the best start.

“It’s really important that growers have a good understanding of the base they’re working with,” said Yara’s arable expert while discussing what growers should be doing to improve yields and get the most from their inputs. 

The sugar beet campaign is in “full swing” as all factories are now open and ready for beet intake, British Sugar confirmed.  

Agritechnica 2025 will be hosted in Germany between 9th and 15th November, bringing together a comprehensive and diverse trade fair programme for international arable and crop farming. 

Arable expert is reminding farmers and contractors intending to apply Avadex Excel (tri-allate) this autumn that Gowan offers free dummy granules for effective applicator calibration.