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Winter Wheat 2017 Harvest Results – 22/8

Results include sites from Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Average yields stand at 10.87t/ha, which are just behind the five-year average of 11.01t/ha, reports AHDB. In 2017, Group 4 hard feed

Winter Barley 2017 Harvest Results – 29/8

Harvest Results from AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter barley trials show yields in 2017 continuing to perform similarly to the five-year average, reports the AHDB. The Harvest Results for 29

High performance tyres announced at US agricultural show

  At this year’s Farm Progress show, the USA’s largest outdoor farm event, Aug. 29‒31, in Decatur, Ill., attendees will have a look at the future of MICHELIN® agriculture tyres.

Methane-powered concept tractor features at Farm Progress Show

  New Holland is continuing its alternative fuels strategy and an all-new concept tractor, fuelled by farm-produced methane, has featured at the company’s press conference at the Farm Progress Show

Look behind the headline for variety choice

With over 41 winter wheat varieties on the AHDB Recommended List 2017- 2018, how will growers choose the right varieties for their farms? It’s important to look behind the headline

Borders dealer appointed by sprayer manufacturer

  KELLANDS LAUNCHES NEW UK DEALER NETWORK Kellands has teamed up with Rickerby Ltd in its first move towards creating a comprehensive UK sales network. Creators of the Agribuggy low-ground

Sally B turns to orange

  Kubota UK playing its part in aviation history Kubota UK is helping to keep a piece of aviation history alive by supporting Sally B, the last remaining airworthy B-17

New liquid formulation of maleic hydrazide available

Arriving just in time for the application season, Itcan SL 270 is a new, liquid formulation of maleic hydrazide registered for use in onion and potato crops. The maximum label

Seedbed moisture the first step to success with oilseed rape

Timing of oilseed rape drilling should be determined by seedbed moisture ahead of any other factor.

Accurate placement of pre-em OSR herbicides is key

Optimum establishment and rapid early growth are increasingly important to help oilseed rape crops outgrow cabbage stem flea beetle attacks as growers face a further season without neonicotinoid seed treatments.

Maximising sugar beet’s potential

This season sees the launch of a competition to help sugar beet growers close the gap between the theoretical potential of crops and actual farm yields. The British Beet Research

90% reduced drift for 50% cost

Pre-emergence herbicide application using 90% drift reducing nozzle technology can deliver significantly better Black-grass control, through improved soil surface coverage and timing. Final results of new trials at the Syngenta

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