Farmers Guardian
Alan Stennett Freelance

  • Call for more information on local biofuels crops

    March 9th 2007

    Lincolnshire farmers are interested in the idea of growing crops for biofuels, but feel they do not yet have enough information about the environmental benefits or the longer-term prospects.

  • ‘Re-think herbicide timings on OSR and winter wheat’

    October 27th 2006

    CONTINUING unseasonal weather means that winter wheat and oilseed rape growers may need to rethink their timings for the application of herbicides to control black-grass.

  • ‘Rare’ pit rot found in salad potato crop

    September 22nd 2006

    A POTATO grower has suffered an outbreak of the rare disease pit rot in one of his crops. The condition is usually associated with crops stored in straw and earth-covered clamps or pies, rather than in the field itself.

  • Herbicides not winning the black-grass battle

    September 15th 2006

    CHEMICAL methods alone are no longer sufficient to keep black-grass under control, according to Dr Stephen Moss, of Rothamsted Research.

  • Farmers ‘should follow water-saving advice’

    September 8th 2006

    FARMERS irrigating crops in hot dry weather conditions should try to limit their water usage in the same way that consumers are being told to do, according to the chair of the Consumer Council for Water in the eastern region, which covers the area from the Thames to the Humber.

  • Growers get early start to sugar beet campaign

    September 1st 2006

    SUGAR beet growers in the Newark factory area have welcomed British Sugar’s decision to open the factory earlier than last year. The 2006 campaign will begin on September 18, six days before last year’s September 24 start.

  • Autumn vegetable crisis could be legacy of recent soaring temperatures

    August 4th 2006

    THE hot weather in recent weeks has caused major problems for vining pea growers in Lincolnshire and the Fens, and could result in shortages of other vegetables later in the year.

  • A seed treatment to counter wheat infection

    August 4th 2006

    USE of a clothianidin-based seed treatment on wheat could reduce the risk of barley yellow dwarf virus infection (BYDV) on autumn-drilled crops in addition to increased control of a variety of other pests.

  • Water and nutrient supply on demand

    August 4th 2006

    VEGETABLE and salad crop growers using ‘fertigation’ – combined irrigation and fertiliser application – could soon have a system that only applies water when needed, and checks the weather forecast to make sure it isn’t going to rain.

  • Keep an eye on crops as pest infestations increase

    July 28th 2006

    POTATO and sugar beet growers in Lincolnshire have been warned that recent hot weather conditions have increased the risk of pest infestations in their crops.

  • Lincoln Reds a better prospect than Angus, claims farmer

    July 21st 2006

    LINCOLN Red cattle are a better economic prospect than Aberdeen-Angus, even on a farm barely an hour’s drive south of the black cattle’s home city.

  • Comply with new waste rules, farmers warned

    May 12th 2006

    NEW agricultural waste regulations come into force next week and farmers have been warned that they need to comply now, or risk more onerous rules being brought in late

  • Farmers hold key to biodiesel market

    May 5th 2006

    BIODIESEL production capacity is rising so rapidly in the UK that oilseed rape production will soon be the limiting factor, leading to price rises to farmers.

  • Governor tops Lincoln Reds at 3,200gns

    24 March 2006

    A top price of 3,200gns was achieved at the Lincoln Red Cattle Society show and sale at a packed Louth Livestock Centre, Lincolnshire, on Tuesday.

  • British Sugar confident that beet harvests will meet future target yields

    February 3rd 2006

    Achieving the British Sugar aim of 70 tonnes of beet to the hectare is possible, and would allow UK growers to remain viable under the proposed new regime, according to Robin Limb.

  • Growers demand more information on sugar reform

    December 16th 2005

    LINCONSHIRE sugar beet growers are demanding to know more about the EU sugar regime reform to allow them to decide what role, if any, the crop will play in their future rotations.

  • Spreading the news that environmental measures are worth it

    November 18th 2005

    An estimated 14 per cent loss of farmed area to the combined effects of set-aside, cross-compliance, entry-level and stewardship is worthwhile in terms of income and environmental benefits, according to one Lincolnshire farmer.

  • Unseasonably mild weather helps veg pests and diseases

    October 14th 2005

    Mild, damp weather in the past couple of weeks has encouraged pests and diseases on south Lincolnshire vegetable crops, according to ADAS vegetable specialist Nigel MacDonald.

  • Ragwort control under pressure

    September 16th 2005

    Cross-compliance and entry level environmental rules are making it harder to control ragwort, according to one South Lincolnshire farmer.

  • Slugs set to be a major pest problem this year

    9th September 2005

    Slugs have already destroyed some new oilseed rape crops and growers are being warned that the pest is set to pose a major problem this year.

  • Pesticides crucial to food production future

    May 20th 2005

    How important are pesticides in the food chain? That was the question addressed by farmers, food processors, academics and the agrochemical industry during a seminar at the Rothamsted Research Centre in Hertfordshire.

  • Sheep could be a solution to long-term financial returns, says speaker

    May 6th 2005

    The annual Spring Lecture organised by the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society, and sponsored by land agents Brown and Co. and solicitors Andrew and Co., was a complete sell-out, with a waiting list of 50, including a past-president of the society and a number of high-ranking members unable to get into the session at the Lincolnshire showground. Dennis Avery, director of Global Food Issues for the American think-tank The Hudson Institute, and Nuffield Scholar Stephen Craven addressed ...

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