With potato harvest underway and yield predictions looking positive, growers should be on alert for bacterial diseases, as higher than average incidences are seen across the UK.

Dow AgroSciences says more cereals growers could get ahead in the battle to control broad-leaved weeds during the autumn now they have a new tool in the box.

Ahead of this year’s Agritechnica show, the DLG has awarded machinery manufacturer Claas one Gold and four Silver medals, says the company.