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AHDB Horticulture provides vital Diamondback moth control

A new 120 day EAMU (Extension of Authorisation for Minor Use) has been authorised for ‘Benevia 10OD’ for use as an insecticide on Brussels sprout, broccoli, calabrese, cabbage and cauliflower

Avadex is the starter herbicide for a black-grass programme

Crop Production Specialist for Frontier Agriculture Ltd, Dr Paul Fogg, says that herbicide programmes in trials this year generally worked well, but he acknowledged that the mild and wet winter had

Early sowing of winter wheat – maximising the potential?

The early sowing of wheat has possibly lost favour and indeed is frowned upon by many growers and agronomists who have moved away from this concept due to ever increasing

Chinese barley market open for business

Cereal growers are on the verge of a brave new world as the Chinese market is now open to exports of barley. The Chinese this year, are looking to import

Time to re-register for Agricultural Waste Exemptions

Farmers need to be on the lookout for a reminder from the Environment Agency warning them of the expiry date of any Agricultural Waste Exemptions. Thousands of farmers will need

Negative outlook from farmers revealed in MHA Survey

Following on from previous surveys at LAMMA and Cereals, MHA – the national association of independent accountancy practices – has produced a snapshot survey – taken shortly before the EU

Silage experts to assess scale of avoidable losses in maize silage at UK Dairy Day

As attention turns to harvesting and ensiling this year’s forage maize as an important crop for maximising milk produced from forage, Ecosyl silage experts will be assessing the scale of

Harvest Results – 5th September

The latest sets of harvest results have been released by AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds with an update on winter wheat and spring barley.

Harvest Results – 30th August

Harvest results for the latest six AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter wheat trials bring the average yield to 10.70t/ha.

Autonomous tractor unveiled

Case IH has unveiled an autonomous concept vehicle which is a cab-less row crop tractor that can operate autonomously with a wide range of field implements.

Weed wiper keeps black-grass at bay

The fight against black-grass continues unabated with astonishing levels of infestation across much of the country. Experts recommend that the key to reducing these massive black-grass populations for next year

Confident in your OSR drilling date?

With the later start to the season experienced by growers this year and unpredictable weather, harvest is running late for many. The knock-on effect is that oilseed rape (OSR) drilling

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