Plan now to block out early aphids
26th January 2017
Brassica growers need to be planning their aphid control strategy to prevent virus transmission far earlier in the season, to take advantage of new technologies and mitigate the impact of
Growth in maize use fuelled by greater reliability
26th January 2017
Usage of maize by UK livestock producers is increasing rapidly with reliability of forage production the main reason behind it, a new survey suggests. Carried out by the Maize Growers
Anniversary coastline tractor challenge to raise money for charity
25th January 2017
Strong progress for new distilling barley
13th January 2017
A new spring malting barley variety that could put growing for distilling on a par yield-wise with growing brewing varieties is making strong progress in industry testing, reports its breeder,
Huge investment planned for UK headquarters
3rd January 2017
The Claas Group has given approval for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art headquarters building for Claas UK and their dealer, Manns of Saxham, on Saxham Business Park near Bury
New partnership promises benefits for East Anglian farmers and contractors
3rd January 2017
Horsch UK is partnering with two Claas UK dealership groups, Manns & Kirby and Claas Southern, to provide its full range of cultivators, drills and sprayers to farmers across East
The right spring barley choice can make a big difference
3rd January 2017
Choose a spring barley that offers a range of attributes to increase profitability is the advice from breeders Limagrain UK. The return to favour of spring barley as a tool
Stay on the front foot against disease
3rd January 2017
Early reports of rust, coupled with increased difficulties curing septoria tritici if it’s allowed to establish, mean winter wheat growers must stay on the front foot against diseases in 2017.
Still time to apply propyzamide to OSR
3rd January 2017
Those with large acreages of OSR to spray who have not yet managed to find a suitable post-em slot in rape are reminded that they have up until the 31st January to do so.
New H2OK? Think Water Check it Out tool launched
1st January 2017
A new online tool to help farmers and operators check their spraying practices has been launched by The Voluntary Initiative (VI). The new tool was developed by the Crop Protection
Spring seed choices
1st January 2017
With spring fast approaching, what are the best options for spring sowing – will spring 2017 be comparable with that of 2016? The open autumn has meant that many growers