High yielding, early to harvest wheat variety bucks the trend

Winter wheat variety LG Motown is set to interest those growers who are looking for a new early maturing wheat with high yields, says breeder Limagrain UK. LG Motown is

Assisting growers with varietal selection

Identifying the varieties best-suited to your local market and farm situation can be a major challenge. There is much to consider and market demand varies from region to region. With

Unique lots on offer in July vintage sale

Cheffins, Europe’s leading vintage machinery auctioneers, will host a series of collector’s items at its annual July Vintage Sale.

Landini Scottish show debut

  The new ‘Active’ version of the Landini 6 Series Roboshift four-cylinder tractor range made its UK debut at the Royal Highland Show on the Landini stand. Distributor AgriArgo UK

Network strengthened by new appointment

  Kubota is joining forces with A M Phillip Agritech Ltd, one of Scotland’s leading suppliers of farming solutions, in an exciting new partnership that further expands Kubota UK’s agricultural

Solutions for black-grass in the west

Modern arable farming means black-grass is posing an increasing threat to growers in the west of the country where historically it was less of a problem. Therefore, it has never

Don’t become complacent with take-all control

Take-all is endemic to British soils, posing a major risk to farmers growing second and subsequent wheats, equating to yield losses of up to 4t/ha.

Grower studies indicate stabilising winter OSR area

After five years of decline, the national winter oilseed rape area is set to stabilise this autumn at just over 550,000ha, according to the latest annual winter OSR Planting Intentions

New soft wheat is strong contender for Northern England and Scotland

High yields coupled with distilling potential and early maturity are set to make new soft Group 4 winter feed wheat variety, Savello, being launched for this autumn, a strong contender

Tailored nutrition key for backward beet

Sugar beet may benefit more than usual from additional micronutrients this season following an excessively dry establishment period that has left many crops in the region stressed. This is the

Enhanced metaldehyde stewardship launched for 2017

The Metaldehyde Stewardship Group has launched an enhanced campaign for 2017 to ensure maximum protection of the environment, and in particular birds, small mammals, and water.

Targeted T3 ear sprays could help protect azole efficacy

T3 sprays targeted at fusarium species on wheat, where azoles are the key active ingredient, are associated with the selection of fungicide insensitive septoria strains.

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