Security and consistency of yield key to profit
With over 41 winter wheat varieties on the AHDB Recommended List 2017- 2018, how will…
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Funding secured for five year strategic programme at Rothamsted
Rothamsted Research has secured government funding to kick-start its new five-year strategic programme, Smart Crop Protection,…
Don’t overlook take-all risk in winter barley
Reports of take-all incidents in cereal crops have been high this year due to the…
UK used 1,541 million litres of biofuels between April 2016 and 2017
The UK Department for Transport has released its Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) statistics for…
Soil health: What is it, and how can it be measured and improved?
Soils support and sustain our crops. They are, quite frankly, miraculous. But being complex, they…
‘Maxi cover crop’ project reports early findings
Details of an ambitious AHDB-funded programme of coordinated cover crop trials were announced earlier this year. Now the first…
Early OSR variety proves its worth
Andy Stirrat of Fingask Farm, Rhynd near Perth has his crop of Archimedes oilseed rape…
New mating disruption technique offers hope for Tuta absoluta control
A synthetic sex pheromone that confuses male Tuta absoluta moths so they can’t find females to mate…
Be prepared to tackle high BYDV risk
Cereal crops across the country are at higher risk of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV)…
Stop PCN damage for even potato emergence
Potato Cyst Nematode feeding activity on potato crop roots can severely delay emergence and, in…