Author Posts: Farmers Guide
AHDB Horticulture provides vital Diamondback moth control
5th September 2016
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
5th September 2016
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?
5th September 2016
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
5th September 2016
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
5th September 2016
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
5th September 2016
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
5th September 2016
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
5th September 2016
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
31st August 2016
Harvest results for the latest six AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter wheat trials bring the average yield to 10.70t/ha.
Autonomous tractor unveiled
30th August 2016
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
26th August 2016
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?
24th August 2016
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