Rain splash risk for chocolate spot spread
With spring conditions triggering new growth, winter bean crops are under pressure from chocolate spot…
Browsing: Protein Crops
Combining peas top the gross margin table for spring cropping
For growers considering their spring cropping in the context of a difficult autumn followed by a wet spring, combining peas…
Spring cropping is your finger on the pulse
The pulse area for harvest 2020 looks set to grow, and to a greater extent…
The pitfalls of volunteer beans and advice on spring drilling beans
Field bean volunteer crops … Following difficult autumn sowing conditions and high autumn and winter…
The latest PGRO recommended lists show that LSPB varieties bring pulse growers an impressive choice of bean and combining pea varieties
The latest Recommended Lists (RL) for field beans and combining peas announced on November 27…
The 2019 pulse harvest was significantly better than 2018
With harvest now complete, I am pleased to say that my statement in the…
PGRO announce new 2020 field bean and combining pea Recommended Lists
Stephen Belcher, PGRO principal technical officer, announced the new 2020 PGRO Recommended Lists for combining…
New crop diversification cluster will promote diversification of European agriculture
A ‘crop diversification cluster’ has been set up whereby partner organisations from countries across the…
Break bruchid egg laying cycle
Bean growers have a better chance to control bruchid beetle this season, but may need…
Early pea & bean pests / post-emergence herbicides
Damage to legume crops from pea and bean weevil and field thrips has been reported in…