New trials aim to raise the bar on potato agronomy
New trials by leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons could pave the way for significant improvements to…
Browsing: Crops
Spring barley popularity continues to grow in GB
An increase in the area planted to spring barley but smaller wheat and oilseed rape…
Synchrotron light used to show human domestication of seeds from 2000BC
Scientists from University College London (UCL) have used the UK’s synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, to…
Growers advised to crimp unevenly ripened cereals
Some spring cereals in parts of the UK are ripening so unevenly this year that…
Nufarm wins Company of the Year 2017 at Chemical Industry Association Awards
Nufarm at Wyke has won Company of the Year 2017 at the recent Chemical Industry…
Somerset Estate forms partnership to improve eating quality of potatoes
A Somerset potato farm is looking at innovative ways of growing the best tasting spuds.…
Map My Yield pictures variety performance
New active mapping of farms’ crop yield results this season will build an invaluable picture…
The Deadline For 2017 Pgro Bean Yield Challenge Is Fast Approaching!
Roger Vickers, PGRO chief executive, reminds growers that the deadline for entering the 2017 PGRO…
Kyleo controls mare’s tail – and much much more!
Nufarm, continues to invest in developing innovative formulations and one of its real successes is…
Major funding for new crop sciences research centre at NIAB in Cambridge
The new Cambridge Centre for Crop Science will focus on linking with farming and food…