Author Posts: Farmers Guide

There is enough energy in a hectare of fresh forage maize to support about 30,000 litres of milk production in dairy cows, once animal maintenance needs are met. 

The 4th Show and Sale to be held by the Valais Blacknose Sheep Society and their second AGM, promised to be a huge celebration, and without a doubt it was.

A fleet of McCormick X7 Series and X8 Series tractors – the primary models in the McCormick range for arable farm operations – will be supporting several equipment manufacturers at Tillage-Live 2019.

Broadleaved weeds emerging in new-sown leys will reduce the amount of grass that can establish. To optimise the investment in reseeding, farmers should get rid of these weeds by spraying herbicide as soon as the grass shows three true leaves, says Dr Nicola Perry, weed biology specialist for Corteva Agriscience.

A ground-breaking farming campaign, originally launched in Ireland in 2018 to raise money for mental health charities, will host its first UK seminar and auction-based livestock event in Shropshire on Friday 13th September 2019.

MoA Technology, borne out of Oxford University research, launches to confront the global herbicide resistance crisis.

AHDB winter oilseed rape yield data from seven trials show that the average gross output value of the control varieties is 5.03t/ha, which is below the four-year average value of 5.24t/ha.

Farmers in the Severn Trent region have only got until 15 September 2019 to sign up to receive rewards of up to £5/ha for reducing metaldehyde levels in watercourses.

Turnip Yellows Virus (TuYV) incidence in OSR has reached its highest level ever this season; but yields are protected by genetic resistance.

After an impressive performance that will be remembered as “one of the best crops of winter barley we’ve grown”, Ben Hipperson’s KWS Orwell has left helped ensure harvest 2019 proves to be another successful year.  

Biostimulants could provide a much-needed solution to give crops that extra boost during establishment.

Disease diagnostic data from the last five years highlights a spike in the number of lambs succumbing to pasteurellosis during September, October and November (see table below). Number of lamb