Drop in processing planting leads to third smallest potato area
The total area planted with potatoes in Britain is the third lowest on record at…
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Focus on peri-em applications to prolong grass weed control
Heavy rains that interrupted autumn drilling could also further compromise pre-emergence herbicide applications. Growers should…
Do not forget the threat of Phoma
Yorkshire-based trainee technical manager and agronomist, Chris Dickinson, provides support to customers and colleagues country-wide…
Time to diversify my portfolio
As many maybe considering, Joe Stanley plans to drop oilseed rape in favour of a…
Yukon spring bean lives up to its early-to-harvest promise
Yukon is a spring bean with the earliest ripening (9) on the 2020 PGRO Recommended…
Beware of higher than normal BYDV risk
The BYDV risk is likely to be elevated this season as a consequence of several…
Battle against blackgrass with Backrow this autumn
As growers contemplate earlier drilling as a result of last autumn’s washout, trouble could lie…
Against the grain: new paper reveals the overlooked health benefits of maize and wheat
Cereal crops like maize and wheat deserve greater consideration as part of a healthy, nutritious…
High-tech data confirm record poor harvest after year of extreme weather: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Scientific data confirm British farmers’ fears that this is the worst harvest for at least…
British Sugar adopts Rezatec’s innovative satellite analytics to optimise the supply of sugar beet
British Sugar, the UK’s sole processor of the beet sugar crop, is working with leading…