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Sowing spring barley into wet, cold soils will limit yield potential from the outset, so it is far better to wait for conditions to improve, leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons says.

From tighter environmental regulations to weather extremes and changing disease threats, there are a host of commercial and technical challenges facing the arable sector that demand a new approach to

  Whether it’s servicing or maintaining machinery, securing fences or repairing outbuildings, Machine Mart’s new catalogue has all the Tools and Equipment needed to look after your farm this spring,

BASF is in talks to acquire Bayer’s entire vegetable seeds business, operating under the global trademark Nunhems, according to the company. Bayer intends to divest this business in the context

Adama Agricultural Solutions UK Ltd (Adama) has launched a new podcast aimed at providing UK arable farmers and agronomists with the latest crop protection news and advice. The new ‘ArableAware’

Kubota UK, leading agricultural machinery specialist, has launched its latest high performance L1361 Compact Utility Tractor, which provides unrivaled versatility, productivity and efficiency. For those looking to complete a wide

In recent years, many farmers have moved away from a predominantly autumn based cropping plan and have introduced spring barley into their rotation. In the newly revised AHDB Planting Survey

Cold weather and snow has brought field work to a halt but once the Siberian conditions have passed, a busy period will kick off with post-emergence herbicide treatments in wheat.

To support growers intent on pushing sugar beet yields higher, Bayer says it is offering the chance of a trip to Chile for two growers making significant progress in raising

Sugar beet growers looking to capitalise on the crop’s strong income potential by raising yields could make substantial gains by boosting leaf development with a combined early-season nutrition and plant growth stimulant programme, new trial findings by agronomy firm ProCam suggest.

Rank Hovis Milling Ltd, one of the UK’s largest flour milling businesses, is to expand its interest in the Group 2 variety KWS Siskin after large-scale milling trials showed that