New fertiliser is battery-powered
10th April 2019
ZM-Grow, a new award-winning multi-nutrient fertiliser, has been launched in the UK and Ireland, providing zinc and manganese, together with potassium and sulphur, in liquid form.
Watch out for disease in extended spray interval
8th April 2019
Growers that applied their first wheat fungicide early must monitor crops closely and prepare to take a tougher approach
Cereals 2019 event fast approaching
5th April 2019
Cereals is returning to Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire on June 12th and 13th.
Growth No Guide To Crop Development
4th April 2019
Check the leaf emergence in your wheat crops before deciding your T1 timing.
Promising wheat crops reported from England, Scotland and Ireland
3rd April 2019
At a recent BASF meeting at NIAB, three farmers from very different locations discussed their approach to managing their wheat crops.
Potential to cut back on nitrogen applied to cereals and oilseed rape
2nd April 2019
Relatively dry winter conditions across most of the UK mean farmers could potentially reduce the amount of nitrogen applied to cereals and oilseed rape.
Heygates introduces buy-back contracts for KWS Extase
28th March 2019
One of Britain’s biggest flour millers is to offer buy-back contracts for the new Group 2 milling wheat, KWS Extase.
A Farmers Guide to Spring Spraying
26th March 2019
Our first ever supplement, a 28 page special supplement focussed on disease, weed and pest control.
South-west farmers: Don’t ignore fungicide resistance guidelines
26th March 2019
Farmers at AHDB’s Taunton Monitor Farm meeting this month were reminded to use fungicides and varieties wisely, to protect crop health and yields.
Bees buzz back in growers green headlands
26th March 2019
Potato and vegetable growers are providing a hugely valuable habitat resource for some increasing populations of solitary bees in the UK, with a novel Green Headland Mix planted around fields of growing crop.
Expanding markets offer secure post-Brexit oat opportunities
26th March 2019
Expanding malting and poultry feed markets – not to mention demand from breakfast cereal, baked goods and fish and pet food manufacturers – are creating growing opportunities for naked oat production across the country, according to added-value crop specialists, GB Seeds.
Erucic acid contamination of double low oilseed rape varieties
20th March 2019
Over the last three years, higher than expected levels of erucic acid have been found in oilseed rape seed which has been grown from double-low varieties.