Fatty acids yield benefits in early lactation dairy cows
11th August 2020
New research from Michigan State University, USA, demonstrates significant improvements in cow productivity with specific fatty acid supplementation through early lactation.
MARCH 2020
Dairy, Forage & Silage
10th March 2020
Dairy, Forage & Silage Feature from our March 2020 Issue
Caring for compromised wheat
10th March 2020
Challenging conditions last autumn are now presenting growers with difficult decisions for spring. Many might be considering what to do with, and how much to spend, on winter crops although nursing them through to harvest will be the aim of most.
Top tips when ‘over-yearing’ winter seed
15th January 2020
Cereal growers having to carry over unused winter cereal seed from this season’s washout winter into next season must take adequate steps to protect its viability, says ProCam seed manager, Lee Harker.
Top yields despite highest ever levels of TuYV
21st August 2019
Turnip Yellows Virus (TuYV) incidence in OSR has reached its highest level ever this season; but yields are protected by genetic resistance.
Cereals 2019 event fast approaching
5th April 2019
Cereals is returning to Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire on June 12th and 13th.
New EAMU for Avadex Factor in spring linseed
27th February 2019
The granule formulation of tri-allate Avadex Excel 15G has an EAMU for winter or spring linseed.
Resist the temptation to rush spring barley drilling
19th March 2018
Sowing spring barley into wet, cold soils will limit yield potential from the outset, so it is far better to wait for conditions to improve, leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons says.
Black-grass on the move
14th November 2017
New field trials using rice grains to mimic black-grass seeds have clearly demonstrated the implications of different cultivation techniques for integrated management of weed populations.
Grower studies indicate stabilising winter OSR area
26th June 2017
After five years of decline, the national winter oilseed rape area is set to stabilise this autumn at just over 550,000ha, according to the latest annual winter OSR Planting Intentions
Grain pest treatment MRL reduced
21st February 2017
The commonly used insecticide deltamethrin has been undergoing a new review process that sees its Maximum Residue Level (MRL) reduced in some crops. The legislation change was announced on 13th
New grain feed business assures direct global supplies for UK feed mills
17th October 2016
Glencore Grain is to launch a new animal feed products marketing business in the UK, providing feed compounders and manufacturers with direct access to the company’s huge global resource of