Author Posts: Farmers Guide

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

The Voluntary Initiative, an industry led programme which promotes responsible use of pesticides, has highlighted five key actions where careful planning by farmers and their agronomists can make a tangible difference in preventing five oilseed rape herbicides from reaching water courses.

Oilseed rape growers have painted a mixed picture of 2019 harvest yields as drilling for next year’s crop gets underway.

Case IH Axial-Flow combine harvesters and headers will feature a number of updates from next year, including a new 8.5 metre header, specifically designed for Controlled Traffic Farming.

The average treated yield of winter barley control varieties of (9.98t/ha) is close to the five-year average (10.02t/ha), reports AHDB.

Don’t be too hasty dropping winter oilseed rape (WOSR) from rotations based on short-term performance, says Mike Thornton, head of crop production for leading agronomy firm, ProCam.

Brambles, gorse and broom are tough woody weeds which can grow quickly, taking over areas that could be grazed. 

A quarter of UK farmers have made changes to their spraying operations to get better performance from pre-emergence herbicide applications.

Nick Bragg, of Frogmary Green Farm, made it his mission this summer to cycle 3,000 miles across Canada in just 30 days.