Haith’s wash line for Scutts farming is far from yesterday’s news
Fifteen months after Haith completed a new wash line for Scutt Farming, the specialist potato grower…
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IPL enjoys 25% increase in throughput after opting for GIC VFFS machines
One of the UK’s leading potato packers has seen a dramatic increase in productivity after…
Cereal growers urged to follow tried and tested herbicide programmes this autumn
Corteva Agriscience says farmers growing winter cereal crops should persevere with early-season herbicide programmes wherever…
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…
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…