Arable News

The Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) announced the reveal of the 2026 Descriptive List for peas and beans, which is set to take place later this month. 

Bayer’s Jessico Fusion, the first co-formulation of Iblon (isoflucypram) and Inatreq active (fenpicoxamid), will be available to growers for use across a range of winter and spring-sown cereals in spring 2026 following the regulatory authorisation. 

With more unsettled weather forecast across the UK following recent rain, slug activity is expected to rise, posing a serious threat to newly planted wheat crops.

RAGT provides advice on the heightened risk of BYDV this season and how to manage it.

Organisers of the Cereals Event have emphasised that, even though next year’s show will take place on a farm well known from the Clarkson’s Farm series, the event is exclusively for farmers and agricultural traders only. Read more to see how to book your tickets safely.

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme offers grants to those who are willing to adopt its rules for three years. Among the rules are strict restrictions on the use of chemical insecticides, seed dressings, nematicides, acaricides and silica insecticides. However, this has caused some confusion with farms using silicon biostimulants.

Cereal growers must remain vigilant for signs of insect pest activity and be prepared to treat crops, if necessary, Hutchinsons expert advises. 

Sugar beet growers and industry representatives have highlighted the benefits of cultivating the crop, despite challenges British farmers are currently facing. 

Challenging weather conditions have pushed many cereal drilling operations well beyond optimal windows. Yara’s food chain business manager Mark Tucker explains how farmers can best manage the needs of crops that will struggle from the outset. 

CSFB Research+ has been launched to evaluate the field performance of novel control products, improve guidance on cultural control measures, fine-tune understanding of cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) development, generate data on natural enemies and prime innovation in CSFB management.

Oilseed rape crops are presenting a mixed picture this autumn, with widely varying drilling dates creating stark contrasts in growth and management needs, Agrii agronomist Louisa Kenney reports.

As the British Sugar factories open for the season, we visited the Bury St Edmunds site to find out what yields and quality are like so far.