Wet weather sees big swings in national cropping intentions

Continued wet weather prolonging this autumn’s planting season means UK growers intend to plant 1.65 million hectares of wheat, compared with 1.82 million last year.

New techniques to tackle hidden OSR pathogen in soil

Rhizoctonia solani in soils could result in establishment losses of more than 80 per cent in oilseed rape.

Rescue mission needed for UK’s backward cereal crops

Backward and slow-emerging winter cereal crops produced by late drilling will need careful nurturing through winter to minimise any further growth setbacks and set them up properly for spring, says leading agronomy firm, ProCam.

Despite the rain, British potato harvest is 89% complete

British farmers have persevered in the face of adversity to compete 89 per cent of the potato harvest during the wettest year so far since 2012.

7 steps for a safe and effective autumn herbicide programme

While many growers are struggling to drill winter wheat crops, those that have managed to get some in the ground have also been contemplating the potential effects of the challenging conditions on weed control and crop safety from pre-emergence herbicides. 

Early release of wheat rust resistance ratings

AHDB has issued the Recommended Lists (RL) 2020/21 winter wheat disease ratings for yellow rust and brown rust ahead of the release of the full RL.

Final winter oilseed rape harvest results

The average treated gross output of OSR control varieties is 5.12t/ha, which is below the four-year average value of 5.25t/ha.

Agricultural industry leaders join forces to promote closed transfer system technology

ADAMA, BASF, Corteva Agriscience, Nufarm and Syngenta join forces to further improve the way crop protection products are handled in Europe by promoting the use of closed transfer system (CTS) technology.

Three-point checklist of heightened BYDV risks

A rise in aphid numbers, coupled with the start of cereal drilling, has prompted agronomy firm ProCam to compile a three-point checklist of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) risk factors that could take on added significance as growers attempt to manage the problem without a neonicotinoid seed treatment this autumn.

Potato store managers can book one-to-one visits at BP2019

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is offering free one-to-one potato store visits via its new Storage Network.

EU bans pesticide Thiacloprid after 383,000 sign petition

Today a qualified majority of EU governments voted against renewing the EU license for the neonicotinoid pesticide thiacloprid.

Final sales date for all desmedipham-containing products

The Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) has announced the final sales date for all desmedipham-containing products following the EU Commission’s decision to withdraw approval for the active substance. This means sugar

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