Arable News

Richard Heady says yields have been “thoroughly disappointing” this year, though crops were grown on a budget.

Tomato growers have been invited to attend this year’s British Tomato Conference, which will take place next month in Warwickshire. 

Harper Adams slug expert Keith Walters warns growers not to forget about slugs in the wake of a dry year so far.

After a disastrous harvest last year, Suffolk farmer John Pawsey says he’s hoping for an ‘average plus’ year in 2025.

NFU Sugar and British Sugar have concluded negotiations and agreed a deal for the 2026/27 sugar beet contract.

Following feedback from growers and the wider industry on the wheat yield estimate, an error has been identified in the background data.

Results from all but one of the fungicide-treated Recommended List (RL) winter oilseed rape trials have been published today, covering sites from Wiltshire to Aberdeenshire, AHDB has shared.

Unusually high levels of yellow rust in some winter wheat varieties this year have led to a major revision to disease resistance ratings, AHDB has revealed.

Farms with a history of black-grass need to be aware of any unintended increase in populations that could have occurred within SFI options and manage this accordingly if/when land returns to cropping.

As harvest concludes at Tom Martin’s farm in Cambridgeshire, he notes that while they’ve seen fairly average yields, the order in which crops were harvested was highly unusual.

Defra is being urged to ensure the SFI supports farmers in the face of a changing climate, as it develops the next round.

Think about how conditions influence weeds to maximise control before sowing the next crop, suggests Bayer agronomist Jamie Oakley.