Author Posts: Farmers Guide

The management of virus-spreading aphids in winter cereal crops is the subject of a new AHDB research call.

A multi million pound investment to construct a plant capable of de-hulling UK grown beans was officially opened by Frontier Agriculture in early July.

The Royal Cornwall show in mid May experienced extremes of weather across the three days, but that didn’t put off its loyal Cornish following.

Hertfordshire breeders David and Lesley Sapsed were visibly delighted when their two-year-old bull Heathbrow Important was tapped out as interbreed beef champion at this year’s Suffolk Show.

Specifically adapted to dispense feed over a feed barrier or into a trough, the new V conveyor has been simplified to reduce the number of moving parts to help extend belt longevity, therefore reducing ownership costs.

Grassland farmers may need to tackle dock infestations in silage fields in the next few weeks, as the early spring led to first cuts being taken before these tough perennial weeds could be treated.

A new active ingredient targeting septoria and other key diseases in wheat is expected to be approved in time for applications in spring 2020, Corteva Agriscience announced at a special briefing in late June.

A new soil nutrient scanning and mapping system, until now only available and in operation overseas, has been launched in the UK and is claimed to set a new standard for accuracy in precision agriculture.

It may not be the national problem it once was, but we ignore couch grasses at our peril, stresses Barrie Hunt in the next in our series of specialist articles.

Almost 600 customers and dealers attended the official opening of Amazone UK’s brand new Orchard Farm, Auckley, Doncaster headquarters and the event also provided an ideal opportunity to show-off the company’s latest agricultural innovations.

One of the UK’s two original John Deere main dealers has celebrated the opening of a prestigious new depot in Cambridgeshire.