Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Sugar beet may benefit more than usual from additional micronutrients this season following an excessively dry establishment period that has left many crops in the region stressed. This is the

High yields coupled with distilling potential and early maturity are set to make new soft Group 4 winter feed wheat variety, Savello, being launched for this autumn, a strong contender

After five years of decline, the national winter oilseed rape area is set to stabilise this autumn at just over 550,000ha, according to the latest annual winter OSR Planting Intentions

Take-all is endemic to British soils, posing a major risk to farmers growing second and subsequent wheats, equating to yield losses of up to 4t/ha.

Modern arable farming means black-grass is posing an increasing threat to growers in the west of the country where historically it was less of a problem. Therefore, it has never

  Kubota is joining forces with A M Phillip Agritech Ltd, one of Scotland’s leading suppliers of farming solutions, in an exciting new partnership that further expands Kubota UK’s agricultural

  The new ‘Active’ version of the Landini 6 Series Roboshift four-cylinder tractor range made its UK debut at the Royal Highland Show on the Landini stand. Distributor AgriArgo UK

Cheffins, Europe’s leading vintage machinery auctioneers, will host a series of collector’s items at its annual July Vintage Sale.

The Metaldehyde Stewardship Group has launched an enhanced campaign for 2017 to ensure maximum protection of the environment, and in particular birds, small mammals, and water.

T3 sprays targeted at fusarium species on wheat, where azoles are the key active ingredient, are associated with the selection of fungicide insensitive septoria strains.

Test digs to assess tuber size are taken for granted as a tried-and-tested part of the crop season. However, technology is about to give growers an option to streamline the

Livestock producers could get significantly more out of their grassland and save money by moving to ‘new generation’ fertilisers with lower P and K levels and which also add vital