Arable News

Launched on 1st December by Paul Gosling of AHDB, the new Recommended List (RL) for cereals and oilseeds is “packed full of options for multiple markets”.

NFU Sugar said that its members are “extremely disappointed” with the government’s decision to expand and extend the Autonomous Tariff Quota for raw cane sugar. 

Farmers now have the option to apply Proclus (aclonifen) or Bandur (aclonifen) at 0.4l/ha in winter wheat and winter barley post-emergence up to the 4-leaf stage. Since approval in 2020, these herbicides had only been permitted for pre-emergence application.  

The sugar beet industry experts Francesca Broom of BBRO and Mark Winters of British Sugar have provided an update on the latest conditions in the field. 

The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023, which allows the commercial cultivation of gene-edited crops in England, has now come into force. 

Grain marketing is as much about psychology as it is about data and timing. For many farmers, keeping up with market trends, analysing risk, and making confident sales decisions can be emotionally demanding. 

We catch up with Townshend Farms, who recently upgraded their 2009 Vervaet Beet Eater 617 to a newer model, supplied by J Riley Beet Harvesters (UK) Ltd.

Harvest 2026 is set to see a 30 percent rise in the oilseed rape compared with last year’s low level, along with a small increase in wheat, however, this will vary across the country, according to provisional results from AHDB’s Early Bird Survey conducted in early November. 

Hutchinsons national seeds manager David Bouch gives his views on some of the spring cropping options available.

Two British Sugar factories have been shortlisted in the Environmental and Sustainability category at the EDP Norfolk Business Awards 2025. 

It may not be a big change, but switching from a bolted to a latched swing-away cover on Bauer’s latest Rainstar E-Series reel irrigators makes life that little bit simpler for operators.

Potatoes are a crop that keeps on demanding your attention, even after harvest. When stored correctly, they can maintain quality, reduce losses, and give growers the flexibility to sell at the right moment.