Cornish Fruit Farm Branches Out With Sustainable Housing Development

A new-build development forming part of an existing fruit farm in Cornwall will soon see more than fruit coming out of the ground, it will also be extracting heat.

Weetabix launches ‘Wheat Art’ competition

Weetabix launches ‘Wheat Art’ competition to celebrate 10th harvest under the Weetabix wheat protocol scheme Weetabix has renewed its commitment to its industry leading ‘wheat protocol’. This comes ahead of

An essential start to any black-grass programme

The use of the residual herbicide Avadex Excel 15G has increased year on year for the past eight years and demand is expected to increase once again this autumn.

High capacity seeding with new trailed drill

Norwegian manufacturer Kverneland has increased its drill portfolio with the introduction of the high-capacity, high-output, trailed DG II seed drill.

Potato desiccation trials allay fears of diquat loss

Potato growers are very concerned about effective potato desiccation after the announcement banning the use of the broad-spectrum herbicide diquat.

Winter wheat RL Harvest Results ahead of five-year average

Further Harvest Results for AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter wheat trials show that yields are ahead of the five-year average.

Remove the burden of spring weed control

Rapid grass growth and multiple silage cuts taken to make up last winter’s forage shortfall, meant many weedy fields missed out on a herbicide spray in spring, says weed biology specialist, Dr Nicola Perry from Corteva Agriscience.

NBA calls for redefinition of age when ‘beef is beef’

The National Beef Association (NBA) is calling for updated regulatory definitions to reflect the improvements in production systems and genetics, in a move that will raise the profitability of the

First winter wheat RL Harvest Results 2019

The first Harvest Results for AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter wheat trials are reported with the average yield of control varieties standing at 12.50t/ha, ahead of the five-year average of 11.31t/ha.

Tips for managing and treating BYDV

Following the loss of neonicotinoid seed treatments, cereal growers must change the way they control barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), with regular crop monitoring followed by the targeted application of a suitable pyrethroid insecticide forming the backbone of an effective aphid control strategy.

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