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Much of the early nitrogen applied to cereal and oilseed rape crops across the country during the mild late-February spell could go to waste unless steps are taken to keep it in the rooting zone long enough for crops to make use of it.

Rainfall levels have been below average so far this winter and this has implications for nutrient management, according to AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds.

A successful microgranule starter fertiliser already in use on 600,000 hectares overseas will be launched in the UK at CropTec, by Kent-based JS Tech.

AHDB Potatoes has launched a new guide to help potato growers test for Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN), a pest that costs the industry over £25m each year.

The recent onset of wetter, more typically autumnal weather in some parts of the country has led to an increased risk of slug activity within newly established arable crops, with

The UK’s Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer has urged farmers to remain vigilant for bluetongue virus after the disease was successfully picked up in two cattle imported from France through our

The right rotation can make all the difference to both weed levels and arable profitability, allowing a good level of winter cropping to be maintained on even the worst black-grass

For one lucky farming family, this year’s busy summer season will be made easier by a versatile addition to the tractor fleet

With the 2018 ‘slug pellet season’ rapidly approaching, Adama says that it is once again providing free placebo pellets to enable growers to calibrate their spreaders without the need to

Oilseed rape in many northern areas is expected to be at very high risk from light leaf spot this spring, so crops must be fully protected throughout the crucial flowering

Keep winter wheat T1 sprays at GS32 urges Bayer’s’Tim Nicholson after many T0s were abandoned or applied late following cool and wet weather through much of March. He says the

Blight control strategies will have to change this season if potato growers are to combat the spread of a new aggressive, fungicide-insensitive/ resistant strain of the disease, an agronomy firm says.