Author Posts: Farmers Guide
Winter Wheat 2017 Harvest Results – 22/8
1st September 2017
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
1st September 2017
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
31st August 2017
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
29th August 2017
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
24th August 2017
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
22nd August 2017
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
22nd August 2017
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
21st August 2017
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
21st August 2017
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
21st August 2017
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
21st August 2017
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
11th August 2017
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