Arable News

A ban on the outdoor use of metaldehyde, the active used in pellets to control slugs in a range of crops, is to be introduced across Great Britain from spring 2020, the Environment Secretary has announced (19th December).

The 2019 PGRO Recommended Lists for combining peas, winter and spring beans was outlined by PGRO

The seminars at the recently-held CropTec event covered topics including crop protection, nutrition, breeding and establishment

The 2019/2020 AHDB cereals and oilseeds Recommended List has been announced, with some new additions that offer exceptional disease resistance.

Five years of in-depth research shows that specialist nutritional seed treatments can substantially improve the performance and profitability of spring cereals.

A flexible variety trialling system that looks beyond headline yields is required by growers and users of cereals and oilseeds in the UK.

New varieties on the AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) boast remarkable untreated yields.

Farmers attending this year’s LAMMA event can pick up top tips on easy and effective ways to protect their stored machinery from rodent damage.

“Pulses UK is the new name and image for BEPA, and is the association made up of Growers, Processors, Merchants, Packers and Manufacturers,” announced Franek Smith, President, Pulses UK at the organisation’s re-launch.

The areas sown to wheat, winter barley and oats in Britain have all increased compared with 2017/18, according to AHDB’s Early Bird Survey.

Today, 5th December, is World Soil Day – a UN-led campaign to highlight the importance of healthy soil and the role it plays in society. Environment Minister Therese Coffey encourages farmers to see

As we mark the significance of healthy farming environments on World Soil Day, our agricultural curiosity takes us across the solar system to places that are rich with untouched soil.