Author Posts: Farmers Guide

  World record: Unmanned Valtra removes snow at 73.171 km/h Nokian Tyres and Valtra have set the world record for snow removal with an autonomous tractor. The speed record was

The right rotation can make all the difference to both weed levels and arable profitability, allowing a good level of winter cropping to be maintained on even the worst black-grass

One of the newest conventional oilseed rape varieties recommended by AHDB is performing extremely well in 2018 harvest and trial results, with stem disease tolerance proving very beneficial. Elevation, which

The implications of a late spring and a hot, dry summer are yet to be fully understood by sugar beet growers, but while moisture in in short supply, plant populations are largely on target.

The first yield data for the AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter wheat trials are now in, reports AHDB.

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) estimates that the total area in Great Britain planted with potatoes is 119,000ha, a fall of 3 per cent on the previous year.

Free range egg producers are calling for an immediate price increase as the cost of feed continues to rise. Dry weather has caused poor crop yields across Europe’s major wheat-growing

Dairy farmers are being reminded of the important role of dry cow management, in particular nutrition, when looking to secure future herd health, fertility and productivity. Nutritional advisor at Quality

  Now is the time to start bringing under control ragwort which has witnessed an upsurge in growth this season. “Treating silage and haylage fields in September will help to

Harvest Results have been analysed from the majority (17/22) of the winter barley sites in the 2018 trial system, reports AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds. The average treated yield of control

Winter oilseed rape yield data from three trials – South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Essex – have been added to AHDB’s Harvest Results pages. The average gross output value of the control varieties is 4.96t/ha, which is below the four-year average value of 5.43t/ha.

The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) has announced it is to scrap its AGM following incidents taking place outside of official activities earlier this year.