New appointment boosts Hutchinsons precision team
Crop production specialists Hutchinsons have appointed Lewis McKerrow as digital farming manager. Mr McKerrow will…
Author John Swire
Dry weather increases potential risk of pesticides reaching watercourses
Due to the extreme weather conditions experienced across the country this summer, growers are being…
Choose bold seeds for vigour and yield, says DLF
Oilseed rape seeds are smaller than normal this year due to the drought during pod…
Latest app gives farmers an insight into hybrid barley returns
UK winter barley growers considering switching to growing a hybrid can gain greater insight into…
Epigenome of bread wheat mapped to piece together its genetic heritage
Published in Genome Research, based on a novel method developed by Earlham Institute, UK, an international…
New partnership between China’s XAG and Harper Adams University
The National Centre for Precision Farming (NCPF) at Harper Adams University and XAG, one of the world’s…
BASF closes acquisition of vegetable seeds business from Bayer
BASF has closed the acquisition of Bayer’s global vegetable seeds business, mainly operating under the…
One giant leap for wheat
A major international research collaboration has revealed what makes wheat tick, promising discoveries to combat…
How wheat maturity plays an important factor in variety selection
There are several reasons why a wheat variety’s maturity score is an important consideration when…
Optimise seed rates for higher yields
Many cereal growers are not sowing at high enough seed rates, potentially jeopardising yield potential…