Partnership to address consumer potato challenges
TuberGene, a new research project led by B-hive Innovations, aims to harness gene editing to…
Browsing: Crops
Fully incorporate cover crops for spring drought defence
Farmers are being encouraged to fully incorporate cover crops to help offset a potential spring…
New sensors to support irrigation strategies
Arable, vegetable and fruit producers will now be able to more accurately manage water levels…
Stronger voice for British pulse sector businesses as Pulses UK joins AIC
Businesses in the pulse sector are to benefit from stronger, united representation as Pulses UK…
Blight strains a potential challenge for potato growers
With the rise of strains resistant to vital chemistry on the continent, potato blight control…
Nutrition challenge confirms controlled-release fertiliser benefits
Timac Agro claims the results from the 2023 ADAS Nutrition Challenge are proof of the…
Apply foliar nutrition to accelerate sugar beet establishment
Early applications of foliar nutrition could be key to helping this year’s sugar beet crops…
Grant allowance for electric weeder
RootWave’s eWeeder for orchards and vineyards has been included in Defra’s Farming Equipment and Technology…
New biostimulant shown to push pulse performance
A new study conducted at Nottingham University has shown that treating bean and pea seeds…
Nutrient fix to boost late drilled maize establishment
Holding off maize planting might be the better option this year following extensive rainfall and…