Winter nitrate leaching losses below average, says AHDB
15th February 2019
Rainfall levels have been below average so far this winter and this has implications for nutrient management, according to AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds.
Gemini Agriculture Award
15th February 2019
Fledgling Agrochemical business hopes to inspire and reward the next generation of Agriculture professionals
Diversity of actives essential for maintaining barley disease control
15th February 2019
As the effective control of barley diseases becomes increasingly difficult to achieve due to changes in their sensitivity to widely used fungicides, growers must use a diversity of modes of action to combat key diseases.
The UK Pesticide Guide 2019 – package offer
4th February 2019
The UK Pesticide Guide is the key authoritative reference for advisors, growers, contractors, local authorities and many others managing the impact of pests and diseases.
Significant area of winter oilseed rape lost – survey
1st February 2019
Market research organisation Kleffmann Group, which conducts farmer surveys and panels, has identified from its GB Winter Oilseed Rape panel that there has been significant loss of this year’s planted
AHDB funds increase storage support amid CIPC uncertainty
31st January 2019
Potato store managers will be able to call on information and support from an £800,000 fund ring-fenced for sprout suppression and storage advice as the uncertainty around the future of
MSG seeking extension on metaldehyde withdrawal period
29th January 2019
The Metaldehyde Stewardship Group (MSG) has submitted a case to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to extend the withdrawal period of metaldehyde from 18 to 24 months for professional use slug pellet products.
Make decisions early on spring seed varieties
23rd January 2019
Growers are being urged to make spring seed decisions early, as popular varieties are likely to be in short supply.
Green farming policy will put IPM at the heart of crop production
21st January 2019
Integrated pest management (IPM) will play increasing role in UK crop production post-Brexit and independent agronomists are leading the way in its implementation on farm.
Seed processors take responsible approach to erucic acid
11th January 2019
The National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) mobile seed processors are continuing to encourage growers to test oilseed rape seed before farm saving.
On target with wild oat control
10th January 2019
Targeting wild oat applications in the spring can be particularly challenging for sprayer operators, according to Syngenta eastern counties application specialist, Harry Fordham, speaking at Lamma.
Three-step black-grass plan helps weed out uneconomic crops
10th January 2019
Winter cereal growers facing uncontrolled black-grass brought on by early drilling and the dry autumn are being urged to make an honest appraisal of its likely economic impact, in order