Borders dealer appointed by sprayer manufacturer
22nd August 2017
KELLANDS LAUNCHES NEW UK DEALER NETWORK Kellands has teamed up with Rickerby Ltd in its first move towards creating a comprehensive UK sales network. Creators of the Agribuggy low-ground
Winter Barley 2017 Harvest Results – 8/8
8th August 2017
The Harvest Results for this week (07 August 2017) from AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter barley trials are from one site in Herefordshire and three northern sites in Scotland from the Borders, Fife and Angus.
Network strengthened by new appointment
26th June 2017
Kubota is joining forces with A M Phillip Agritech Ltd, one of Scotland’s leading suppliers of farming solutions, in an exciting new partnership that further expands Kubota UK’s agricultural
Targeted T3 ear sprays could help protect azole efficacy
2nd June 2017
T3 sprays targeted at fusarium species on wheat, where azoles are the key active ingredient, are associated with the selection of fungicide insensitive septoria strains.
Powdery mildew alert
21st March 2017
Growers are warned to stay vigilant for signs of powdery mildew in wheat and barley crops this spring. With the relatively mild winter, the disease has already been seen in
Early fungicides help crops reach potential
21st February 2017
Growers are choosing several different wheat varieties in order to spread risk and increase their chances of maximising gross margin potential, but many of them are mildew susceptible. Therefore to
Strong progress for new distilling barley
13th January 2017
A new spring malting barley variety that could put growing for distilling on a par yield-wise with growing brewing varieties is making strong progress in industry testing, reports its breeder,
Higher yields and improved agronomics bring on-farm profitability
21st December 2016
Leading the trend in producing varieties offering not only higher yields but also improved on-farm agronomics, Limagrain UK believes the recommendation of its two wheats, a spring barley and 2
Top of the Crops
22nd November 2016
A team of students from the Barony campus of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has beaten 15 other teams to win the 2016 Mains of Loirston Winter Wheat Challenge trophy. The
Highest proportion of quality wheat spec
22nd November 2016
The proportion of nabim Group 1 varieties hitting a typical high quality bread wheat specification is the highest for 13 years, according to the final results of the AHDB Cereals
OSR set for lowest area for 13 years
15th November 2016
Results from the AHDB Early Bird Survey show that Great Britain is on course for another decline in the oilseed rape (OSR) area, to the lowest area in 13 years,
Diamondback moth resistant to pyrethroids
15th November 2016
Further evidence of pyrethroid resistance in Diamondback moths (DBM) has been uncovered by a new study. Three DBM samples, from Lincolnshire, Suffolk and Scotland, tested by researchers at Rothamsted Research
