As growers prepare for spring drilling, attention is once again turning to one of the most critical steps in the establishment process – achieving a clean, weed-free seedbed. Glyphosate remains central to that task, but ensuring consistent performance is becoming increasingly complex.

Ascenso Tyres designs, manufactures and engineers tyres for hard-working machinery that must perform across a variety of challenging terrains and environments.

For arable businesses across East Anglia, precision crop protection has never been more important. Tight application windows, increasing input costs and a focus on stewardship mean that upgrading your crop sprayer is a decision that demands careful thought.

Regenerative farming is not a trend – it is a smarter way to farm for the future. But despite the noise around it, one thing is clear: there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Every farm is different, and every regenerative journey must be tailored to its soils, crops, climate, and system. What is universal, however, is that healthy soils drive profitable farming.

As pressure mounts on growers to reduce chemical use while maintaining effective weed control, artificial intelligence is increasingly being positioned as part of the solution.

As spring gets underway, growers are reminded not to overlook the importance of early-season weed control in spring cereals. 

Bayer’s Jessico Fusion, the first co-formulation of Iblon (isoflucypram) and Inatreq active (fenpicoxamid), will be available to growers for use across a range of winter and spring-sown cereals in spring 2026 following the regulatory authorisation. 

As dry weather continues across much of the UK, Hutchinsons is warning barley growers that crops are likely to face greater pressure from stress-related diseases such as ramularia. 

Corteva Agriscience is advising maize growers to consider adding the nitrogen stabiliser Instinct to extend the nutrient’s availability to plants while they establish.

Drilling winter wheat in three distinct autumn weather windows means Warwickshire farmer Andrew Keyte has a wide range of yield potential to manage this spring, and with the first sign of disease visible since mid-February, thoughts are rapidly turning to this year’s fungicide programme.

Spring barley growers may need to apply an early fungicide spray to counter increased pressure from net blotch. ProCam agronomist Alistair Gordon warns that early-drilled crops and those using untreated or farm-saved seed will be at a higher than usual risk of infection.

Suffolk’s sprayer manufacturer Landquip, known for its large wide-boomed sprayers, introduces a new range of mounted machines for the 2025 season, with booms from 12 to 15 metres and tank capacities up to 1200 litres.