Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Seed breeding company, Limagrain UK, has published its latest guidelines on crops for game and wildlife management.

All septic tanks that discharge into a watercourse or a ditch in England and Wales will need to be replaced by 1st January 2020.

Lots of happy competition winners received their prizes and sent us

Treat chickweed now and reseed any bare patches to ensure as much grass grows as possible this spring, says Dr Nicola Perry, weed biology specialist for Corteva Agriscience.

The BBRO has announced preliminary results from 2018 trials work to study the impact of virus yellows on 10 commercial sugar beet varieties.  This trial was sown on 12th May 2018

For UK potato growers, the news that diquat has had its approval withdrawn by the EU Commission, will have come as a major blow that could see herbicide and mechanical defoliation costs soar.

Resistance and unpredictable weather strengthens case for early herbicide applications, growers are advised.

As well as offering winter wheat varieties that combine good yield and marketability, plant breeder KWS reckons that the new generation of varieties must also deliver ‘agronomic value’ if growers are to face up to the challenges and uncertainties of the future.

According to the latest BBRO Advisory Bulletin, the virus yellows forecast is high and reflects the potential impact of the mild winter on aphid populations.

Entries to the livestock classes at Royal Three Counties Show are now open.

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has been nominated for University of the Year, in a prestigious set of awards based on reviews from students themselves.

The 2019-2020 Pioneer hybrid maize booklet has been published by Corteva Agriscience.